Class:Bard

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Official Game Entry

Using spells, skills, and powerful magical songs, Bards are the ultimate support characters, simultaneously strengthening friends and weakening foes.

Solo Ability: Challenging.

Important stats:

Charisma is the most important stat for bards. High charisma makes a bard's songs and spells more powerful and more difficult for enemies to resist and also gives him or her more spell points.

Notable abilities: Fascinate, Inspire Courage.

Playing songs is the bard's most impressive ability. With songs bards can give a boost to their allies abilities or subdue foes. The Fascinate song can mesmerize and immobilize enemies better than any other class's spells or abilities.

Bards also have mastery of many different kinds of spells. They can heal allies or attack and manipulate foes and have more spell points than any of the other melee or specialist classes.

With this special blend of abilities, bards can make any party more effective, regardless of composition.

Hit Die:	D6
Base Skill Points Each Level:	6
Caster Type:	Arcane
Spell Casting:	Charisma determines how powerful a spell a Bard can cast, how many spells they can cast, and how hard those spells are to resist.
Path(s):	Spellsinger, Virtuoso of the Sword, War Chanter, Virtuoso of the Sword, Virtuoso of the Sword, Spellsinger, War Chanter
True Reincarnation Feat(s):	Past Life: Bard

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

	Balance	Allows you to recover your balance and stand back up when knocked down.
	Bluff	Allows you to bluff certain NPCs, draw monsters away from their group, or make an individual monster vulnerable to a sneak attack for six seconds. You also gain a decrease to threat generation for a short period of time after successfully using this ability.
	Concentration	Allows you a chance to continue casting a spell when you would normally be interrupted by taking damage. For characters with ki, concentration allows you to retain more base ki and slows the rate at which your ki dissipates.\n\nDetails: To maintain concentration when you take damage, you roll 1d20 and add your concentration skill. The result must equal or exceed 10 + the level of spell you are trying to cast + the incoming damage amount.
	Diplomacy	Allows you to negotiate more effectively with certain NPCs and to encourage monsters to find targets other than yourself. Any accumulated threat you have with enemies that you successfully diplomacize is reduced.
	Haggle	Allows you to negotiate better prices with vendors when both buying and selling.\n\nDetails: While shop starting prices vary, you get approximately a 0.5% price change in your favor per each point of haggle you have.
	Hide	Allows you to sneak past monsters, avoiding their sight. This is only used while sneaking.
	Jump	Allows you to jump higher. To jump, press the spacebar.
	Listen	Allows you to hear enemies that are trying to move silently as well as subtle noises which others may not hear.
	Move Silently	Allows you to sneak past monsters, avoiding their hearing. This is only used while sneaking.
	Perform	Allows you to use and improve your musical ability to inspire and fascinate others. Bard songs require you to have a certain number of ranks in this skill.
	Swim	Allows you to swim faster and hold your breath for a longer period of time when underwater.
	Tumble	Allows you to tumble and roll away from attacking enemies. To tumble, hold down the 'Shift' key and then hit one of the four movement keys. Also reduces the damage you take from falling.
	Use Magic Device	Allows you the ability to use magic devices and wear magic items which you normally wouldn't be able to use because of class or race restrictions. You must perform a check each time you attempt to use a magic item with this skill and may succeed sometimes and fail other times with the same item.

