{"name":"Bard","overview":"","hitdice":"d8","hitpointsfirstlevel":"8 + Con Mod","hitpointsathigherlevels":"1d8 (or 5) + Con Mod","armorproficiencies":"Light armor","weaponproficiences":"Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords","tools":"Three musical instruments of your choice","savingthrows":"Dex, Cha","skills":"Choose any three","equipment":"[ul]\r\n[li](a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon[\/li]\r\n[li](a) a diplomat\u2019s pack or (b) an entertainer's pack[\/li]\r\n[li](a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument[\/li]\r\n[li]Leather armor and a dagger[\/li]\r\n[\/ul]\r\n","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. See Spells Rules for the general rules of spellcasting and the Spells Listing for the bard spell list.\r\n\r\n[b]Cantrips[\/b]\r\nYou 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.\r\n\r\n[b]Spell Slots[\/b]\r\nThe Bard table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your bard spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell\u2019s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.\r\n\r\nFor 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.\r\n\r\n[b]Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher[\/b]\r\nYou know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the bard spell list.\r\n\r\nThe 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.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, 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.\r\n\r\n[b]Spellcasting Ability[\/b]\r\nCharisma 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.\r\n\r\n[b]Spell save DC[\/b] = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier\r\n\r\n[b]Spell attack modifier[\/b]= your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier\r\n\r\n[b]Ritual Casting[\/b]\r\nYou can cast any bard spell you know as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag.\r\n\r\n[b]Spellcasting Focus[\/b]\r\nYou can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells.","features":"[h2]Bardic Inspiration[\/h2]\r\nYou 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.\r\n\r\nOnce 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.\r\n\r\nYou 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.\r\n\r\nYour 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.\r\n\r\n[h2]Jack of All Trades[\/h2]\r\nStarting at 2nd level, you can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn\u2019t already include your proficiency bonus.\r\n\r\n[h2]Song of Rest[\/h2]\r\nBeginning 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 regain hit points at the end of the short rest by spending one or more Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 hit points.\r\n\r\nThe extra hit points increase when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d8 at 9th level, to 1d10 at 13th level, and to 1d12 at 17th level.\r\n\r\n[h2]Bard College[\/h2]\r\nAt 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of a bard college of your choice: the College of Lore detailed at the end of the class description or another from the Player's Handbook or other sources. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th and 14th level.\r\n\r\n[h2]Expertise[\/h2]\r\nAt 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.\r\n\r\n[h2]Ability Score Improvement[\/h2]\r\nWhen you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can\u2019t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.\r\n\r\nUsing the optional feats rule, you can forgo taking this feature to take a feat of your choice instead.\r\n\r\n[h2]Font of Inspiration[\/h2]\r\nBeginning when you reach 5th level, you regain all of your expended uses of Bardic Inspiration when you finish a short or long rest.\r\n\r\n[h2]Countercharm[\/h2]\r\nAt 6th level, you gain the ability to use musical notes or words of power to disrupt mind-influencing effects. As an action, you can start a performance that lasts until the end of your next turn. During that time, you and any friendly creatures within 30 feet of you have advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed. A creature must be able to hear you to gain this benefit. The performance ends early if you are incapacitated or silenced or if you voluntarily end it (no action required).\r\n\r\n[h2]Expertise[\/h2]\r\nAt 10th level, choose two more of your skill proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.\r\n\r\n[h2]Magical Secrets[\/h2]\r\nBy 10th level, you have plundered magical knowledge from a wide spectrum of disciplines. Choose two spells from any classes, including this one. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.\r\n\r\nThe chosen spells count as bard spells for you and are included in the number in the Spells Known column of the Bard table.\r\n\r\nYou learn two additional spells from any classes at 14th level and again at 18th level.\r\n\r\n[h2]Magical Secrets[\/h2]\r\nAt 14th level, you have plundered magical knowledge from a wide spectrum of disciplines. Choose two spells from any classes, including this one. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.\r\n\r\nThe chosen spells count as bard spells for you and are included in the number in the Spells Known column of the Bard table.\r\n\r\nYou learn two additional spells from any classes at 18th level.\r\n\r\n[h2]Magical Secrets[\/h2]\r\nAt 18th level, you have plundered magical knowledge from a wide spectrum of disciplines. Choose two spells from any classes, including this one. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip.\r\n\r\nThe chosen spells count as bard spells for you and are included in the number in the Spells Known column of the Bard table.\r\n\r\n[h2]Superior Inspiration[\/h2]\r\nAt 20th level, when you roll initiative and have no uses of Bardic Inspiration left, you regain one use.","subclasses":"[hr]\r\n[h3]Bard Colleges[\/h3]\r\nThe way of a bard is gregarious. Bards seek each other out to swap songs and stories, boast of their accomplishments, and share their knowledge. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to facilitate their gatherings and preserve their traditions.\r\n\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[Arcane Philosopher](article:08dc5eb2-a5b6-454f-9fe8-0c85048f3276)[\/h1]\r\nEveryone hates a philosopher. You have a vastly\r\nsuperior understanding of the universe and what\r\nit contains compared to your peers, thanks to your\r\nyears of study, but all you\u2019re really sure of is just how\r\ncomplicated everything is.