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's Gate 3. Bards are expert storytellers, artists, and performers. Bards channel their power through song, speech, or performance to cast Spells. Bards' key ability scores are Charisma, Dexterity, and Constitution as their primary ability score.

Class Information

Bard's default armor

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifier
• Key Ability Scores:
  • Charisma for improved spell's DC and Attack Rolls with spells.
  • Constitution for more Hit Points and better Concentration Checks.
  • Dexterity for higher Initiative and Armor Class.
• Spellcasting:
  • Spellcasting Ability: Charisma
  • Known Spells: Bard Spells are Always Prepared. In exchange, Bards know fewer Spells at low levels.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Dexterity, Charisma
• Armor Proficiencies: Light Armor
• Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, 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 those 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

Level Progression

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

Level 1

• Bardic Inspiration
• Bardic Inspiration Charges: 3 (Recharge: Long Rest).
• 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 Known (Choose 4)
  • New 1st Level Spells Available:
    • 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
    • Longstrider

Level 2

• Song of Rest
• Jack of All Trades

• Level 1 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot).
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the current Bard Spell List.

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

Level 3

• Gain 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 Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the current Bard Spell List.
  • New 2nd Level Spells available for selection:
    • Bane
    • Blindness
    • Cloud of Daggers
    • Crown Of Madness
    • Detect Thoughts
    • Enhance Ability
    • Hold Person
    • Invisibility
    • Phantasmal Force
    • Silence
    • Shatter
    • Heat Metal

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

• Choose a subclass:

College of Lore

College of Valor

• Subclass Features:

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

Level 4

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 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 (You gain an additional Level 1 Spell Slot.)
• Level 2 Spell Slots Unlocked: 3 (You gain an additional Level 2 Spell Slot.)
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Bard Spell List
• (Optional) Replacement Spell: Choose 1 known Spell and replace it with another Spell in the Bard Spell List.

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)
• Font of Inspiration: You regain all of your Bardic Inspiration Charges after a Long or Short Rest.
• Improved Bardic Inspiration: The bonus gained from Bardic Inspiration increases to +1d8.

• Level 3 Spell Slots Unlocked: 2 (You gain two Level 3 Spell Slots.)
• Spells Known: Choose 1 additional Spell from the Bard Spell List
  • New 3rd Level Spells available for selection:
    • Bestow Curse
    • Fear
    • Feign Death
    • Glyph of Warding
    • Hypnotic Pattern
    • Plant Growth
    • Speak with Dead
    • Stinking Cloud

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

• Subclass Features: None at this level

Bard Spell List

Cantrips	1st Level Spells	2nd Level Spells	3rd Level Spells
Blade Ward Mage Hand True Strike Friends Dancing Lights Light Minor Illusion Vicious Mockery	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 Longstrider	Bane Blindness Cloud of Daggers Crown Of Madness Detect Thoughts Enhance Ability Hold Person Invisibility Phantasmal Force Silence Shatter Heat Metal	Bestow Curse Fear Feign Death Glyph of Warding Hypnotic Pattern Plant Growth Speak with Dead Stinking Cloud