**Base Spell Points**
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525

**Spell Point Calculator**
Bard Level: Charisma:
Total Spell Points:

1	Cause Fear	An enemy becomes frightened. A successful Will save causes the target to become shaken instead. Necrotic energy slows the target slightly.
1	Charm Person	Charms an enemy humanoid, which will fight as a trusted friend and ally. Charmed humanoids get an additional save every 15 to 30 seconds. A successful Will save negates this effect. Humanoids include kobolds, goblinoids, player races except for warforged, troglodytes, and more.
1	Cure Light Wounds	Positive energy is channeled to heal light wounds of your target or damage undead for 3 to 8 hit points plus an additional 1 for every caster level up to caster level 5. Undead who make a successful Will save reduce the damage by half.\n\nD&D Dice: Heals 1d6+2 hp plus an additional 1 per caster level (max 5).
1	Detect Secret Doors	Reveals secret and hidden doors.
1	Expeditious Retreat	Increases base run speed by 25%.
1	Feather Fall	Causes an ally to fall slowly, although faster than feathers typically do.
1	Focusing Chant	You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to attack rolls and skill checks.
1	Grease	Covers the ground with a layer of slippery grease, forcing targets to make a Reflex save or fall. Grease slicks will sometimes be set ablaze by area of effect fire effects, dealing 2 to 12 damage per two caster levels fire damage to all enemies of the caster in the slick every few seconds, as well as the caster of the grease spell. A successful Reflex save will reduce this damage by half. Slicks that have been set ablaze will quickly burn away.
1	Hypnotism	Dazes nearby enemies, causing them to stop and stare blankly until damaged. A successful Will save negates this effect. Creatures targeted by this effect have their will save momentually weakened (-3 to will)
1	Master's Touch	Enchants the items currently equipped in the target's left and right hands to grant their wielder proficiency if the items are simple or martial weapons or shields. This enchantment lasts until the target rests.
1	Merfolk's Blessing	Gives an ally per caster level a +10 enhancement bonus on Swim checks, plus one for every 2 caster levels.
1	Otto's Resistible Dance	At your touch, enemies feel an undeniable urge to dance and begin doing so, complete with foot shuffling and tapping. The spell makes it impossible for the enemy to do anything other than caper and prance in place. A successful Will save negates this effect.
1	Remove Fear	Instills courage in an ally, granting a +4 morale bonus against Fear effects for 10 minutes. Counters and dispels Cause Fear.
1	Sleep	Induces a magical slumber, rendering them helpless until attacked. Ineffective on undead or constructs. Lasts 20 seconds plus 2 per level of caster. A successful Will save negates this effect. (DC = spell's save DC - creature's Hit Dice or Level + your caster level)
1	Sonic Blast	Blasts an enemy with loud, high-pitched sounds, doing 3 to 4 sonic damage plus 3 to 4 additional sonic damage for every two caster levels (up to a max of 15 to 20 damage at caster level 8). The target must make a successful Will save or be dazed for a short period of time or until they take damage. This spell has double range. \n\nD&D Dice: Deals 1d2+2 sonic damage plus 1d2+2 sonic damage per two caster levels (max 5d2+10) and dazes.
1	Summon Monster I	This spell allows you to summon one of three different creatures: a celestial dog, a giant rat, or a brown spider. It will fight for you for a brief time, but you can only have one summoned creature serving you at a time. Summoning another creature will return this one to its home plane.

2	Blindness	The power of unlife renders an enemy blinded. A successful Fortitude save negates this effect.
2	Blur	An ally's outline becomes slightly blurred, giving enemies a 20% miss chance when attacking.
2	Cat's Grace	An ally becomes more graceful, agile, and coordinated, giving a +4 enhancement bonus to Dexterity.
2	Cure Moderate Wounds	Positive energy is channeled to heal moderate wounds of your target or damage undead for 6 to 16 hit points plus an additional 1 for every caster level up to caster level 10. Undead who make a successful Will save reduce the damage by half.\n\nD&D Dice: Heals 2d6+4 hp plus 1 point per caster level (max 10).
2	Daze Monster	Clouds the mind of an enemy so that it takes no actions for 6 seconds. A successful Will save negates this effect. Targets of this spell have their will weakend against future mental attacks for a brief period of time even they success against the Will save.
2	Eagle's Splendor	An ally becomes more poised, articulate and personally forceful, giving a +4 enhancement bonus to Charisma.
2	Fox's Cunning	An ally gains wit, giving a +4 enhancement bonus to Intelligence.
2	Glitterdust	A cloud of golden particles covers everything in an area, causing targets to become blinded and outlining invisible creatures. Any creature covered by the dust takes a -40 penalty on Hide checks. A successful Will save negates the blindness portion of the spell.
2	Heroism	Imbues a single ally with great bravery and morale in battle, gaining a +2 morale bonus on attacks, saves, and skill checks.
2	Hold Person	The target enemy humanoid becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is aware, but can take no actions for a maximum of 6 seconds per caster level. The enemy may attempt to make a new Will save every 3 seconds. Humanoids include kobolds, goblinoids, player races except for warforged, troglodytes, and more, but do not include Monstrous Humanoids.
2	Hypnotic Pattern	A twisting pattern of subtle, shifting colors weaves through the air, fascinating targets within it. A successful Will save negates this effect. Creatures targeted by this effect have their will save momentually weakened (-3 to will)
2	Invisibility	An ally becomes invisible, vanishing from sight, even from darkvision. If he or she attacks a target, the effect is removed.
2	Rage	Causes the target to fly into a screaming blood frenzy, gaining phenomenal strength and durability but becoming reckless. Grants a +2 morale bonus to Strength, Constitution, and a +1 morale bonus to Will saves, but causes the target to take a -2 penalty to armor.
2	Scare	Casts Cause Fear on multiple targets. Affected enemies become frightened. A successful Will save causes the target to become shaken instead. Targets subject to the fear effect will be slowed slightly by necrotic energy.
2	Soundburst	Blasts an area with a tremendous cacophony, doing 1 to 8 of sonic damage and stunning enemies for 6 seconds. A successful Fortitude or Spell Resistance save negates the stun.\n\nD&D Dice: Deals 1d8 sonic damage and stuns enemies for 6 seconds.
2	Suggestion	Influences the actions of an enemy, allowing you to suggest it to fight as your ally for 30 + 2 seconds per caster level. A successful Will save negates this effect.
2	Summon Monster II	This spell allows you to summon one of three different creatures: a fiendish monstrous scorpion, a fiendish bat, or a black widow. It will fight for you for a brief time, but you can only have one summoned creature serving you at a time. Summoning another creature will return this one to its home plane.

