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==From the [[Rulebook]]==
 
==From the [[Rulebook]]==
 
Class created by [[Tawnee]] Darkfalcon
 
Class created by [[Tawnee]] Darkfalcon
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Bardic history is mostly tied in with the early oral tradition of the druids and Norse skalds. Medieval Europe does give us a case of actual singing knights, many of them female, from the independent French province of Aquitaine before it was crushed by the Papacy.
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===Examples:===
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Sarafin, William Shakespeare, Alan O’Dale, Homer, Scheherazade, Circe, Bragi, Snorri Sturluson
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===Equipment===
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'''[[Garb]]:'''Light blue [[sash]]<br>
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'''[[Look The Part]]:''' 1 extra point of magic at the Bard’s highest level.<br>
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'''[[Armor]]:''' None<br>
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'''[[Shields]]:''' None<br>
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'''[[Weapons]]:''' [[Dagger]]<br>
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===Magic-user:===
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Bards may purchase five points of magic from each level. Unused points from higher levels can be
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rolled down to lower levels. A list of all magic purchased must be carried at all times.
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==Spell List==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Level !! Spell Name !! Cost !! Max !! Frequency !! Type !! School !! Range
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|-
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|1st Level
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Cancel]]
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| 0
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Confidence]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh Charge x5
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Equipment: Weapon, Short]]
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| 2
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| 2
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Experienced]]
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| 2
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| 2
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Insult]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Life
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Release]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Life
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Shove]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Life
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Determination]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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|2nd Level
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Empower]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 2/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Equipment: Armor, 1 Point]]
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| 4
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Greater Release]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Innate]]
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| 1
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| 4
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Meta-Magic (Type)|Meta-Magic]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Mend]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Life
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Battle]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Visit]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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|3rd Level
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Awe]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Life
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Battlefield Triage]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Spirit (School)|Spirit]]
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| Self/Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Break Concentration]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Extension]]
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| 1
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| 2
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| 1/Life
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| [[Meta-Magic (Type)|Meta-Magic]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Equipment: Shield, Small]]
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| 2
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Freedom]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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|4th Level
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Amplification]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Equipment: Weapon, Long]]
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| 3
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Restoration]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Sleight of Mind]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Deflection]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Power]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Suppress Aura]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| 50’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Swift]]
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| 1
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| 2
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| 1/Life
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| [[Meta-Magic (Type)|Meta-Magic]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Terror]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Death (School)|Death]]
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| 20’
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|-
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|5th Level
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Agoraphobia]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Ambulant]]
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| 1
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| 2
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| 1/Life
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| [[Meta-Magic (Type)|Meta-Magic]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Discordia]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Equipment: Shield, Medium]]
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| 3
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Heart of the Swarm]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Spirit (School)|Spirit]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Lost]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Life
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Command (School)|Command]]
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| 20’
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Survival]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| Unlimited
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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|6th Level
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Combat Caster]]
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| 2
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Dervish]]
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| 2
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Equipment: Armor, 1 Point]]
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| 2
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| -
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|-
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| -
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| [[Legend]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| -
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| [[Neutral (Type)|Neutral]]
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| [[Neutral (School)|Neutral]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Silver Tongue]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| Self/Touch
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|-
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| -
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| [[Song of Interference]]
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| 1
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| 1
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| 1/Refresh Charge x5
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| [[Enchantment (Type)|Enchantment]]
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| [[Protection (School)|Protection]]
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| Self
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|-
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| -
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| [[Stun]]
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| 1
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| -
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| 1/Refresh
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| [[Verbal (Type)|Verbal]]
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| [[Sorcery (School)|Sorcery]]
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| 20’
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|-
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|}
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==Previous Versions:==
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===V7.7===
  
 
Bardic history is mostly tied in with the early oral tradition of the druids and Norse skalds. Medieval Europe does give us a case of actual
 
Bardic history is mostly tied in with the early oral tradition of the druids and Norse skalds. Medieval Europe does give us a case of actual
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(L)May not be used to cast magics modified with extension. <br>
 