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of Arcane Threads](article:320264f2-f1ed-4662-9d7a-b2a3dad455d4)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Arcane Threads have a more\r\nliteral interpretation of tapping into the power\r\nof the weave. Summoning thin, flexible and\r\nversatile threads of arcane fabric to aid them in\r\ntheir adventures, though they may be more\r\nreserved than those of other colleges, their\r\ncraftsmanship with textiles is second to none,\r\nand they're more than aware of the power of their bonds,\r\nmetaphorical and literal\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Blood Painting](article:9665043e-8799-4199-814d-71a6dc2c1192)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of Blood Painting is a comfortable home\r\nfor bards who have a lack of interest or no knowledge\r\nin the playing of instruments. Instead, they choose to\r\nweave their performances and abilities through their\r\nartwork using blood.\r\n\r\nBards who are of this college, are generally\r\nconsidered to be a lower form of bard due to their\r\nrejection of the other colleges and methods that their\r\nfellow bards employ. They are usually ragged and\r\nrougher looking. Their clothes, skin and hair are often\r\nstained from the constant use of blood paints. It is\r\nrumored that through practice and determination,\r\nthese bards can actually bring their artwork to life to\r\nserve them as constructs in battle.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Benevolence](article:e319a379-9e99-4cad-865c-d2e676225074)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Benevolence honed their craft in the\r\nupper planes, or at least through the tutelage of a creature native\r\nto the upper planes. These bards often learn their magic from\r\ncelestial creatures, such as lesser angels, couatls, ki-rin, and\r\nunicorns. Others might be tutored by humanoids that have visited\r\nor taken residence in the upper planes, and gained enough\r\nknowledge of the celestial workings of the world to pass on that\r\nknowledge to others.\r\n\r\nRegardless of their tutor, these bards learn to be master\r\nphysicians and therapists, adept at healing both magically and\r\nnonmagically, and capable of putting others at ease with just a\r\nfew choice words or a calming melody. Their teachers also\r\nemphasize the importance of redemption, mercy, and forgiveness,\r\nand teach that no life should be snuffed out needlessly. While\r\nbards of this college aren\u2019t usually true pacifists, they typically\r\nseek out non-violent solutions whenever they can. They often\r\nattempt to persuade or reason with their foes, and can also use a\r\nvariety of powerful magics to end conflicts before they start.\r\nBards of this college often travel through the lands and planes\r\nof the world, acting as both traveling doctors and traveling\r\nmusicians. They heal the sick and injured, resolve conflicts, and\r\nbring joy and merriment to all settlements they pass through.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Bravado](article:a8d766d3-7fb5-4eab-87e9-aeaaacbae556)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Bravado excel at making inflated displays of bravery, particularly in the face of tremendous peril. Their tales and artistic performances are among the most boastful and boisterous of any bard, and they have no qualms romanticizing even the most mundane of stories.\r\nSome outside the College of Bravado view their demeanor as an annoyance\u2014something to be met with rolling eyes and half-sighs but these bards view it as a talent. They proudly hone and refine their craft, working to masterfully execute their delivery as they fill their spectators with awe.\r\nThe adventuring lifestyle is the perfect fuel for the ego and fables of bards of this college, routinely providing them with the spark they need for their next story or song. Despite their aggrandizing tendencies, their presence is most welcome among hardened adventuring bands seeking boldness and confidence in the face of exceedingly treacherous and dire circumstances. \r\n\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Calm](article:f18175df-2327-4c7c-8cda-b5f4a7bf3010)[\/h1]\r\nA Bard of the College of Calm doesn't claim to be wise, but\r\ntheir wisdom can be found in the way they live life. Whether\r\ntaking a rest under the shine of the sun or focusing on their\r\nhobby, they take their time and live life enjoyably day by day.\r\nWhen they need to act, they move slowly and deliberately to\r\nensure that whatever they do, they'll be able to do it properly.\r\nThese bards desire to rest a good rest, eat good food, meet\r\ngood people, and live a good life. This wish is spread to those\r\nthat are around them, and they serve as a presence that can\r\ncare for both themselves and the people that they hold dear.\r\nThe college's members can be found all around the world,\r\nbut are easiest to find in idyllic, peaceful places. They answer\r\nthe call to adventure not because they must, but because they\r\ncan. All wisdom is contained in these words: Wait and hope.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Colour](article:f9325f88-a1d6-41f4-bae0-fc54ceaf3e38)[\/h1]\r\nNot all artists sing and dance \u2013 inspiration can be drawn\r\nfrom many art forms. Bards of the College of Colour have\r\nspecialised in expressing themselves, and their magic,\r\nthrough painting and illustration instead of song. They are\r\nexperts at using the colour of their visual medium to evoke\r\npotent emotions in others, breathing vibrant life into mere\r\npictures and doodles. Each and every work they craft has a\r\npiece of the artists\u2019 creative soul inside it, which fuels their\r\nbardic magic. These bards often feel emotions in extremes,\r\nembodying the diversity of the colours that they work with\r\nto swing between elated motivated and melancholic\r\nbrooding. But whatever you do, never offer to pay them for\r\ntheir hard work with exposure.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of Diplomacy ](article:91a974b7-87d1-42c5-a634-9613980aaebf)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Diplomacy understand that statecraft, like music or drama, is a complicated artform. Formally trained as couriers, aides, stewards, geishas, and ambassadors, these performers use civility and social protocol to open doors where others cannot. In mastering their craft, these individuals also learn to see the connections between magical and social networks, and recognize how each can influence the other.