3	Charm Monster	An enemy monster is charmed and will fight as a trusted friend and ally. Charmed monsters get additional saves every 15 to 30 seconds. A successful Will save negates this effect.
3	Crushing Despair	Causes great sadness in enemies, giving -2 penalties to attack, saves, skill checks, and weapon damage. A successful Will save negates this effect but regardless of the saves result the targets are left in vulnerable state to future mental attack. Applies weaken will effect.
3	Cure Serious Wounds	Positive energy is channeled to heal serious wounds of your target or damage undead for 9 to 24 hit points plus an additional 1 for every caster level up to caster level 15. Undead who make a successful Will save reduce the damage by half.\n\nD&D Dice: Heals 3d6+6 hp plus 1 point per caster level (max 15).
3	Deep Slumber	Induces a magical slumber to a group of enemies, rendering them helpless until attacked or for a duration of 20 seconds plus 1 per caster level. Ineffective on undead or constructs. A successful Will save negates this effect.
3	Dispel Magic	Removes ongoing spells that have been cast on a target. You must make a caster level check (roll a 20 sided die and add your caster level (maximum +10)) versus 11 + the spell's caster level to remove an effect. In addition, this spell can be used to sever the connection between a summoner and his or her summoned monster, causing the summoned creature to attack unpredictably, possibly turning on its summoner.
3	Displacement	An ally's appearance becomes extremely blurred, giving enemies a 50% miss chance when attacking.
3	Fear	An cone of terror causes each living enemy in an area to become panicked. A successful Will save causes enemies to become shaken. Creatures that fail their save are also slowed by necrotic energy.
3	Good Hope	Instills powerful hope, giving a +2 morale bonus to attack, saves, abilities, skills, and weapon damage.
3	Haste	Quickens allies, causing them to attack 15% faster than normal. In addition the recipient gains a +1 enhancement bonus to attack rolls and a +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves.
3	Remove Curse	Removes all curses on an ally. Counters and dispels Bestow Curse.
3	See Invisibility	You can see invisible creatures and objects.
3	Slow	Causes an enemy to move at 50% speed, attack at a 30% slowed rate, and have a -1 penalty on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves. A successful Will save negates this effect.
3	Summon Monster III	This spell allows you to summon one of three different creatures: a hellhound, a winter wolf, or an air mephit. It will fight for you for a brief time, but you can only have one summoned creature serving you at a time. Summoning another creature will return this one to its home plane.