(L)May not be used to cast magics modified with extension. <br>
  
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===Examples:===
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'''Examples:'''
 
Sarafin, William Shakespeare, Alan O’Dale, Homer, Scheherazade, Circe, Bragi, Snorri Sturluson, Taliesin
 
Sarafin, William Shakespeare, Alan O’Dale, Homer, Scheherazade, Circe, Bragi, Snorri Sturluson, Taliesin
  
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===Garb:===
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'''Garb:'''
 
[[Light blue]] [[sash]]
 
[[Light blue]] [[sash]]
  
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===Class details:===
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'''Class details:'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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===Bardic Charm:===
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'''Bardic Charm:'''
 
Some monsters may be immune to the control school, but not bardic charm. Bardic charm is any control magic that is cast by a bard (even those bought with Voice).
 
Some monsters may be immune to the control school, but not bardic charm. Bardic charm is any control magic that is cast by a bard (even those bought with Voice).
  
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==Bard Magic==
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'''Bard Magic'''
 
Bards are magic-users and gain magic at each level. See the [[Rules of Magic]] section for more details.
 
Bards are magic-users and gain magic at each level. See the [[Rules of Magic]] section for more details.
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"

Revision as of 17:19, 10 December 2014

Circa 6.0

Bard is a core class that casts magic to manipulate the enemy.

From the Rulebook

Class created by Tawnee Darkfalcon

Bardic history is mostly tied in with the early oral tradition of the druids and Norse skalds. Medieval Europe does give us a case of actual singing knights, many of them female, from the independent French province of Aquitaine before it was crushed by the Papacy.

Examples:

Sarafin, William Shakespeare, Alan O’Dale, Homer, Scheherazade, Circe, Bragi, Snorri Sturluson

Equipment

Garb:Light blue sash
Look The Part: 1 extra point of magic at the Bard’s highest level.
Armor: None
Shields: None
Weapons: Dagger

Magic-user:

Bards may purchase five points of magic from each level. Unused points from higher levels can be rolled down to lower levels. A list of all magic purchased must be carried at all times.

Spell List

Level Spell Name Cost Max Frequency Type School Range
1st Level - - - - - - -
- Cancel 0 1 Unlimited Neutral Neutral Touch
- Confidence 1 - 1/Refresh Charge x5 Verbal Sorcery Touch
- Equipment: Weapon, Short 2 2 - Neutral Neutral -
- Experienced 2 2 - Neutral Neutral -
- Insult 1 - 1/Life Verbal Command 20’
- Release 1 - 1/Life Verbal Sorcery Touch
- Shove 1 - 1/Life Verbal Sorcery 20’
- Song of Determination 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Protection Self
2nd Level - - - - - - -
- Empower 1 - 2/Refresh Verbal Sorcery Touch
- Equipment: Armor, 1 Point 4 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Greater Release 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Sorcery 20’
- Innate 1 4 1/Refresh Meta-Magic Neutral -
- Mend 1 - 1/Life Verbal Sorcery Touch
- Song of Battle 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Protection Self
- Song of Visit 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Protection Self
3rd Level - - - - - - -
- Awe 1 - 1/Life Verbal Command 20’
- Battlefield Triage 1 1 1/Refresh Enchantment Spirit Self/Touch
- Break Concentration 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Command 20’
- Extension 1 2 1/Life Meta-Magic Neutral -
- Equipment: Shield, Small 2 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Song of Freedom 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Protection Self
4th Level - - - - - - -
- Amplification 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Sorcery Touch
- Equipment: Weapon, Long 3 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Restoration 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Sorcery Touch
- Sleight of Mind 1 - 1/Refresh Enchantment Sorcery Touch
- Song of Deflection 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Protection Self
- Song of Power 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Sorcery Self
- Suppress Aura 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Command 50’
- Swift 1 2 1/Life Meta-Magic Neutral -
- Terror 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Death 20’
5th Level - - - - - - -
- Agoraphobia 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Command 20’
- Ambulant 1 2 1/Life Meta-Magic Neutral -
- Discordia 1 1 1/Refresh Enchantment Command Self
- Equipment: Shield, Medium 3 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Heart of the Swarm 1 - 1/Refresh Enchantment Spirit Self
- Lost 1 - 1/Life Verbal Command 20’
- Song of Survival 1 1 Unlimited Enchantment Protection Self
6th Level - - - - - - -
- Combat Caster 2 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Dervish 2 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Equipment: Armor, 1 Point 2 1 - Neutral Neutral -
- Legend 1 1 - Neutral Neutral Self
- Silver Tongue 1 - 1/Refresh Enchantment Sorcery Self/Touch
- Song of Interference 1 1 1/Refresh Charge x5 Enchantment Protection Self
- Stun 1 - 1/Refresh Verbal Sorcery 20’


