Combat Inspiration

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Combat Inspiration is a Class Feature available to College of Valour Bards. This ability is an enhanced version of Bardic Inspiration that adds the ability to increase the target's armour class and damage.

See also: Bardic Inspiration, the base ability available to non-Valour Bards

Description

Inspire an ally to add a +1d6 bonus to their next Attack roll, Ability check, Saving throw, weapon damage, or  Armour Class.

Properties

Cost:

Bonus action

Details:

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

• Once Combat Inspiration has been granted, the target receives one of the following effects, whichever they use first:
  • Valiant Roll (Toggleable Passive Feature): +1d6 bonus to the next Ability check
  • Valiant Defence (Reaction): +1d6 bonus to the next Saving throw or bonus to  Armour Class for the next attack
  • Valiant Attack (Reaction): +1d6 bonus to the next Attack roll
  • Valiant Damage (Reaction): +1d6 bonus damage to the next Weapon Attack

Condition: Combat Inspiration

 Combat Inspiration

Duration: Until Long rest

• Can use their Bardic Inspiration to add a +1d6 bonus to their next Attack roll, Ability check, or Saving throw.
• They can also choose a +1d6 bonus to the damage their next weapon attack deals, or to their  Armour Class for one attack.
• Bonus depends on the originating Bard's level.

Grants:

•  Valiant Roll (Toggleable Passive Feature): +1d6 bonus to the next Ability check
•  Valiant Defence (Reaction): +1d6 bonus to the next Saving throw or bonus to  Armour Class for the next attack
•  Valiant Attack (Reaction): +1d6 bonus to the next Attack roll
•  Valiant Damage (Reaction): +1d6 bonus damage to the next Weapon Attack

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 3: College of Valour Bard

Notes

• When the recipient of Combat Inspiration expends the granted Bardic Inspiration Charge on anything other than Valiant Roll, the buff will not get removed. This leaves a non-functional, lingering buff that prevents Combat Inspiration from being reapplied until it is somehow removed.
  • A workaround to this is to use Valiant Roll which will correctly remove Combat Inspiration. This works even after you have expended the Bardic Inspiration Charge. The most readily accessible way to do this is to enable Valiant Roll and  Shove anything.