4	Break Enchantment	Affected allies in an area are freed from harmful enchantments, transmutations, and curses. You must make a caster level check of 1 to 20 + your caster level (maximum +15) versus 11 + the spell's caster level to remove an effect.
4	Cure Critical Wounds	Positive energy is channeled to heal critical wounds of your target or damage undead for 12 to 32 hit points plus an additional 1 for every caster level up to caster level 20. Undead who make a successful Will save reduce the damage by half.\n\nD&D Dice: Heals 4d6+8 hp plus 1 point per caster level (max 20).
4	Dimension Door	Creates a magical portal that can transport you and your companions back to the entrance of your dungeon.
4	Dominate Person	Telepathically controls the actions of a humanoid enemy, causing it to change sides. Dominate acts like Charm, with additional Will saves every 15 to 30 seconds, but the creature will follow you throughout the dungeon.
4	Freedom of Movement	This spell enables an ally to move and attack normally for the duration of the spell, even under the influence of magic that normally impedes movement, such as paralysis, entanglement, or solid fog.
4	Hold Monster	An enemy becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is aware, but can take no actions for a maximum of 6 seconds per caster level. The enemy may attempt to make a new Will save every 3 seconds.
4	Neutralize Poison	Detoxifies any sort of venom in an ally, causing him to suffer no additional effects from the poison. Additionally, it immunizes the ally from any poison he is exposed to during the duration of the spell.
4	Otto's Sphere of Dancing	A magical sphere that compels all enemies who enter it to dance. A successful Will save negates this effect.
4	Shout	Emits an ear-splitting yell that does 20 to 30 sonic damage to all targets in its path. A successful Fortitude save halves the damage.\n\nD&D Dice: Deals 5d3+15 sonic damage.
4	Summon Monster IV	This spell allows you to summon one of three different creatures: a fiendish monstrous spider, a greater ice mephit, or a lantern archon. It will fight for you for a brief time, but you can only have one summoned creature serving you at a time. Summoning another creature will return this one to its home plane.

5	Cure Light Wounds, Mass	Casts Cure Light Wounds on multiple targets. Positive energy is channeled to heal light wounds of allies or damage undead for 3 to 8 hit points plus an additional 1 for every caster level up to caster level 25. Undead who make a successful Will save reduce the damage by half.\n\nD&D Dice: Heals 1d6+2 hp plus 1 point per caster level (max 25).
5	Greater Dispel Magic	Removes ongoing spells that have been cast on a target. You must make a caster level check (roll a 20 sided die and add your caster level (maximum +20)) versus 11 + the spell's caster level to remove an effect. In addition, this spell can be used to sever the connection between a summoner and his or her summoned monster, causing the summoned creature to attack unpredictably, possibly turning on its summoner.
5	Greater Heroism	Imbues a single ally with great bravery and morale in battle, granting a +4 morale bonus on attacks, saves, and skill checks. The target also receives temporary hit points equal to the caster level and immunity to fear.
5	Mass Suggestion	Casts Suggestion on multiple enemies. The actions of affected enemies are influenced by you, allowing you to suggest that they fight as your allies for 30 + 2 seconds per caster level. A successful Will save negates this effect.
5	Mind Fog	Produces a bank of thin mist that weakens the mental resistance of those caught in it, giving a -10 penalty to Will saves. A successful Will save negates this effect.
5	Shadow Walk	Transports you to the edge of the Material Plane where it borders the Plane of Shadow. While this spell is active, you move much faster than normal and your outline appears faint and you are harder to hit. Attacking another creature or otherwise interacting with objects shunts you back to the Material Plane.
5	Summon Monster V	This spell allows you to summon one of three different creatures: a medium earth elemental, a bearded devil, or an umbral worg. It will fight for you for a brief time, but you can only have one summoned creature serving you at a time. Summoning another creature will return this one to its home plane.

6	Cat's Grace, Mass	Casts Cat's Grace on multiple targets, giving a +4 enhancement bonus to Dexterity to each.
6	Cure Moderate Wounds, Mass	Casts Cure Moderate Wounds on multiple targets. Positive energy is channeled to heal moderate wounds of allies or damage undead for 6 to 16 hit points plus an additional 1 for every caster level up to caster level 30. Undead who make a successful Will save reduce the damage by half.\n\nD&D Dice: Heals 2d6+4 hp plus 1 point per caster level (max 30).
6	Eagle's Splendor, Mass	Casts Eagle's Splendor on multiple targets, giving a +4 enhancement bonus to Charisma to each.
6	Fox's Cunning, Mass	Casts Fox's Cunning on multiple targets, giving each of them a +4 enhancement bonus to Intelligence.
6	Greater Shout	Emits an ear-splitting yell that deals 35 to 60 sonic damage and stuns targets in its path. A successful Fortitude save halves the damage and negates the stun.\n\nD&D Dice: Deals 5d6+30 sonic damage and stuns.
6	Heroes Feast	Brings forth a great feast for all nearby allies. While this spell is active on someone, the next time they use a rest shrine they consume the feast. The nectarlike beverage which is part of the feast cures them of all diseases, sickness, and nausea, makes them immune to poison for 1 minute per caster level, and grants 1 to 8 temporary hit points +1 per two caster levels (maximum 10). The ambrosial food that is consumed grants each creature that partakes a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and Will saves and immunity to fear for 1 minute per caster level.
6	Mass Charm Monster	A group of enemy monsters are charmed and will fight as trusted friends and ally. Charmed monsters get additional saves every 15 to 30 seconds. A successful Will save negates this effect.
6	Otto's Irresistible Dance	At your touch, enemies feel an irresistible urge to dance and begin doing so, complete with foot shuffling and tapping. The spell makes it impossible for the enemy to do anything other than caper and prance in place.
6	Summon Monster VI	This spell allows you to summon one of three different creatures: a fiendish troll, a large water elemental, or an eladrin bralani. It will fight for you for a brief time, but you can only have one summoned creature serving you at a time. Summoning another creature will return this one to its home plane.