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Discord](article:afa38dd0-44b9-44cc-8759-a575e2de2507)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Discord yearn to take the\r\nperformances to the next level. While some artists\r\nfeel the need to prepare or learn progressions within\r\na harmonic framework, the extemporaneous nature\r\nof the bard\u2019s study encourages inventing variations in\r\ntheir musical repertoire mid performance. This practice\r\nusually bleeds into their outlook on life and, whether with\r\naccompaniment or solo, these bards are excited to delve\r\ninto the unknown, no matter the vibe.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Divinity](article:8c78915e-65f5-4888-969f-05133a6b28cd)[\/h1]\r\nWorship takes on many forms across the realms; the quiet\r\ncontemplation of the monastic hermit, the wise guidance and\r\nleadership of the temple priesthood, the resolute dedication of\r\nfaith-filled warriors and crusaders, and the impassioned\r\npreacher spreading the good (or bad) news of their faith\r\nacross the land with word and song.\r\nYou are one such devout preacher, and all your music sings\r\nthe praise of your god. As a member of the College of Divinity,\r\nwhat drive your devotion to your deity? Did they choose you to\r\nconvert others to worship them? To entertain them with your\r\nadventures? To beguile and deceive mortals into joining their\r\ncause? Whatever the case, you have been anointed to use your\r\ninspirational gifts in the service of a higher power.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Doors](article:3d71b3ff-170b-4342-84be-34f1835761fd)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Doors are roamers of the\r\nplanes who tell tales of their travels and the\r\nfantastical places they've seen. The College of\r\nDoors believes that the infinite vastness of the\r\nplanes, outer, inner, upper, and lower, is where\r\nthe truest sense of wonder originates. From the\r\nplains of the Beastlands, to the great gears of\r\nMechanus, to the chaotic islands of Limbo there are new\r\nthings to experience and see, and those things are worth\r\nwriting poems and songs and performances about.\r\nNot many people ever leave their home plane, but it is the\r\npurpose of the College of Doors to spread the distant wonders\r\nof the planes to those who cannot see it for themselves.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Drama](article:3e7eaef0-c9a5-47e8-ac40-0c65fd0aee13)[\/h1]\r\nLong have the performing arts been a favorite pastime of\r\nnobles and peasants alike. Actors and thespians perform\r\nstories that while fictional, reveal great truths about life, death,\r\nand the struggles in between. The Muse, the ancient spirit of\r\ninspiration, moves the hearts of actors, great and small, to give\r\ntheir all while performing for others.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Elegy](article:4f3d4ad2-e686-466b-bb96-ff9b3d07fe69)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of Elegy teaches a precious lesson: immortality is everywhere. Immortality is in every moment your deeds are remembered. Immortality is every life changed by your own. Immortality is stories. These bards have a grim duty to keep the dead alive by sharing their tales, calling ectoplasmic energy into the shape of echoes resembling the departed.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Endings](article:61d7b5b3-253f-4eb8-89a5-08cdff46e467)[\/h1]\r\nBards who study the College of Endings are committed to the notion that all stories must have come to a\r\nclose. Bards from this college bring about these denouements through means both subtle and obvious,\r\nexercising their magical might to make sure that noone overstays their welcome in the material plane.\r\nThe College of Endings often attracts those who\r\npossess an innate sense of justice or vengeance, and\r\nthus is favored by monster hunters\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Flavor](article:e26ca71c-ac0c-43b1-aef1-af80efcdd60d)[\/h1]\r\nMany bards study the arts of song, poetry, theater, and even\r\nthe canvas, but bards of the college of flavor add another, oft forgotten discipline to this list: the art of food and cooking.\r\nThese bards travel the world sampling decadent delights and\r\nsearching for long-forgotten tastes in order to hone their craft.\r\nAlong the way they also learn to weave magic into their\r\ncooking, creating vibrant and unbelievable flavors, or nasty\r\nside-effects.\r\n\r\nBecause of their usefulness in the world of food, bards of\r\nthe college of flavor tend to be specialists of conjuration,\r\ntransmutation, and illusionary magic. Learning to conjure\r\nflavorful ingredients is one of the first hurdles of this art, but\r\ntransmutation is often used as a crutch by beginners, as it can\r\nturn even the most bland ingredient into a treat for the senses.\r\nOnce the dish is completed, illusion magic can transform its\r\npresentation, however extravagant it began, into a\r\nmasterpiece fit for only the most prestigious of kings.\r\n\r\nBecause of their special talents, bards of this college are\r\nsometimes called upon to prepare poisons or tricks built into\r\ntheir cuisine. While most find this corruption of their craft to\r\nbe sacrilege, some take pleasure in experimenting with the\r\nmagical possibilities of their foods, harmful or otherwise.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Gardensong](article:e7eaa845-dcb1-4301-bc60-ac3502248d50)[\/h1]\r\nThe world is a place of beauty, wild and dangerous and\r\nfree. You are among those bards that sing the song of the\r\ngardens, an ancient tune that calls to the heart of nature.\r\nNature\u2019s beauty, however, is not always the type that can\r\nbe appreciated by mortal eyes. You see all flowers as part of\r\nthe same garden, and act as a caretaker for them. The more\r\nexotic among their number are quite useful during your\r\nadventures, bearing strange poisons upon their leaves and\r\nteeth among their flowers, though they view you as a friend\r\nand a charge to be protected. You shall tend the garden, and\r\nthe garden shall tend to you. Sing for the plants, and let\r\ntheir life be your own.