Improved Bardic Inspiration (Condition)

See also: Improved Bardic Inspiration (disambiguation)

Improved Bardic Inspiration

• Can use their Bardic Inspiration to add a +1d12 bonus to the next  Attack Roll,  Ability Check, or  Saving Throw.

Properties

 Stack ID: BARDIC_INSPIRATION

 Stack priority: 0

Grants:

Improved Bardic Inspiration: Attack Roll or Ability Check

Add a +1d12 bonus to your next  Attack Roll or Ability Check.

Improved Bardic Inspiration: Saving Throw

Add a +1d12 bonus to your next  Saving Throw.

Reaction: Bardic Attack

 Bardic Attack ()

Add a +1d6 bonus to your  Attack Roll.

You will expend your  Bardic Inspiration.

Reaction: Bardic Attack

 Bardic Attack ()

Add a +1d6 bonus to your  Attack Roll.

You will expend your  Bardic Inspiration.

Bugs

• This condition correctly applies the IMPROVED_BARDIC_INSPIRATION status effect (+1d12). However, due to a coding error, this status condition also mistakenly assigns the base BardicInspiration resource tag (which defaults to a d6). The +1d12 bonus itself is passive and automatic, applying to the recipient's next Attack Roll, Ability Check, or Saving Throw; the only manual button involved is the unintended d6 reaction. How this bug manifests depends on whether the character has Bard levels:
  • Because Bards naturally have  Bardic Inspiration as a class feature, their action bar is already designed to manage Bardic Inspiration charges, and the (bugged) extra d6 charge simply acts like a normal one: if they spend it, it depletes as expected, but it does not break on their action bar because Bards have the native ability to replenish their Bardic Inspiration pool on a Partial or Long Rest.
  • Non-bards do not have  Bardic Inspiration as a class feature or resource pool. Therefore, this bug creates a temporary resource slot on their action bar to hold the single d6. Once they spend it, the game engine leaves this temporary slot on their action bar at 0/1 charges. Because non-bards have no class mechanic to refill Bardic Inspirations, the d6 slot sits as an unfillable "dead" icon until the intended +1d12 condition is consumed by an Attack Roll, Ability Check, Saving Throw, or a Long Rest.

Sources of Improved Bardic Inspiration

• Improved Bardic Inspiration (class action)

Conditions with the same stack ID

Conditions with the stack ID BARDIC_INSPIRATION, only one of these can be applied at the same time:

Condition	Effects
Bardic Inspiration	Can use their Bardic Inspiration to add a +1d6 bonus to the next  Attack Roll,  Ability Check, or  Saving Throw. Bonus depends on originating Bard's level
Combat Inspiration	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
Improved Bardic Inspiration	Can use their Bardic Inspiration to add a +1d12 bonus to the next  Attack Roll,  Ability Check, or  Saving Throw.