1	Attack	Your basic attack. When activated, you will continue attacking until your target is defeated.
1	Dismiss Charm	Activate this short-ranged ability while targeting a charmed, commanded, controlled, or dominated enemy that is under your control to dispel the controlling effect.
1	Fascinate	Activate this bard ability to make your foes stop what they're doing and listen to your soothing notes. Requires 3 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill to use. Has a save DC of your perform skill plus the roll of a twenty-sided die.
1	Heroic Durability	Increases your maximum hit points by 20.
1	Inspire Courage	Activate this bard ability to rally your companions, giving them a +1 morale bonus to saves against fear effects and a +1 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls before enhancements. At 8th level, and every six bard levels thereafter, this bonus increases by 1. Requires 3 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill to use.
1	Light Armor Proficiency	You are proficient with light armor, and do not suffer armor penalties to your attack rolls when wearing light armor.\n\nWizards and sorcerers should avoid wearing armor and shouldn't take this feat because wearing armor can cause arcane spells to fail to cast (known as Arcane Spell Failure). In general, the heavier the armor, the greater the chance of failure.
1	Martial Weapon Proficiency	You do not suffer an attack penalty for martial weapons. Type(s): Proficiency: Short Sword, Proficiency: Longsword, Proficiency: Shortbow, Proficiency: Rapier
1	Shield Proficiency (General)	You are proficient with bucklers, and small and large shields.\n\nWizards, sorcerers, and bards should generally avoid using shields and shouldn't take this feat because using a shield can cause arcane spells to fail to cast (known as Arcane Spell Failure). In general, the bigger the shield, the greater the chance of failure.
1	Simple Weapon Proficiency	You do not suffer an attack penalty for simple weapons.
1	Sneak	Uses your Move Silently and Hide in Shadows skills to stealth through dungeons.

2	Defensive Fighting	While using Defensive Fighting mode, you trade attack bonus for a small AC bonus. Casting a spell ends this mode.
2	Sunder	Using this attack, you may reduce the target's Armor Class by 4 for a short time. Some creatures may be immune to the sunder effect. A successful Fortitude save negates this effect. (DC 10 + Str mod)
2	Trip	Using this attack, you may trip the target, rendering it prone. Some creatures may be immune to this effect. A successful Balance check negates this effect. (DC 10 + Str mod)

Inspire Competence

Activate this bard ability to grant an ally a +2 competence bonus to his or her skill checks. Requires 6 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill to use.

Suggestion

Activate this bard ability to charm a fascinated foe for a short time. Requires 9 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill to use.

Improved Inspire Courage (+1)

Your inspire courage now gives an additional +1 bonus to attack, damage, and fear saves.

Inspire Greatness

Activate this bard ability to grant an ally extra fighting capability, providing a +2 bonus on attack rolls, a +1 bonus to Fortitude saves, and bonus temporary hit points. Requires 12 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill.

Song of Freedom

Activate this bard ability to create an effect equivalent to the break enchantment spell on one of your allies. Requires 15 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill.

Improved Inspire Courage (+2)

Your inspire courage now gives an additional +2 bonus to attack, damage, and fear saves.

Inspire Heroics

Activate this bard ability to grant an ally a +4 morale bonus to his or her saves, and a +4 dodge bonus to armor class. Requires 18 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill to use.

Mass Suggestion

Activate this bard ability to charm multiple fascinated foes for a short time. Requires 21 trained ranks (not total mod) of the Perform skill to use.

Improved Inspire Courage (+3)

Your inspire courage now gives an additional +3 bonus to attack, damage, and fear saves.

Bard Energy of Music I

Grants a 20 point increase to spell points.

Cost: 1 action point

Bard Extra Song I

You gain the ability to perform 1 additional bard song per rest.

Cost: 1 action point

Bard Inspired Bravery I

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +1 bonus to saves against fear.

Cost: 1 action point

Bard Song Magic I

Grants a 10% increase to the effectiveness of your healing and sonic spells.

Cost: 1 action point

Bard Charisma I

Grants a +1 increase to your Charisma score.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 2 action points

Bard Inspired Damage I

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +1 damage bonus.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 3 action points

Bard Lingering Song I

Your beneficial songs last 20% longer than normal.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 3 action points

Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery I

Grants a 30% increase to the effectiveness of your wands, scrolls, and other items that cast spells.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 3 action points

Bard Inspired Attack I

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +1 attack bonus.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 6 action points

Bard Lyric of Song I

Grants a 3% chance for your healing and sonic spells to generate a critical result for 1.5 times the normal healing or damage amount. (Base spell critical chance is 0% and base critical damage multiplier is 1.5.)

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 7 action points

Bard Wand Heightening I

You add +1 to the DC of your offensive wands.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 7 action points

Bard Extra Song II

You gain the ability to perform 1 additional bard song per rest, bringing your total increase to 2.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 10 action points

Requires All of: Bard Extra Song I

Bard Song Magic II

Grants an additional 10% increase to the effectiveness of your healing and sonic spells, bringing the total increase to 20%.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 10 action points

Requires All of: Bard Song Magic I

Bard Energy of Music II

Grants an additional 20 spell points, bringing your total increase to 40 points.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 14 action points

Requires All of: Bard Energy of Music I

Bard Improved Spell Penetration I

You add +1 to your level when attempting to overcome an enemy's spell resistance.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 14 action points

Bard Inspired Bravery II

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +2 bonus to saves against fear.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 14 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Bravery I

Bard Lyric of Incredible Song I

Your healing and sonic spell critical multipliers are increased by an additional 0.25, bringing your base critical multiplier for these spells to 1.75.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 15 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lyric of Song I

Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery II

Grants an additional 15% increase to the effectiveness of your wands, scrolls, and other items that cast spells, bringing the total increase to 45%.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 14 action points

Requires All of: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery I

Bard Charisma II

Grants an additional +1 to your Charisma score.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 16 action points

Requires All of: Bard Charisma I

Bard Lingering Song II

Your beneficial songs last 40% longer than normal.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 18 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lingering Song I

Bard Music of the Dead

You can use this ability to mesmerize undead. Mesmerized undead stop acting and behave like they have been fascinated. Unlike truly fascinated creatures, however, they are not susceptible to suggestion.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 18 action points

Requires One of: Bard Extra Song IV, Bard Virtuoso I, Wizard Pale Master I

Bard Spellsinger I

Your studies into magic have granted you a +2 bonus to your Concentration and Use Magic Device skills, +100 Spell Points, and the ability to expend a use of Bardic Music to grant yourself and all nearby allies a +1 morale bonus to spell DC's and a 10% morale discount on spell point costs. You may possess only one prestige enhancement line at a time for each class.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 16 action points

Requires One of: Spell Focus: Enchantment, Mental Toughness, Maximize Spell, Heighten Spell, Empower Spell, Magical Training, Greater Spell Focus: Enchantment

Requires All of: Bard Energy of Music II, Bard Song Magic II, Bard Lyric of Song I, Improved Concentration II

Grants: Spellsong Trance

Bard Virtuoso I

Your studies into song have granted you a +2 bonus to your Diplomacy, Listen, and Perform skills, 3 extra uses of Bardic Music per rest, and the ability to extend the duration of your beneficial songs by an additional 10%. You also gain the ability to expend a use of Bardic Music to enthrall multiple enemies, fascinating them and inflicting a -2 penalty to attack rolls and Will saves even if the fascination is broken. You may possess only one prestige enhancement line at a time for each class.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 16 action points

Requires One of: Skill Focus: Perform, Negotiator, Bard Extra Song IV

Requires All of: Bard Charisma I, Bard Extra Song II, Bard Lingering Song I, Improved Perform II

Grants: Enthrallment

Bard Warchanter I

Your studies into war have granted you a +2 bonus to your Intimidate skill. Your Inspire Courage song gains an additional +1 to attack rolls, +2 to damage rolls, and +1 to fear saves. If you possess the Barbarian Rage ability, you gain +1 use per rest. You also gain the ability to expend a use of Bardic Music to grant all nearby allies damage reduction 5/-. You may possess only one prestige enhancement line at a time for each class.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 16 action points