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Glamour](article:6475a3f2-9311-42b8-a754-7049b349dc1b)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey, these bards learn to use their magic to delight and captivate others.\r\n\r\nThe bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of legend. These bards are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that allows them to quell beasts can also bend minds. Villainous bards of this college can leech off a community for weeks, misusing their magic to turn their hosts into thralls. Heroic bards of this college instead use this power to gladden the downtrodden and undermine oppressors.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Glass](article:6da46cba-2661-493b-91fd-50f742d960a1)[\/h1]\r\nAt the root, a bard is the creation of inspiring and beautiful\r\nworks of art; a Bard of the College of Glass gives form to the\r\nfleeting beauty of their creation in spectacular forms wrought\r\nfrom the air, spun into life as if blown from glass.\r\nTheir creations tend to be beautiful and fleeting, inspiring\r\nyet oft deadly. Bards that take this college are often Artisans\r\nthat breath magical life into their creations, a fusion of two\r\npaths: art and magic, into something spectacular\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Harbingers](article:2a31e019-5db2-4ce9-bc53-a15ae26b3ace)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Harbingers are disciples of the Storm\r\nLord, an otherworldly entity that sails between the skies of\r\ncountless worlds, consuming the souls of fallen heroes.\r\nTo enter the ranks of these champions, it is typical for an\r\napplicant to anchor themselves to a high place during a storm\r\nand then throw themselves from the edge. Struck and battered\r\nagainst the mountain or tower, the winds and rain crash and\r\ncut at their skin for three days and nights, until finally the\r\nLord shows its favor, strengthening body and soul. Studying\r\nthe stories of the fallen champions this great beast claims,\r\nyou learn to call upon the Lord\u2019s power to strike down your\r\nenemies and to free you from mortal concerns. The skies\r\nwill tremble before your performance, as your prowess shall\r\nbecome legend.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Hospitality](article:64a3c2b7-613b-4aa9-bd8f-41d7af8f2502)[\/h1]\r\nIn the frozen expanse of the north, a warm and\r\nwelcoming hearth can lift the spirits of even the most\r\nembattled adventurer. Bards of the College of Hospitality\r\ntake their expertise in tavernkeeping on the road, bringing\r\nwarm beds and plentiful ale along with them. These bards\r\ntend to be less flashy than those of other colleges, believing\r\nthe comfort and security they provide can be more inspiring\r\nthan any simple song or dance.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Improv](article:be82b118-d1b1-47df-9a68-230428f53ea7)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of Improv trains a bard to overcome obstacles, bounce off of new ideas, and turn the audience and the tide of battle their benefit in a swift, assured instant. Improvisational players value sharp wits and cultivate their personal craft as all bards do, but they are more willing than most to step aside or pivot in favor of a colleague's own spin on a situation. Magical influence is a key prop in an player's closet to keep the scene moving and the audience on their toes. For these bards, all the world truly is a stage that they revel in - even the theatre of battle, where victory can hinge on a swift reaction to an unexpected upset.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Journeys](article:100530cb-c6c6-4b47-a36f-652dcd1ca28d)[\/h1]\r\nMany bards learn of the arcane arts and the skills of the\r\nworld from books or teachers, but many others learn their\r\nway about the world by making their way about the world,\r\nembarking on wide journeys like the heroes they tell tales of.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Keys](article:703e254c-d0d8-4c0a-a2a7-5dbf1715b6bc)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Keys believe that performance\r\ncan manipulate anything, be it person, magic, or machine.\r\nTheir preternatural charm allows these daring performers\r\nto delve into dungeons seething with traps, assured that\r\nthey can use their words and song to protect themselves\r\nand allies. These bards often become spies and\r\ninfiltrators, since no lock can stand up to their charms.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Leadership](article:9807978d-aece-407d-a836-1bb775b3f34d)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Leadership are gallant commanders\r\nwhose presence and bravado inspire all around them to\r\ngreater feats of courage. Gathering in military colleges or\r\ntemples dedicated to war, these bards discuss tactics, share\r\nstories of heroism, and preach the virtues of leading from the\r\nfront. Practicing what they preach, they roam the land\r\nsearching for those in need of a guiding presence, from\r\npeasants oppressed by a local tyrant to an army on the verge\r\nof routing. The College of Leadership doesn't just record\r\nstories: they make them.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Lore](article:642fb868-e56b-481a-b190-d998612c98c2)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning everything they held to be true, from their faith in the priesthood of the local temple to their loyalty to the king.\r\n\r\nThe loyalty of these bards lies in the pursuit of beauty and truth, not in fealty to a monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic.\r\n\r\nThe college\u2019s members gather in libraries and sometimes in actual colleges, complete with classrooms and dormitories, to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where they can expose corruption, unravel lies, and poke fun at self-important figures of autho rity.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Luck](article:32eb4c3c-5a09-4aee-bc0c-9161581ef984)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Luck are renowned gamblers and\r\ndealers, and often hang around casinos and taverns, using\r\ntheir innate skill with games of chance to make easy money.\r\n\r\nTheir ability to manipulate the odds extends out of mere\r\ngames, however, and they can use these abilities to aid\r\nthemselves if they end up in a dangerous situation. With luck\r\nalmost always on their side, they can often win fights with one\r\nhand behind their back and their eyes closed.