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College of Skalds 2014

Subclass of Bard.

Compare to the core book's College of Valor

Skalds are poets of battle, recounting the deeds of heroes and the bloody battles that shook nations. But you do more than just tell stories; a skald draws on the tales of past greatness in his own quest for glory on the battlefield. While learning the sagas of bygone years, you have also taken up a practical study of combat, allowing you to use more weapons and with greater effectiveness than most bards. When you sing the song of battle to bolster your allies, you are right alongside them, going toe to toe with formidable foes to become worthy of the poems from the skalds who will recount your tale.

Features

Combat Aptitude Lv 3

When you choose the College of Skalds at 3rd level, you become proficient in all martial weapons, as well as in the use of medium armor and shields.

Saga of Deeds Lv 3

Starting at 3rd level, you can use your stories of the great battles of legend to inspire your allies in combat. The dice gained from your Bardic Inspiration feature can be used in the following ways:

  • After rolling damage for a successful weapon attack, a creature can choose to roll a Bardic Inspiration die and add the result to the damage dealt.
  • When a creature is the target of an attack roll, before knowing whether the rolled number is a hit or a miss, it may roll a Bardic Inspiration die as a reaction, adding the result to its armor class for this specific attack only.

Battle Fury Lv 6

At 6th level, you can unleash even more fury in combat. When you use the attack action, you can make two attacks instead of one.

Song and Strike Lv 14

Starting at 14th level, you can wade into combat even as you wield your bardic magic. Any time you cast a bard spell as an action, you can use your bonus action to make a single weapon attack.

Source: Open5e Originals (Open5e) · License: OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a details