Requires One of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons, Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons

Requires All of: Power Attack, Bard Inspired Attack I, Bard Inspired Damage I, Bard Inspired Bravery II

Grants: Ironskin Chant

Bard Extra Song III

You gain the ability to perform 1 additional bard song per rest, bringing your total increase to 3.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 21 action points

Requires All of: Bard Extra Song II

Bard Inspired Damage II

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +2 damage bonus.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 22 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Damage I

Bard Lyric of Song II

Grants a 6% chance for your healing and sonic spells to generate a critical result for 1.5 times the normal healing or damage amount.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 22 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lyric of Song I

Bard Song Magic III

Grants an additional 10% increase to the effectiveness of your healing and sonic spells, bringing the total increase to 30%.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 21 action points

Requires All of: Bard Song Magic II

Bard Wand Heightening II

You add an additional +1 to the DC of your offensive wands, bringing the total increase to 2.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 22 action points

Requires All of: Bard Wand Heightening I

Bard Inspired Attack II

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +2 attack bonus.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 24 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Attack I

Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery III

Grants an additional 15% increase to the effectiveness of your wands, scrolls, and other items that cast spells, bringing the total increase to 60%.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 25 action points

Requires All of: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery II

Bard Energy of Music III

Grants an additional 20 spell points, bringing your total increase to 60 points.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 29 action points

Requires All of: Bard Energy of Music II

Bard Improved Spell Penetration II

You add +2 to your level when attempting to overcome an enemy's SR.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 28 action points

Requires All of: Bard Improved Spell Penetration I

Bard Inspired Bravery III

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +3 bonus to saves against fear.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 29 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Bravery II

Bard Lyric of Incredible Song II

Your healing and sonic spell critical multipliers are increased by an additional 0.25, bringing your base critical multiplier for these spells to 2.00.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 30 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lyric of Incredible Song I

Bard Music of Makers

You can use this ability to mesmerize constructs. Mesmerized constructs stop acting and behave like they have been fascinated. Unlike truly fascinated creatures, however, they are not susceptible to suggestion.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 30 action points

Requires One of: Warforged Construct Thinking III, Bard Extra Song IV, Lesser Dragonmark of Making, Bard Virtuoso I

Bard Charisma III

Grants an additional +1 to your Charisma score.

Cost: 6 action points

Spent: 30 action points

Requires All of: Bard Charisma II

Bard Extra Song IV

You gain the ability to perform 1 additional bard song per rest, bringing your total increase to 4.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 32 action points

Requires All of: Bard Extra Song III

Bard Lingering Song III

Your beneficial songs last 60% longer than normal.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 33 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lingering Song II

Bard Song Magic IV

Grants an additional 10% increase to the effectiveness of your healing and sonic spells, bringing the total increase to 40%.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 32 action points

Requires All of: Bard Song Magic III

Bard Lyric of Song III

Grants a 9% chance for your healing and sonic spells to generate a critical result for 1.5 times the normal healing or damage amount.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 37 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lyric of Song II

Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery IV

Grants an additional 15% increase to the effectiveness of your wands, scrolls, and other items that cast spells, bringing the total increase to 75%.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 36 action points

Requires All of: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery III

Bard Wand Heightening III

You add an additional +1 to the DC of your offensive wands, bringing the total increase to 3.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 37 action points

Requires All of: Bard Wand Heightening II

Bard Inspired Damage III

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +3 damage bonus.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 41 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Damage II

Bard Spellsinger II

Your further studies into magic have granted you another +2 bonus to your Concentration and Use Magic Device skills for a total of +4 to each. You also gain another +100 maximum Spell Points for a total of 200. Any time you finish playing a bard song, you now have a chance to restore a small number of spell points to all nearby allies. You now have the ability to expend a use of Bardic Music to grant yourself and all nearby allies a +1 morale bonus to caster level for all spells, or to apply a spell point regeneration effect to one target. You may possess only one prestige enhancement line at a time for each class.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 18 action points

Requires All of: Bard Energy of Music III, Bard Song Magic III, Bard Lyric of Song II, Bard Spellsinger I

