Bard

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You know music is more than a fancy - it is power. Through study and adventure, you have mastered song, speech, and the magic within.

Bard is one of the Playable Classes of Baldur Gate's 3. Bards are expert storytellers, artists, and performers. Bards channel their power through song, speech, or performance to cast Spells. Bards use Charisma as their primary ability score.

Class Information

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifiers
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifiers
• Spellcasting:
  • Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
• Saving Throws Proficiency: Dexterity, Charisma
• Armors Proficiency: Light Armors
• Weapons Proficiency: Simple Weapon, Hand Crossbows, Rapiers, Longswords, Shortswords

Skills

You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. This bonus increases as you gain levels in your Class and applies to all Checks for that Skills.

Level 1 Proficiency Bonus: +2

• Inherited Skills: Granted by Races and Backgrounds.
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 3):
  • History
  • Insight
  • Medicine
  • Persuasion
  • Religion
  • Deception
  • Intimidation
  • Performance
  • Acrobatics
  • Sleight Of Hand
  • Stealth
  • History
  • Animal Handling
  • Arcana
  • Investigation
  • Athletics
  • Nature
  • Perception
  • Survival
• Skills without Proficiency: None

Subclass

Available to Level 3 Bards.

College of Lore

File:College Of Lore Subclass Icon.png

"You pursue beauty and truth, collecting knowledge from scolarly tomes to peasants' tales, and use your gifts to hold both audiences and enemies spellbound."

Subclass Information

College of Valor

Link=College Of Valor

"You wander the land to witness and relate the deeds of the mighty, keeping alive the memory of heroes of the past and inspiring heroes of the future"

Subclass Information

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following trait:

Level 1

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Class Features

• Bardic Inspiration

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 1 Spell Slots).
• Cantrips (Choose 2):
  • Blade Ward
  • Mage Hand
  • True Strike
  • Friends
  • Dancing Lights
  • Light
  • Minor Illusion
  • Vicious Mockery

• Spells (Choose 4):
  • Speak with Animals
  • Animal Friendship
  • Bane
  • Charm Person
  • Dissonant Whispers
  • Heroism
  • Sleep
  • Tasha's Hideous Laughter
  • Cure Wounds
  • Faerie Fire
  • Healing Word
  • Thunderwave
  • Disguise Self
  • Feather Fall
  • File:Longstrider Spell Icon.png Longstrider

Level 2

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Class Features

• Song of Rest
• Jack of All Trades

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slots).
• Spells (Choose 1):
  • Speak with Animals
  • Animal Friendship
  • Bane
  • Charm Person
  • Dissonant Whispers
  • Heroism
  • Sleep
  • Tasha's Hideous Laughter
  • Cure Wounds
  • Faerie Fire
  • Healing Word
  • Thunderwave
  • Disguise Self
  • Feather Fall
  • File:Longstrider Spell Icon.png Longstrider

• Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Bard Spell List.

Level 3

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• Expertise in 2 Skills you are proficient in

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slots).
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 2 Spell Slots).
• Spells (Choose 1):

1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells
Speak with Animals Animal Friendship Bane Charm Person Dissonant Whispers Heroism Sleep Tasha's Hideous Laughter Cure Wounds Faerie Fire Healing Word Thunderwave Disguise Self Feather Fall File:Longstrider Spell Icon.png Longstrider	Bane Blindness Cloud of Daggers Crown Of Madness Detect Thoughts Enhance Ability Hold Person Invisibility Phantasmal Force Silence Shatter File:Heat Metal.png Heat Metal

• Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Bard Spell List.

• Choose a subclass:

College of Lore

College of Valor

• Subclass Feature:

College Of Lore	College Of Valor
Gain 3 additional Skill Proficiencies: Arcana Intimidation Sleight Of Hand Cutting Worlds	Martial Weapon Proficiency Shield Proficiency Medium Armor Proficiency Combat Inspiration

Level 4

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Class Features

• Ability Score Improvement (Choose 1):
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1 (Ability Scores can not be higher than 20 using this feature).
  • Choose a Feat.

• Cantrips (Choose 1):
  • Blade Ward
  • Mage Hand
  • True Strike
  • Friends
  • Dancing Lights
  • Light
  • Minor Illusion
  • Vicious Mockery

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 4
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 2 Spell Slots).
• Spells (Choose 1):

1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells
Speak with Animals Animal Friendship Bane Charm Person Dissonant Whispers Heroism Sleep Tasha's Hideous Laughter Cure Wounds Faerie Fire Healing Word Thunderwave Disguise Self Feather Fall File:Longstrider Spell Icon.png Longstrider	Bane Blindness Cloud of Daggers Crown Of Madness Detect Thoughts Enhance Ability Hold Person Invisibility Phantasmal Force Silence Shatter File:Heat Metal.png Heat Metal

• Subclass Feature:

College Of Lore	College Of Valor
(none)	(none)

Bard Spell List

Cantrips	1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells
Blade Ward Mage Hand True Strike Friends Dancing Lights Light Minor Illusion Vicious Mockery	File:Speak with Animals Icon.png Speak with Animals Animal Friendship Bane Charm Person Dissonant Whispers Heroism Sleep Tasha's Hideous Laughter Cure Wounds Faerie Fire Healing Word Thunderwave Disguise Self Feather Fall File:Longstrider Spell Icon.png Longstrider	Bane Blindness Cloud of Daggers Crown Of Madness Detect Thoughts Enhance Ability Hold Person Invisibility Phantasmal Force Silence Shatter File:Heat Metal.png Heat Metal