Previous Versions:

V7.7

Bardic history is mostly tied in with the early oral tradition of the druids and Norse skalds. Medieval Europe does give us a case of actual singing knights, many of them female, from the independent French province of Aquitaine before it was crushed by the Papacy.

As of Clan COM Meeting 2011

Lost - level 1 , cost 1, max 4, per life

Combat Casting (N, Neutral)
(C)Bard 6,
(E)The bard no longer needs a free hand to cast magics.
(L)May not be used to cast magics modified with extension.

Examples: Sarafin, William Shakespeare, Alan O’Dale, Homer, Scheherazade, Circe, Bragi, Snorri Sturluson, Taliesin

Garb: Light blue sash

Class details:

Bard Level Lives Weapons Armor Immunities Abilities and Traits
All 4 subtracts from magic points Medium shield (subtracts from magic points) None Bardic charm (see below), Magic-user (see below)

Bardic Charm: Some monsters may be immune to the control school, but not bardic charm. Bardic charm is any control magic that is cast by a bard (even those bought with Voice).

Bard Magic Bards are magic-users and gain magic at each level. See the Rules of Magic section for more details.

Bard Level Magic Name Type School Use Cost/Max Range
First Level Cancel S Sorcery Unlimited 0/- 50'
- Charm S Control 1/life 2/2 20'
- Hold Person S Subdual 1/life 2/2 20'
- Presence N Neutral 1/game 1/4 -
- Protection from Control E Protection 1/game 1/4 T
- Visit N Neutral 1/game 1/4 -
Second Level Legend S Control 1/game 1/4 20'
- Liplock E Sorcery Unlimited 2/- T
- Protection from Subdual E Protection 1/game 1/4 T
- Talk to Dead S Spirit 1/life 1/- T
- Truth S Control 1/life 2/2 20'
Third Level Confidence E Sorcery 1/game 1/2 T
- Extension N Neutral 1/life 1/2 -
- Imbue N Neutral 1/game 1/2 -
- Sleep S Subdual 1/life 2/4 20'
Fourth Level Awe/Fear S Control 1/game 1/4 20'
- Berserk E Sorcery 1/game 1/2 T
- Honor Duel S Sorcery 1/life 1/4 20'
- Lore S Control 1/life 2/2 20'
- Warskill N Neutral 1/game 2/1 -
Fifth Level Confusion S Control 1/game 1/2 50'
- Mimic N Neutral 1/game 2/1 -
- Mute S Control 1/life 2/4 20'
- Yield S Control 1/game 2/4 50'
Sixth Level Combat Casting N Neutral 1/game 2/1 -
- Dance N Neutral 1/game 1/2 50'
- Release S Sorcery 1/life 1/4 20'
- Voice N Neutral 1/game 2/1 -

See also

Amtgard Character Classes
Core Classes: Anti-Paladin · Archer · Assassin · Barbarian · Bard · Druid · Healer · Monk · Paladin · Scout · Warrior · Wizard

Non-Standard Classes: Monster · Peasant
Alternate Sign-ins: Color · Undeclared

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