Bard

Bard

Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds, create illusions, and even heal wounds. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the magic they contain.

hit dice: 1d8/level

hit points at 1st level: 8+Constitution modifier

hit points at higher levels: 1d8+Constitution modifier per bard level after 1st

armor proficiencies: Light Armor

weapon proficiencies: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords

tools: Three musical instruments of your choice

saving throws: Dexterity, Charisma

skills: Choose any three

starting equipment:
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon


• (a) a diplomat's pack or (b) an entertainer's pack


• (a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument


• Leather armor and a dagger

spellcasting:
You have learned to untangle and reshape the fabric of reality in harmony with your wishes and music. Your spells are part of your vast repertoire, magic that you can tune to different situations.
Cantrips

Cantrips

You know two cantrips of your choice from the bard spell list. You learn additional bard cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Bard table.

Spell

Spell Slots

The Bard table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. For example, if you know the 1st-level spell Cure Wounds and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast Cure Wounds using either slot.

Spell Slots at 1st level

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the bard spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Bard table shows when you learn more bard spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the bard spells you know and replace it with another spell from the bard spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Spellcasting Ability

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your bard spells. Your magic comes from the heart and soul you pour into the performance of your music or oration. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier =your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Ritual Casting

Ritual Casting

You can cast any bard spell you know as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag.

Spellcasting Focus

Spellcasting Focus

You can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells.

class features:
As a Bard, you gain the following class features:
Bardic Inspiration

Bardic Inspiration

You can inspire others through stirring words or music. To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can hear you. That creature gains one Bardic Inspiration die, a d6.
Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can roll the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic Inspiration die is rolled, it is lost. A creature can have only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.

Use a bonus action to grant one creature within 60 ft that can hear you a d6 inspiration die.

Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades

Starting at 2nd level, you can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn't already include your proficiency bonus.

Half Proficiency on non-Proficient Skills.

Song of Rest

Song of Rest

Beginning at 2nd level, you can use soothing music or oration to help revitalize your wounded allies during a short rest. If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your performance spend one or more Hit Dice to regain hit points at the end of the short rest, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 hit points.

Extra 1d6 Hit Points earned when using Hit Dice during Short Rest.

Bard College

Bard College

At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of a bard college of your choice. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th and 14th level.

See Subclass Options.

Expertise

Expertise

At 3rd level, choose two of your skill proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.
At 10th level, you can choose another two skill proficiencies to gain this benefit.

Choose two Skill Proficiencies. Checks against those skills gain double Proficiency.

subclass options:
College of Eloquence College of Glamour College of Lore College of Swords College of Valor College of Whispers

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1	+2	Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration (d6)	2	4	2	-	-	-
2	+2	Jack of All Trades, Song of Rest (d6)	2	5	3	-	-	-
3	+2	Bard College, Expertise	2	6	4	2	-	-
4	+3	Ability Score Improvement	3	7	4	3	-