College of Vanguard

Founded by Vhaaliss Morningstar in order to support and advise commanders and inspire troops, members are called 'vanguards'.  Through a weaving of magic and the harmony of song, vanguards are able to bolster and protect their allies. 

Resonant Blade

When you join the College of Vanguard at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with a single martial weapon of your choice.  If you’re proficient with a simple or martial melee weapon, you can use it as a spell casting focus for your bard spells.  Your specialized training with this chosen weapon binds combat ability with a mastery of frequency and resonance that all things possess.  You join the two as a focus for your martial and magical abilities and may use your charisma modifier to hit and damage rolls for attacks made with it.

Resonant Shield

At 3rd level, you learn to weave your word and song into a magical barrier of resonant energy.  You may spend a bardic inspiration to allow an ally to use the dice as a reaction when they are hit by a weapon attack.  They can then add the dice to their armor class, until the start of their next turn.

Harbinger of Hope

Starting at 6th level, you can use an action to assume the form of a harbinger.  You weave resonant energy with word and song to bolster the confidence of allies.  Spend an action to assume the form for 1 minute.  During this time you may use your bardic inspiration to allow allies to use a reaction to make a saving throw against the affect, adding the inspiration dice to the total.  Additionally, you are immune to charm effects wile in this form.

Mantle of the Battlemaster

Starting at 14th level, you may spend a bardic inspiration to cloak up to 6 allies, including yourself, in a protective field that is tuned to a particular damage source.  Spend an inspiration and choose 6 people within 60' of you to gain resistance to one damage source that is not bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.  This protection lasts until it is used to reduce damage from the damage source.