\r\n\r\nSometimes, members of the College of Luck get together to\r\ngamble amongest each other. These games are said to be\r\nlegendary, with each bluff, call and gamble more impressive\r\nthen the last.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Lyrical Genius](article:125aebf2-4d28-43a0-a6f2-cf5eaeda08ad)[\/h1]\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of Machismo](article:7b4eebb5-27d3-4a2f-ab44-7134dd04b912)[\/h1]\r\nFamed for their hulking frames and cocksure swagger, the bards of the College of Machismo are dedicated to building (and flaunting) their own physiques. By putting their muscles to work, these entertainers will \u201cperform in circus acts, gladiatorial bouts, contests of strength, bachelorette parties, and anywhere they can bask in the roar of a crowd.\r\nThese bards take their pursuit of muscular perfection seriously, and will often parade their bodies unbidden. What these individuals lack in self-awareness or humility, however, they more than make up for in raw, physical power. After all, confidence fuels the strength of these bards, and this is a quality they have in abundance.\r\nContrary to its name, the College of Machismo is home to many a strongwoman, luchadora, and female bodybuilder. Indeed, the rivalries (and occasional romances) which form between its members tend to capture the public's interest and heighten the college's reputation - especially when a fight between lovers is scheduled!\r\nWhen they join this college, it is common for bards to adopt pseudonyms that help them play to a crowd.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Masks](article:8f16bdf2-b903-4308-8a81-11f62bd59b8e)[\/h1]\r\nBards in the College of Masks (or Masters of Masks, as\r\nthey have come to be called) are virtuoso performers who\r\npractice becoming the figure they portray, rather than\r\nmerely imitating them. Bards who practice in this college\r\ncome to believe that all life is performed, rather than lived,\r\nand that to become an actor in this Great Play requires that\r\none merely put on the metaphorical mask of another.\r\nBecause each person wears a mask every day, a Master\r\nof Masks carries with him a number of masks, each a\r\npotent magical artifact of a specific archetypical character\r\nor creature to allow them to better enter those roles.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Mirrors](article:5883eae7-8456-4351-ae36-32f8d1d510be)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Mirrors specialize in the art of\r\nredirection. What starts off as simple sleight of hand card\r\ntricks or minor magical illusions can lead a bard to this\r\nelusive path. A common value shared throughout this college\r\nis that appearances can be and often are deceiving. These\r\nbards often find themselves employed in thieves guilds as a\r\nmaster of distraction, helping cover up assassinations or\r\nsecret plots, and many other jobs that require artful illusory\r\nwork.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Mourning](article:0e65cebf-bafb-4276-9d48-5a9a4f30943f)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Mourning specialize in easing\r\nthe transition from life to death. While most bards derive\r\ntheir artistic catalogue from celebrating the lives of\r\nthe valiant, mourning bards create a gateway for dead\r\nknights, faithful priests, and wise viziers who dedicated\r\ntheir lives in service, to accomplish any lingering\r\nobligations of the Material Plane.\r\n\r\nWhile some see romanticizing death as macabre, the\r\ncollege spent centuries observing religious rites and\r\ncomposing teachings of necromancy in prose to entreat\r\nthe dead to remain long enough to fulfill their purpose.\r\nWhether woodwind or brass, string or drum, these\r\nbards are versed in delicate affairs and often find work\r\nin parades krewes, as pallbearers, or on other occasions\r\nwhere tact and taste are tantamount. Mourning bards\r\nimprovise their melodies to mask the cries and wails of\r\ngrieving loved ones, and often turn dour occasions into\r\ncelebrations of remembrance. Whatever their method,\r\ntheir purpose is always to complement the spirits\u2019 shuffle\r\nto the afterlife in ceremonious display with arrangements\r\nof grace and style.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Origami](article:b6b1c24a-2dff-4b85-8399-f877d9c442a1)[\/h1]\r\nBards that practice in this college are often seen in parades,\r\nwhere their very music breathes life into parchment. They\r\ncaptivate all those who watch, performing a show with\r\nanimated origami that folds itself and flows in the wind.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Passion](article:4111cfb4-714f-42a6-abaa-52a9e8e5fa57)[\/h1]\r\nThrough your weapons and your words, you incite fervor in\r\nothers. Whether attraction or lust, rapture or enthusiasm, in\r\nbattle you use a combination of grace, dance, and the\r\nsubtleties of romantic magic to beguile and bewilder.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Portraiture](article:6fa56f72-4fae-4f69-b9cf-812a56bcb9ec)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Portraiture are artisans, first and\r\nforemost. Through your intensive study of anatomy, you\u2019ve\r\nbegin to unlock the secrets of tying the art you create to\r\nyour very soul. The creation of a Gray Portrait, where the\r\nsoul is tied to the art, is considered a perversion of these\r\ntechniques, locking away your intrinsic artistic talent into\r\na single masterwork. There are those, however, that claim\r\nthe true path to artistic skill lies somewhere in the middle,\r\ntying one\u2019s soul to both the art one creates and tying the art\r\nback to the soul, in an endless cycle that allows one to truly\r\nbecome the art. Heresies aside, your skill and talents with the\r\nmanipulation of your own life essence allows you to create\r\nand animate works of art in your own image. Narcissism is\r\ncommon among the practitioners of this College, though that\r\ncan hardly be faulted: if everyone could portray themselves so\r\nbeautifully, then they surely would.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of Puppetry](article:8c0d7a69-287f-4a8c-bbf4-8f35f0752faf)[\/h1]\r\nWhile most bards utilize their voices and instrumental prowess, bards of the College of Puppetry prefer to use their puppets as entertainment. Still proficient in their musical talents, bards of this college often appear to be like most other bards: supplementing their songs and stories with the visual effects of their puppets. However, the College of Puppetry teaches its students to be the masters of their own their fate and to control those around them as a means to their ends. These bards utilize their magic and natural talents to get what they want through any means necessary.