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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. | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 11 February 2006
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
- Amplify
- Balagarn's iron horn
- Charm person
- Cure light wounds
- Expeditious retreat
- Grease
- Identify
- Lesser dispel
- Mage armor
- Magic weapon
- Protection from alignment
- Scare
- Sleep
- Summon creature I
Level 2
- Blindness/Deafness
- Bull's strength
- Cat's Grace
- Clarity
- Cloud of bewilderment
- Cure moderate wounds
- Darkness
- Eagle's splendor
- Fox's Cunning
- Ghostly visage
- Hold person
- Invisibility
- Owl's wisdom
- See invisibility
- Silence
- Sound burst
- Summon creature II
- Tasha's hideous laughter
- Ultravision
Level 3
- Bestow curse
- Charm monster
- Clairaudience/Clairvoyance
- Confusion
- Cure serious wounds
- Dispel magic
- Displacement
- Fear
- Find traps
- Greater magic weapon
- Gust of wind
- Haste
- Invisibility sphere
- Keen edge
- Magic circle against alignment
- Remove curse
- Remove disease
- Slow
- Summon creature III
- Wounding whispers
Level 4
- Cure critical wounds
- Dismissal
- Dominate person
- Hold monster
- Improved invisibility
- Legend lore
- Neutralize poison
- Summon creature IV
- War cry
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