Bard Class Features

Bard College

College of Retainers

An heir to a noble house requires a butler, a cook, a nurse, a personal tutor and most importantly a bodyguard. This prestigious college in the Kingdom of Diamante specialises in producing the most skilled retainers to fulfil each and every one of these roles.

Bonus Proficiencies

When you join the College of Retainers at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with 1 weapon and: (a) 2 skills, (b) 2 tools, (c) 1 skill and 1 tool of your choice.

Teaching Method

Starting at 3rd level, you can choose a willing creature to become your ward. You can only have 1 ward at a time and you must finish a long rest before you can choose a new ward. While your ward is within 60 feet of you, it gains benefits according to a teaching method of your choice. Changing your teaching method requires you to spend a short rest during which you might evaluate your ward’s performance or establish a new curriculum.

  • Discipline. When your ward rolls its Bardic Inspiration die, if the number rolled is a 1, it can re-roll the die and must use the new roll.
  • Motivation. When your ward rolls its Bardic Inspiration die to add to an attack roll, if the number rolled is the highest possible, that attack becomes a critical hit.
  • Demonstration. When your ward rolls its Bardic Inspiration die to add to an ability check, its proficiency bonus is doubled for that ability check provided you are also proficient in the required skill.
  • Reinforcement. When your ward rolls its Bardic Inspiration die to add to a saving throw, it has advantage on that saving throw.

Master of Etiquette

At 6th level, if you are surprised at the start of an encounter, your ward gains a Bardic Inspiration die (if it does not already have one) and it rolls it immediately. Add the number rolled to the initiative of any number of creatures within 60 feet of you who can hear you.

At 14th level, while your ward is within 60 feet of you, it automatically gains a Bardic Inspiration die at the start of its turn if it does not already have one. You do not expend a use of Bardic Inspiration.

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