DIBASTET'S ARCHETYPES #2

Bard

by Diego Bastet and the Secrets of Alancia team

art by Diego Bastet, character commissions at
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COLLEGE OF ADVENTURE
Bards from the College of Adventure are
explorers and heroes, equally apt to dive
headfirst into court, city or dungeon adventure.
ADVENTURER'S ACTION
You are a master at being where you need
when you need it. You can expend one use of
your Bardic Inspiration to take the Dash,
Disengage or Hide action. Also, as a Reaction
you can also expend one use of your Bardic
Inspiration to move up to half your move and
end within 5 ft of an ally. You may use this
ability to dive out of danger, or to hold
someone who was about to fall, for example.
ADDITIONAL PROFICIENCY
When you join the College of Adventure at
3rd level, you gain proficiency in a single skill
of your choice, as well as thieves’ tools.
UNCANNY DODGE
Starting at 6th level, when an attacker that you
can see hits you with an attack, you can use
your reaction to make an uncanny dodge to
halve the attack’s damage against you.
MAGIC DILETTANTE
Beginning at 14th level, you learn to make the
most out of magic items you find. You ignore
class restrictions for magic items and you can
use scrolls even if that spell is not on your
class spell list.
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COLLEGE OF DANCE
Bards from the College of Dance are exotic
and wild. Their moves have long dazzled allies
and enemies everywhere, the former by their
grace and beauty, the later by the quickness of
their blades.
UNARMORED DEFENSE
Beginning at 3rd level, while you are wearing
no armor and not wielding a shield, your AC
equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your
Charisma modifier.
CLOAKED DANCE
Beginning at 3rd level, as a bonus action you
may spend 1 Inspiration die to begin a
Cloaked Dance. Your dance lasts for 1 minute.
It ends early if you are knocked unconscious
or if your turn ends and you haven’t moved at
least 10ft since your last turn. You can also
end your dance on your turn as a bonus action.
While dancing, you gain the following
benefits if you’re wearing armor no heavier
than light and not wielding a shield.
-You can use a bonus action on each of your
turns to take the Disengage action.
-You may cast your Bard spells without any
somatic component.
BLADED DANCE
Beginning at 6th level, while using Cloaked
Dance, once on each of your turns when you
hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can
cause the attack to deal causes an extra 1d6 of
the same type. That extra damage increases to
+2d6 at 11th level and +3d6 at 17th. The
attack must use a finesse or throw weapon.
SIDESTEP
Beginning at 14th level, while using Cloaked
Dance when you are subjected to an effect that
allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw
to take only half damage, you instead take no
damage if you succeed on the saving throw,
and only half damage if you fail.
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COLLEGE OF ESPIONA
AGE
Bards from the College of Espionage are
minstrels who act as assassins, spies or
saboteurs. Found in the courts, where intrigue
is as common as silk, the successful ones
remain keep hiding their true profession.

SUBTLE SPELL
When you cast a spell, you may make a
Deception check to ignore the somatic
soma or
verbal component of the spell. The DC for fo
these checks is 8 + 2x spell level. Starting at
11th level you may try to hide both
components, but that increases the DC by +5.

ADDITIONAL PROFICIENCY
When you join the College of Esppionage at 3rd
level, you gain proficiency in Deception,
D as
well as disguise kit.

DISTRACTION
Knowing how to distract an oppponent comes
in handy not only on the battlefield
b of
adventure, but also on the long halls
h of noble
houses. Starting at 6th level, as an
a action you
can expend onee use of your Bardic Inspiration
to create a distraction somewheree in your line
of sight. You subtract your Bardic Inspiration
Die from the Perception of opponnents that can
see or hear the point you choosee. This effect
lasts until the end of your next turn.
turn
"Please m'lord, payy no mind to this simple
GHOST INSIDE THE WALLS minnstrel..."
Beginning at 14th level, you may wreak havoc
on the court while in the safety of your hiding
spot. You remain hidden/invisible after casting
illusion or enchantment spells.

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