Questions tagged [bard]
For questions about the bard, a charismatic class involving limited spontaneous casting, the use of songs to buff allies and average chance to hit with weapons. The bard class appears in D&D, Pathfinder and many other tabletop RPGs.
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Did the stereotypical horniness of bards come up some time after development, or were they part of the original fantasy/intended design?
One argument I found in the internet was paladins being lawful good and bard being the only other charisma focused class at the time.
This could mean and emergent property based on the situation.
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Is my College of Poems bard subclass balanced?
College of Poems V.1
You have been trained in the art of poetry, you have gained heightened sight and knowledge. Your poems can invigorate your allies, or torture your enemies. The power of poems is ...
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Is there any explanation or discussion regarding the change in the Bard class from its AD&D1ed orignal implementation?
If I recall correctly, the Bard in AD&D1ed was a true dual (triple) class character who had to progress as a pure fighter, then a pure thief, and then finally could begin to progress as a bard. In ...
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How many items can a level 14 College of Creation Bard make with a singular usage of Performance of Creation?
I originally thought this had a clear-cut answer based on the first two sentences of Creative Crescendo, with 'at once' referring to the moment of using Performance of Creation.
When you use your ...
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Do bards have to make sounds to cast spells?
Bard spellcasting is described as
In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the ...
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Is this homebrew Bard College of Comedy v3.0 balanced, compared to officially published subclasses?
Based on the comments/answers from version 1.0, 2.0, and 2.5, I have updated features, dropped some, and moved others around. I'm including the (slightly edited) original intro, and have adjusted the ...
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Can an Animated Piece of Clothing Be Worn Without Cancelling the Animation?
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Animating Performance.
By 6th level, as an action, you can animate one Large or smaller nonmagical item within 30 feet of you that isn’t being worn or carried.
By this quote from ...
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Does Casting Enlarge/Reduce on a College-of-Creation-Bard's Dancing Item Cause that Item to be Inanimate?
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Enlarge. The target’s size doubles in all dimensions, and its weight is multiplied by eight. This growth increases its size by one category – from Medium to Large, for example. ...
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Are some creatures considered "items"?
So interesting question... creatures vs. items. What are the differences?
The Player Handbook (pg. 157) lists some mounts as "items." This includes a pony, elephant, camel, etc.
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What are the literary influences of the D&D Bard?
Can anyone tell me what sources, in literature, film, etc. inspired the Bard class for Dungeons & Dragons? I'm familiar with the Celtic Bards of history and legend, but the modern D&D Bard ...
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Can the Simulacrum of a Bard regain its Bardic Inspiration dice?
The spell Simulacrum reads as follows:
It obeys your spoken commands, moving and acting in accordance with your wishes and acting on your turn in combat. ...The simulacrum lacks the ability to learn ...
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Can a bard with ritual caster share spells in his book with a wizard? Could a tome warlock share their Book of Ancient Secrets rituals? [duplicate]
We currently have a party that has a wizard, a bard with Ritual Caster (Wizard), and a warlock with Pact of the Tome and the Book of Ancient Secrets invocations.
Could these characters share each ...
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What bard spells work well with the minotaur's racial traits?
I'm going to be playing a level 3 Minotaur Valor bard in a future campaign. I will be the 2nd front liner of the party and want to optimize usage of Minotaur traits in combat.
Are there any bard ...
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Expertise and additional doubling proficiency bonus [duplicate]
I have been experimenting with a multiclassed Draconic Bloodline sorcerer (lvl 14) and bard (lvl 6). I have expertise through bard on both persuasion and deception giving them both +12 and then with ...
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Can I use Performance of Creation to provide the 100gp gem for a homunculus servant?
The College of Creation Bard has the class feature Performance of Creation, which states:
As an action, you can channel the magic of the Song of Creation to create one nonmagical item of your choice ...
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