\r\nMost other bards view the College of Puppetry with disdain, if not outright hatred and violence. They believe practitioners of this artform taint the name of bards everywhere with their malignant magics and despicable, underhanded tactics. As such, members of this college often hide their puppetry prowess until necessary. Others blatantly use their skills in puppetry, laughing at the notion they would be a part of the ne'er-do-wells aligned with the College of Puppetry.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Revelry](article:a8ac80f4-3af3-4ec3-8047-91fcf7acfd91)[\/h1]\r\nSome bards have a way of becoming the center of attention\r\nwherever they go. They enjoy the after parties more than their\r\nactual performances, and it is rare that they turn down an\r\ninvitation for a good time. Bards of the College of Revelry live\r\nfor celebrations, and hedonistic gatherings of all kinds.\r\nTheir honeyed words have a way of convincing anyone to let\r\nloose and have a good time. However, some bards of this\r\ncollege have a dark side, influencing others to become so\r\ncarefree that they will compromise their long held values.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Satire](article:4083d102-ed94-465b-86f3-ad5fcefbebef)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Satire are called jesters.\r\nWhile jesters are masters of puns, jokes, and\r\nverbal barbs, they are much more than just\r\ncomic relief. Among bards, jesters are\r\nunmatched acrobats, and their ability to tumble,\r\ndodge, leap, and climb makes them slippery\r\nopponents in battle.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Scripture](article:a06c7ea7-5635-4505-b2ee-9873364618ae)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Scripture are religious scholars\r\nthrough and through, experts on the ways of religions of all\r\ncreeds and cultures. They often join together in abandoned\r\nchurches to make sure even the smallest gods are\r\nremembered. These bards can be seen in city streets,\r\npreaching the good word of a particular deity they find worthy\r\nof their time to the wide-eyed masses, or arguing with priests\r\nabout their narrow-minded dogma. Faith is a tool, after all, a\r\npen to be used to write new works and words upon the world.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Secrets ](article:2bda2757-8f20-4c93-848d-14cbedb6a26f)[\/h1]\r\nThere are many organizations that act in secrecy. From thieves\u2019 guilds and spy rings to cults and rebellions,\r\nall these secret societies need operatives and leaders like you. Your chosen group taught you the value of\r\nloyalty and secrecy, and how to command fear and respect, whether by magic or other means. The key to\r\nyour success and survival is an expert understanding of the psychology and culture of those around you.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Superstars](article:31bca970-4dd0-48d9-b98e-10e8a04da28c)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of Superstars is home to the most ambitious\r\nperformers, artists, singers, and dancers. Bards of this college\r\nseek to dazzle audiences with their brilliance and talent,\r\ncompeting endlessly with one another to become the world's\r\nbrightest star.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Swords](article:26d922b3-3aca-4a21-82b8-aac7cc3a4a37)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right.\r\n\r\nTheir talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most troupes are happy to accept a blade\u2019s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.\r\n\r\nBlades who abandon their lives as entertainers have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves\u2019 guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of the Ancients](article:ba401acf-e85a-489b-81f7-ed28d57e2e82)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of the Ancients have deep knowledge in the\r\narea of nature magic, and they often wander the wilderness,\r\ncollecting knowledge on the magic of the earth. They are most\r\noften wandering singers and skalds, traveling through ancient\r\nforests and long abandoned roads, often singing to nobody at all.\r\nThey wish, first and foremost, to protect and honor nature. They\r\ntell tales of great floods and good harvests, tremendous storms\r\nand frightening gales. They learn to be one with nature.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of the Blazing Strings](article:f0eb7a66-6e86-492a-9d77-b1e4cf26994c)[\/h1]\r\nThe sound of music can be a calming thing to the ears of those\r\nwho understand it. It can take the edge off of those heavy\r\nemotions that threaten to turn mortal minds mad. But Bards of\r\nthe Blazing strings needs it for another reason. They were born\r\nwith great sorcerous power but lacked the ability to control it,\r\npresenting a clear and constant threat to those around them.\r\nBut with the power of music, they can focus their energies\r\ninto their songs and ballads and create a wonderful display of\r\ntheir power that can inspire and audience with a brilliant show\r\nof arcane lights. Or burn down the performance hall as they\r\nfocus the truly terrifying power within them through the sound\r\nof their instrument.