Grants: Spellsong Vigor, Song of Arcane Might

Bard Virtuoso II

Your further studies into song have granted you another +2 bonus to your Diplomacy, Listen, and Perform skills, for a total of +4 to each. You also gain 2 more extra uses of Bardic Music per rest for a total of 5, and the ability to extend the duration of your beneficial songs by an additional 10% for a total of 20%. You can now expend a use of Bardic Music to apply a temporary fast-healing effect to all nearby allies. Your uses of Bardic Music regenerate over time at a rate of 1 every 5 minutes. You may possess only one prestige enhancement line at a time for each class.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 18 action points

Requires All of: Bard Charisma II, Bard Extra Song III, Bard Lingering Song II, Bard Virtuoso I, Improved Perform II

Grants: Song of Capering, Sustaining Song

Bard Warchanter II

Your further studies into war have granted you another +2 bonus to your Intimidate skill, for a total of +4. You have also grown more resilient, gaining +10 maximum hit points, gain medium armor proficiency (and the ability to cast arcane spells in medium armor without arcane spell failure) and gain access to purchase a single martial weapon proficiency you possess Weapon Focus in for one action point. You also gain the ability to expend a use of Bardic Music to grant all nearby allies a 5% to perform a double strike, at the cost of 10% fortification, or to produce a short duration non-magical mass Greater Heroism effect. You may possess only one prestige enhancement line at a time for each class.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 42 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Attack II, Bard Inspired Damage II, Bard Inspired Bravery III, Bard Warchanter I

Grants: Song of Heroism, Inspire Recklessness

Battleaxe Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with battleaxes.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Dwarven Waraxe Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with dwarven waraxes. You must be a dwarf to select this enhancement.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Races: Dwarf Only

Falchion Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with falchions.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Greataxe Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with greataxes.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Greatclub Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with greatclubs.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Greatsword Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with greatswords.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Handaxe Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with handaxes.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Heavy Pick Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with heavy picks.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Kukri Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with kukris.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Light Hammer Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with light hammers.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Light Pick Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with light picks.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Longbow Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with longbows.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Maul Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with mauls.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Scimitar Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with scimitars.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Throwing Axe Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with throwing axes.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Thrown Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Throwing Hammer Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with throwing hammers.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Thrown Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Warhammer Training

Grants martial weapon proficiency with warhammers.

Cost: 1 action point

Spent: 43 action points

Requires All of: Weapon Focus: Bludgeoning Weapons, Bard Warchanter II

Bard Energy of Music IV

Grants an additional 20 spell points, bringing your total increase to 80 points.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 44 action points

Requires All of: Bard Energy of Music III

Bard Improved Spell Penetration III

You add +3 to your level when attempting to overcome an enemy's SR.

Cost: 6 action points

Spent: 42 action points

Requires All of: Bard Improved Spell Penetration II

Bard Inspired Attack III

The use of your inspire courage ability grants an additional +3 attack bonus.

Cost: 6 action points

Spent: 42 action points

Requires All of: Bard Inspired Attack II

Bard Lyric of Incredible Song III

Your healing and sonic spell critical multipliers are increased by an additional 0.25, bringing your base critical multiplier for these spells to 2.25.

Cost: 3 action points

Spent: 45 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lyric of Incredible Song II

Bard Lingering Song IV

Your beneficial songs last 80% longer than normal.

Cost: 4 action points

Spent: 48 action points

Requires All of: Bard Lingering Song III

Bard Musical Prodigy

You gain +2 Charisma, two additional uses of Bardic Music per rest, as well as +2 to Spell Penetration checks and the DC's of your Enchantment spells. Your beneficial songs last 20% longer.

Cost: 2 action points

Spent: 74 action points

Player Entry

Number of spell slots of each spell level (per levels)

Bard	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Level 1	1
Level 2	2
Level 3	3
Level 4	3	2
Level 5	4	3
Level 6	4	3
Level 7	4	4	2
Level 8	4	4	3
Level 9	4	4	3
Level 10	4	4	4	2
Level 11	4	4	4	3
Level 12	4	4	4	3
Level 13	4	4	4	4	2
Level 14	4	4	4	4	3
Level 15	4	4	4	4	3
Level 16	5	4	4	4	4	2
Level 17	5	5	4	4	4	3
Level 18	5	5	5	4	4	3
Level 19	5	5	5	5	4	4
Level 20	5	5	5	5	5	4

Alignment Restriction

Bards may not be Lawful. Newly-created Bards must pick a non-lawful alignment. Existing characters who don't meet this restriction may not multiclass into Bard.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525

Class:Bard

From DDO Compendium

Number of spell slots of each spell level (per levels)

Alignment Restriction

Other Bard Topics

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