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Description: Bards often serve as negotiators, messengers, scouts, and spies. They love to accompany heroes (and villains) to witness heroic (or villainous) deeds firsthand, since a bard who can tell a story from personal experience earns renown among his fellows. A bard casts arcane spells without any advance preparation, much like a sorcerer. His magic emphasizes charms and illusions, and the bard can also play an inspiring song that strengthens him and his allies. Bards also share some specialized skills with rogues, and their knowledge of item lore is nearly unmatched.

Alignment Restrictions: Any non-lawful

Hit Die: d6

Proficiencies: Armor (Light, Medium), Shields, Weapons (Simple)

Skill Points: (Int mod * 4 at 1st level) 4 + Int Mod

Skills: Appraise, Bluff, Concentration, Craft armor, Craft trap, Craft weapon, Discipline, Heal, Hide, Listen, Lore, Move silently, Parry, Perform, Persuade, Pick pocket, Spellcraft, Taunt, Tumble, Use magic device

Selectable Class Feats: Ambidexterity, Arcane Defense, Brew Potion, Craft Wand, Curse Song, Deflect Arrows, Extra Music, Greater Spell Penetration, Lingering Song, Quicken Spell, Scribe Scroll, Skill Focus (Use Magic Device), Spell Focus, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Proficiency (Exotic), Weapon Proficiency (Martial)

Primary Saving Throw(s): Reflex, Will

Spellcasting: Arcane (Charisma-based, no spell preparation, spell failure from armor is a factor). Bards begin the game knowing four cantrips. Must have a Charisma score of 10 + the spell’s level to cast a spell.

Special Abilities & Feats

Level 1 Bardic Knowledge, Bard Song

Spells

Level 0

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Spells per Day

Class Level	0	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
2	3	0	*	*	*	*	*
3	3	1	*	*	*	*	*
4	3	2	0	*	*	*	*
5	3	3	1	*	*	*	*
6	3	3	2	*	*	*	*
7	3	3	2	0	*	*	*
8	3	3	3	1	*	*	*
9	3	3	3	2	*	*	*
10	3	3	3	2	0	*	*
11	3	3	3	3	1	*	*
12	3	3	3	3	2	*	*
13	3	3	3	3	2	0	*
14	4	3	3	3	3	1	*
15	4	4	3	3	3	2	*
16	4	4	4	3	3	2	0
17	4	4	4	4	3	3	1
18	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
19	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
20	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Known Spells

Class Level	0	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
2	5	2	*	*	*	*	*
3	5	3	*	*	*	*	*
4	5	3	2	*	*	*	*
5	5	4	3	*	*	*	*
6	5	4	3	*	*	*	*
7	5	4	4	2	*	*	*
8	5	4	4	3	*	*	*
9	5	4	4	3	*	*	*
10	5	4	4	4	2	*	*
11	5	4	4	4	3	*	*
12	5	4	4	4	3	*	*
13	5	4	4	4	4	2	*
14	5	4	4	4	4	3	*
15	5	4	4	4	4	3	*
16	5	5	4	4	4	4	2
17	5	5	5	4	4	4	3
18	5	5	5	4	4	4	3
19	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
20	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

Epic Bard

Skill Points: 4 + Int mod

Bonus Feats: 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38

Epic Bonus Feats: Arcane Defense, Curse Song, Epic Skill Focus (all but Animal empathy), Epic Spell Focus, Epic Will, Extra Music, Great Charisma, Great Dexterity, Greater Spell Focus, Improved Combat Casting, Lasting Inspiration, Lingering Song

Epic Selectable Class Feats: Automatic Quicken Spell I - III, Automatic Silent Spell I - III, Automatic Still Spell I - III, Blinding Speed, Epic Spell Penetration

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	'''Description''': Bards often serve as negotiators, messengers, scouts, and spies. They love to accompany heroes (and villains) to witness heroic (or villainous) deeds firsthand, since a bard who can tell a story from personal experience earns renown among his fellows. A bard casts [[arcane\|arcane spells]] without any advance preparation, much like a [[sorcerer]]. His magic emphasizes charms and illusions, and the bard can also play an inspiring [[Bard_Song\|song]] that strengthens him and his allies. Bards also share some specialized skills with [[rogue\|rogues]], and their knowledge of item lore is nearly unmatched.		'''Description''': Bards often serve as negotiators, messengers, scouts, and spies. They love to accompany heroes (and villains) to witness heroic (or villainous) deeds firsthand, since a bard who can tell a story from personal experience earns renown among his fellows. A bard casts [[arcane\|arcane spells]] without any advance preparation, much like a [[sorcerer]]. His magic emphasizes charms and illusions, and the bard can also play an inspiring [[Bard_Song\|song]] that strengthens him and his allies. Bards also share some specialized skills with [[rogue\|rogues]], and their knowledge of item lore is nearly unmatched.