\r\n\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of The Maestro ](article:4eb73090-dcad-401a-a044-5929fa3e589d)[\/h1]\r\nMusic is a powerful thing. It can bolster a burning passion, inspire the meek to bravery, and soothe a cluttered mind. Wandering bards have mastered the art of creating music to shape and manipulate the thoughts and hearts of the world through songs, words, and instruments. However, it is the Maestro who has learned to evoke music from the natural world around them and weave these notes with arcane skill into melodies of dynamic and potent magic. \r\n\r\nWith but a raised hand or wand, a Maestro listens for the clang of arms on armor, the heavy footfalls of a giant, the crackle of a bolt of lightning, and catches them, crafting them into a symphony of rousing musical movements. They conduct the sounds of the battlefield like a phantom orchestra, empowering the blows of their allies, altering the minds and moods of their opponents, and changing the pace of the fray in their favor. \r\n\r\nThe College of the Maestro calls to those who enjoy enabling their companions to become even more adept, working in unison with your sonata. It refines those of raw talent into majestic performers who can pluck the thoughts from a mind like a musical note, amplify the fears of lesser beings through sourceless, ominous tones, and seemingly stretch time by commanding the tempo of a heartbeat. Maestros become heroes who can take the chaos of the world and carve it as they see fit by controlling the vibrations of music that subtly guide the realm. \r\n\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of the Mime](article:27b8d552-ae42-4070-98f8-29c0056e19c7)[\/h1]\r\nBards of this college are actors and performers, focused upon empowering their spells with their own mischievous, deceptive skill. Members of this college are twisted harlequins: even the most powerful bards known to have studied it were said to use their creations for pranks, creating luxurious invisible chairs before dismissing the effect and watching their compatriots fall about on the floor, or mimicking their allies' misthaps with an unsettling precision.\r\n\r\nMembers of this college focus on bedazzling and befuddling their foes with their powerful enchantments and charms. It\u2019s all smoke and mirrors, so the rumour goes: the devastating jinxes of the College of Mime are entirely manifest in their victims\u2019 imagination.\r\n\r\nWhether or not that rumour is true, their combative potency is more than real enough. They play foes like fools.\r\n\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of the Muse](article:f5e5b30b-657d-4d16-a356-f63848ccf781)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of the Muse dedicate themselves to the pursuit of art and beauty in their highest forms. With lyre, pipes, or siren song, they seek out great heroes to inspire and, in turn, be inspired by. Blessed with charm and orphean gifts they are sought-after companions, not just by heroes, but also by prosperous patrons such as aristocrats and even kings. They play on the appeal of decadence and desire, basking in the luxury and sensual comforts afforded them by their gifts.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of The Painter](article:afaab6fc-1562-4eb1-b590-d38c0c6db560)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of the Painter is a comfortable home for bards who have\r\na lack of interest or no knowledge in the playing on instrument,\r\ninstead having chosen to weave their performances and abilities\r\nthrough their painting and artwork.\r\n\r\nBards who are of this college and generally thought to be a lower\r\nform of bard due to their rejection of the other colleges and methods\r\nthat their fellow bards employ. They are more antisocial and are\r\nmore ragged and rough in terms of their appearances, their clothes,\r\nskin and hair generally stained with their constant use of paints and\r\ninks. It is told and rumored that through practice and determination,\r\nthese bards can actually bring their artwork to life to serve them as\r\nfamiliars and followers.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of Purity ](article:304f680a-f044-4ac0-a2b8-69d8f9c4517b)[\/h1]\r\nDespite living through many of the cruelest dangers the world has to offer, there are those who maintain that all conflicts can be resolved with the power of friendship. The bards of the College of Purity are united by their belief in this ideal and use their performances to spread peace and harmony wherever they go.\r\nIt is said that this College was once founded by a talented princess, whose clarity of voice was matched only by her purity of heart. Variously imagined as a mermaid who longed for legs, a leader of a troupe of dwarves, and even a woman who could paint with the colors of the wind, her adventures are often told by these bards to set a positive example for children, bring hope\r\nto the hopeless, and quell the hostilities of others.\r\nMany of these bards aspire to visit the Blessed Fields of Elysium - the outer plane of true goodness - and meet their predecessor. To achieve this goal, these minstrels will use their magic to bond with animals, befriend villains, and even call on mythical unicorns to ferry them to safety.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of The Quill ](article:eac93d16-c0b4-436d-9a71-687e28ab8dbf)[\/h1]\r\nIn the right hands, a quill is both an instrument and weapon without peer. It can found empires, bring wars to a close, and draft narratives that will be told and retold for centuries to come. This is a truth recognized by the bards of the College of the Quill: the authors, poets, lyricists and playwrights who know that before the greatest works can be recited, they must first be written.\r\nDetermined to join their societies' pantheon of legendary composers, these wordsmiths devote their lives to penning their own fictions. Theirs are the tragedies that make even the minstrels weep; the comedies that gladden widows and orphans in mourning; the epics that sow wanderlust amongst uncountable audiences.\r\nAcquiring such literary flair demands years of study and practice, and as a result, these bards are often susceptible to arrogance or elitism. Nonetheless, many of this school still try to impart their skills to amateur story-tellers, if only to leverage positive exposure for their creations.\r\nTo those who enter this College, the fastest path to renown lies in perfecting a single Opus. This is a process that may take months, years or even decades. Each element of its construction requires careful consideration and will influence both its form and effect on others.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Ravens](article:5366a684-427f-4012-a305-72baf24cf895)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Ravens have many friends, or so the saying goes. Whether perched on balconies overlooking cities, or stalking the deep hearts of umbral forests, these clever spies and sinister information brokers rely on their shadowy allies to acquire secrets. The College of Ravens relies on always having just the right secret to tip the balance in their favour. To their mind, it\u2019s not brute force that will win the day, but a small push in just the right place, at just the right moment.