College of Rap

Bards of the college of rap configure their musical magic through the modern style of rhythmic poetry. Despite potentially lacking the melodic talents of some of their other bardic counterparts, these musicians use their aggressive beats and inspiring words to set the pace of the battle. When a rapping bard wants to speed up or slow down the battle, they can set the pace as such with quick words of wit and strength. Their powerful language and slick verse can lead a party to success even in the most dire of situations. 

In society, bards studying under the college of rap are famed for their verses and are adored by much of society. While dedicated musicians or aristocrats may see the craft as sloppy or uncivilized, those in the lower tiers of society see these wordsmiths as leaders and heroes. Serving as captains of the underdogs, skilled rap artists can expect much adoration from the portion of society that cares little about class. They tend to walk with an inherent swagger and find themselves rarely performing social deeds in secrecy. 

Vicious Battle-Rap

At 3rd level, you gain additional knowledge in the art of insult, improving your Vicious Mockery cantrip. 

When you cast the cantrip Vicious Mockery cantrip, you can add your Charisma modifier to the damage dealt when the target fails their save. 

Contagious Flow

At 3rd level, you learn to instill an infectious beat in the hearts of your allies, setting the pace of a battle. 

When a creature within 30 feet of you makes a weapon attack, you can use your reaction to spend one bardic inspiration die and allow that creature to make one additional attack. 

Rapid Rhyme

At 6th level, your learn to perform your verses at an exceptional pace, enhancing your spell casting ability. 

You can enhance your musical magic by accelerating your speech. When you cast a spell that has a single target, you can choose to quickly recite the spell a second time, causing the spell to have two targets instead. 

Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.

Spitting Straight Fire

At 14th level, you discover a burst of inherent musical potential, allowing you to release a verse of straight fire at one enemy. 

Using an action, you force one creature to face the fiery flare of your rap and make a charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the target is insulted, exposed, and roasted, causing them to take 6d6 fire damage and 6d6 psychic damage. On a successful save, the target takes half damage. Any creature with an intelligence less than 3 cannot be affected by this feature. 

Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest.