Bard Subclasses
Below are some highlights of some of our favorite homebrew bard subclasses!
College of Comedy
The College of Comedy is the home of bards who just want a good laugh. Whether it’s with a well-crafted joke, a punchy one-liner, or a squawking rubber chicken - these performers lace their magic with humor. Adherents to this college believe laughter is the best medicine against fear. They often use their comical brand of magic to embolden their allies, leave their enemies trapped in fits of hysterical laughter, and rebuff their hecklers with vicious gibes.
Art by Revujo Illustration
College of the Conductor
The pluck of a string. The beat of a drum. The blow of a horn. To the untrained ear, these are just noises lost in the vast echo, but to bards of this college, they are the starting notes of the symphonic resonations which lie at the heart of the multiverse. Conductors call on their harmonic magic to summon spectral instruments which resonate comforting notes, tap out staccato rhythms, and bellow howling gales of wind. These bards’ accompaniment grows in power until the ultimate orchestration takes the stage, forming a melodic consonance of epic proportions.
Art by art.of.nuby
College of Stellar Frequency
College of the Stellar Frequency bards use their art to weave the very fabric of space into an aura of wondrous sound. Whether through music, poetry, or stories, their manipulation of the universe’s power allows them to twist stardust and call on the formative power of the cosmos. Bards of this college fill the world around them with visions of distant galaxies, wondrous constellations, and far away planets. Adherents to this college believe that all life is made of stardust; that our shared ancestry in the stars tells the most beautiful tale of all.
Art by Kyra Escalante