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of the Shadowfell](article:f36badef-67f1-49e5-a0de-b05d4052e5e7)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of the Shadowfell specialize in the study of\r\nthat realm, gleaming great knowledge of shadow magic in the\r\nprocess. These bards are few in number and their study is far\r\nharder than most, for knowledge of the Shadowfell is hard to\r\ncome by. These bards occasionally gather in great libraries to\r\nshare their knowledge, but most of their time is spent out in the\r\nworld, looking for any glimpses of knowledge that might lead\r\nthem to their goal.\r\nThese bards generally do not perform music, and are instead\r\nmore inclined to creating stories and manufacturing histories,\r\nwith most of these stories ending as dark as the realm they study.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of the Voice](article:4e1141c0-05d1-49be-abde-e1cd0428f80d)[\/h1]\r\n[quote]\r\n\"Words carry weight. Mine more so than yours.\"\u2014anonymous\r\nbard.[\/quote]\r\nYou are not a paltry singer or teller of tawdry tales. Your voice\r\nis your instrument, ancient words your performance. Those\r\nborn with the power to join the College of the Voice carry the\r\nuncanny power to make their words reality by screaming\r\nnature into submission. Through bellowed incantations, you\r\nchange the world around you to suit your whims.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Threads](article:b499952e-5040-4bc2-be8c-e6b4c016764d)[\/h1]\r\nIf all the world's people are puppets, you are the puppeteer.\r\nCarefully laid webs of deceit is the mark of those in the\r\nshadowed College of Threads. Often compared to spiders,\r\nthey are manipulators and tacticians, using their bardic wit\r\nand magical abilities to control a situation as they please.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Tragedy](article:ac934ec3-a658-48ca-b1f4-ad1031ee7e1c)[\/h1]\r\nWhen many think of this college, they imagine weeping\r\nmasks and dour company. A misconception, but a common\r\none. Bards of this college have a potent obsession with the\r\nmorose and melancholic, but only as a way to become truly\r\nwhole. They believe that pain makes pleasure sweeter, and\r\nthat death is to be acknowledged, mourned, and moved on\r\nfrom. They follow those who walk the most dangerous of\r\npaths, to provide a voice of compassion, and to remind them\r\nof the light that hides beyond the darkness.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College Of Uproar ](article:c39788e3-068c-4c90-8e1c-af8d578e83c4)[\/h1]\r\nMost minstrels swear by the standards of respectable musicianship. However, the bards of the College of Uproar rail against those orthodoxies with the sound of rolling thunder. Raucously enthusiastic and radically transgressive, these individuals aim to disrupt the status quo with songs of unparalleled volume. \r\n\r\nTo members of this College, the best performances are those that fully assault the senses of an audience. For this reason, the forte of these individuals lies in their ability to give voice to difficult and uncomfortable truths, as these are often the hardest truths to hear. \r\n\r\nUnlike other bards, those of the College of Uproar will almost always be found in the thick of a skirmish. Donned in clangorous metal armor, these bards will use their voices and instruments as deafening weapons, and can electrify the battlefield with their music.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Valor](article:a527c5f1-c050-47b7-87eb-61050a326dd5)[\/h1]\r\nBards of the College of Valor are daring skalds whose tales keep alive the memory of the great heroes of the past, and thereby inspire a new generation of heroes. These bards gather in mead halls or around great bonfires to sing the deeds of the mighty, both past and present. They travel the land to witness great events firsthand and to ensure that the memory of those events doesn\u2019t pass from the world. With their songs, they inspire others to reach the same heights of accomplishment as the heroes of old.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of War](article:3f6e324f-c2ea-4a8c-81b6-19c04868f28b)[\/h1]\r\nThe College of War is a rare and mysterious college, and the\r\nbards who study its teachings are feared. This is because\r\nthese bards rarely use the teachings of this college for\r\nentertainment. Nearly always, its rhythms and forbidden\r\nmelodies are used to inspire soldiers, spark bloodlust, and\r\nultimately go to war.\r\nOrcs and hobgoblins have been known to study this college\r\nbefore beginning a war campaign, distributing their\r\ndrummers across their ranks so that all soldiers can reap the\r\nbenefits of the songs of war, becoming roused to bloodshed.\r\nBards of other races that seek out this college become\r\npowerful assets to guilds and organizations, and many serve\r\nas enforcers, bodyguards, or troup leaders, while others\r\nbecome adventurers.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Whispers](article:176365c3-0c9e-4d79-a97a-eda5522e766a)[\/h1]\r\nMost folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing songs, and telling tales to the audiences they gather. In truth, the College of Whispers teaches its students that they are wolves among sheep. These bards use their knowledge and magic to uncover secrets and turn them against others through extortion and threats.\r\n\r\nMany other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard\u2019s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason, members of this college rarely reveal their true nature. They typically claim to follow some other college, or they keep their actual calling secret in order to infiltrate and exploit royal courts and other settings of power.\r\n[hr]\r\n[h1]@[College of Word Play](article:90c9d308-9859-464e-b2a2-fb722fc237d1)[\/h1]\r\nBards from the College of Word Play are lovers of the spoken word with wits sharper than swords. They are known as pundits who, unlike jesters, completely disregard the pursuit and propogation of truth. Some students in this College may have been kicked out of the College of Satire. Others may have applied for the College of Swords but didn\u2019t read the name correctly. Bards in the College of Word Play have a mastery of their language and know how to twist it to deliver punchlines or punish their foes.","tabledata":"","tags":"Bard,Classes","isShared":"on","templateId":"25","blockId":"105513","world":"5f6f92f6-d12b-4dad-9ea7-eabcd38bb19c","folder":""}