Path of Bards
Abilities
| Level | Ability |
|---|---|
| 1 | Echo, Magical Poetry |
| 3 | In Rhythm |
| 5 | Resonance |
| 7 | Duet |
| 10 | Fade Out |
Medium Base Health
Your base health is 70.
Echo
Choose a creature within 3 meters at the start of your turn. This creature can take one action this turn instead of you.
You are still able to use your rapid action or prepared action normally.
Magical Poetry
You can upkeep your magical songs and poems to affect their allies or foes. Poems can be started with a rapid action, but you can keep them up freely as long as you have enough energy.
You can only have one poem active at any time. If your target gets out of range or you become unable to sing in any way, your poem immediately ends. You can also end a poem freely at any time.
Some poems apply status effects. These status effects last as long as you are upkeeping the poem. If these status effects are removed in any way, you reapply them at the start of your turns.
In Rhythm
By spending 2 energy during your turn, you can use both a rapid action and a prepared action.
Resonance
When you start a new poem, you can choose to apply regeneration for 2 rounds.
Duet
When you are singing a poem for an ally, this ally can pay half of the energy cost at the start of your turns.
Fade Out
If you are upkeeping a poem, you can swap it with another poem without using a rapid action at the start of your turns.
Techniques
Poem of Beauty
Category: Utility
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 1 energy per hour
Range: (2 + C/3) meters
Duration: Special
Effect
Target creature's appearance is improved, gaining a +1 bonus to its social skill rolls and meeting rolls.
Poem of Brutes
Category: Defense
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 3 energy per round
Range: (2 + C/3) meters
Effect
Target creature gains a +5 bonus to its damage from weapon attacks but cannot use any techniques.
Poem of Humility
Category: Defense
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 2 energy per round
Range: (2 + C/3) meters
Effect
Target creature becomes agitated by your words and motions of slander, and receives disoriented. Whenever this creature fails a precision roll, it takes 10 magical damage.
Poem of Fury
Category: Offense
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 2 energy per round
Range: (2 + C/2) meters
Effect
Your magical poetry induces fury, might and courage within the target creature; increasing its potency by 2.
Poem of Freedom
Category: Defense
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 3 energy per round
Range: (2 + C/3) meters
Effect
Target creature is unaffected by immobilized, slowed and stunned status effects.
Poem of Praise
Category: Offense
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 3 energy per round
Range: (2 + C/3) meters
Effect
Once every round, target creature gains inspired and quickened on a successful precision roll.
Refrain
Category: Utility
Against: Warding
Execution Time: Rapid action
Cost: 2 energy
Range: 5 meters
Duration: 1 round
Effect
Target creature is unable to use a rapid action or a prepared action for the duration.