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Bard
Bards combine arcane spellcasting, skills, music, lore, and party support through Bard Song and related feats.
Class Type: Base class.
Hit Die: d6.
Proficiencies: Simple weapons, light armor, and shields.
Skill Points: 4 + Int Modifier.
Class Skills: Bluff, Concentration, Discipline, Heal, Hide, Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Parry, Perform, Persuade, Pick Pocket, Spellcraft, Taunt, Tumble, Use Magic Device.
Primary Saving throw(s): Reflex, Will.
Base Attack Bonus: +3/4 levels.
Primary Ability: Charisma.
Maximum Level: None.
Spellcasting: Arcane spellcasting; casting ability CHA; spell table Bard; minimum casting level 1.
Requirements
Alignment: Any non-lawful.
Level Progression
| Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +2 | Bardic Knowledge, Bard Song |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +3 | Bard Song improves |
| 3rd | +2 | +1 | +3 | +3 | Bard Song improves |
| 4th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Bard Song improves |
| 5th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Bard Song improves |
| 6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Bard Song improves |
| 7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Bard Song improves |
| 8th | +6 | +2 | +6 | +6 | Bard Song improves |
| 9th | +6 | +3 | +6 | +6 | Bard Song improves |
| 10th | +7 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Bard Song improves |
| 11th | +8 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Bard Song improves |
| 12th | +9 | +4 | +8 | +8 | Bard Song improves |
| 13th | +9 | +4 | +8 | +8 | Bard Song improves |
| 14th | +10 | +4 | +9 | +9 | Bard Song improves |
| 15th | +11 | +5 | +9 | +9 | Bard Song improves |
| 16th | +12 | +5 | +10 | +10 | Bard Song improves |
| 17th | +12 | +5 | +10 | +10 | Bard Song improves |
| 18th | +13 | +6 | +11 | +11 | Bard Song improves |
| 19th | +14 | +6 | +11 | +11 | Bard Song improves |
| 20th | +15 | +6 | +12 | +12 | Bard Song improves |
Class Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Bardic Knowledge | Adds class level to Lore checks. |
| Bard Song | Performs a song that grants party bonuses and can hinder enemies. Song power improves with Bard levels and Perform ranks. Arkhalia duration can reach 10 rounds + 5 rounds from Lingering Song + 20 rounds from Lasting Inspiration + item bonuses; level 30 improvement requires 100 Perform. Use: Selected. |
Arkhalia Changes
- Bard Song can last up to 10 rounds + 5 rounds from Lingering Song + 20 rounds from Lasting Inspiration + item bonuses.
- Bard song improvement at level 30 requires 100 Perform: +3 attack, +4 damage, +4 Will, +3 Fortitude, +3 Reflex, +48 hit points, +7 AC, +18 skills.
Bard Spell List
Spellcasting ability: Charisma.
| Spell level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 0 | Cure Minor Wounds, Daze, Flare, Light, Resistance |
| 1st | 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 |
| 2nd | Blindness and Deafness, Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, Clarity, Cloud of Bewilderment, Cure Moderate Wounds, Darkness, Eagle's Splendor, Fox's Cunning, Ghostly Visage, Heroism, Hold Person, Invisibility, Owl's Wisdom, See Invisibility, Silence, Sound Burst, Summon Creature II, Tasha's Hideous Laughter, Ultravision |
| 3rd | Bestow Curse, Charm Monster, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Confusion, Cure Serious Wounds, Deep Slumber, 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 |
| 4th | Cure Critical Wounds, Dismissal, Dominate Person, Hold Monster, Improved Invisibility, Legend Lore, Mass Ultravision, Neutralize Poison, Shout, Summon Creature IV, War Cry |
| 5th | Ethereal Visage, Greater Dispelling, Greater Heroism, Mind Fog, Summon Creature V |
| 6th | Dirge, Energy Buffer, Greater Shout, Ice Storm, Mass Cat's Grace, Mass Eagle's Splendor, Mass Fox's Cunning, Mass Haste, Summon Creature VI |
Epic Bard
Hit Die: d6.
Skill Points: 4 + Int Modifier.
Epic Bard Bonus Feats List:
Greater Spell Focus, Greater Spell Penetration, Epic Spell Focus, Arcane Defense, Epic Skill Focus, Epic Lasting Inspiration, Ranged Inspiration, Curse Song, Epic Will, Epic Improved Combat Casting, Epic Great Charisma, Epic Great Dexterity, Extra Music, Lingering Song.