Bard: College of the Courtiers
As a bard of the college our courtiers, you use your influence to determine the fates of nations and guide its rulers’ relations. You are at your most powerful whispering from the shadows. History alone records your performance.
Quick Word
3rd Level College of the Courtiers Feature
You learn the cantrip message. If you already know this cantrip, you learn another cantrip from the bard spell list. You can cast message as a bonus action and you can choose a number of creatures up to your Charisma modifier as targets.
Quibble
3rd Level College of the Courtiers Feature
As a reaction to another creature making a Wisdom or Charisma check, you can spend a bardic inspiration die, adding your own commentary. If your words are heard and understood, you can choose to either add or subtract one roll of your bardic inspiration die to the check. You can do this after you see the roll but before the effects are resolved.
Also, when you cast an enchantment spell that deals damage, you can spend a use of your bardic inspiration to add one roll of your bardic inspiration die to a damage total.
Courtier’s Secret Spells
6th Level Bard College of the Courtiers Feature
You learn two enchantment or divination spells of your choice from any spell list of a level that you have spell slots for. When you complete a long rest, you can replace one of those spells with any divination or enchantment spell of a level that you have spell slots for. You cannot create spell scrolls of Courter’s secret spells.
Master of Manipulation
14th Level Bard College of Courtiers Feature
Whenever you make a Charisma check, or roll damage for or enchantment spell you cast, you can add one roll of your bardic inspiration die to the total, without expending a use of your bardic inspiration.
Version History
Date | Version | Change |
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2023.05.27 | 1.0 | Initial release |
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All artwork is original (Midjourney tool v5). This subclass was created for the Royal Academy campaign. (More soon!)