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Bard's Optional Class Features in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Bard's Optional Class Features
Includes the additional class feature's available to Bards from 'Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'
hit dice:
See Bard
hit points at 1st level:
See Bard
hit points at higher levels:
See Bard
armor proficiencies:
See Bard
weapon proficiencies:
See Bard
tools:
See Bard
saving throws:
See Bard
skills:
See Bard
starting equipment:
See Bard
See Bard
spellcasting:
See Bard
See Bard
class features:
MAGICAL INSPIRATION
2nd-level bard feature
If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a target affected by the spell. Add the number rolled as a bonus to the hit points regained or the damage dealt. The Bardic Inspiration die is then lost.
BARDIC VERSATILITY
4th-level bard feature
Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, representing a change in focus as you use your skills and magic:
• Replace one of the skills you chose for the Expertise feature with one of your other skill proficiencies that isn't benefiting from Expertise.
• Replace one cantrip you learned from this class's Spellcasting feature with another cantrip from the bard spell list.
MAGICAL INSPIRATION
2nd-level bard feature
If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a target affected by the spell. Add the number rolled as a bonus to the hit points regained or the damage dealt. The Bardic Inspiration die is then lost.
BARDIC VERSATILITY
4th-level bard feature
Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, representing a change in focus as you use your skills and magic:
• Replace one of the skills you chose for the Expertise feature with one of your other skill proficiencies that isn't benefiting from Expertise.
• Replace one cantrip you learned from this class's Spellcasting feature with another cantrip from the bard spell list.
subclass options:
College of Eloquence
College of Eloquence
| Level | XP | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 300 | Magical Inspiration |
| 4 | 2,700 | Bardic Versatility |
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