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Bard

Description Bards are dashing hybrid spellcasters that use martial bravado and verbal magic to inspire allies and hinder foes.
Playstyle Crowd Control, Hybrid, Melee, Shield User, Support, Versatile
Class Identifier ColorCodeBlue--231129.jpg Blue Sash
Weapons
Shields Buckler
Armor Choose one:
  • Up to 2pts Physical Armor
  • Up to 1pt Physical Armor + 1 Point at Novice Level
Garb Bonus Choice of Garb Bonus Curio.
+1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.
 
Level 1 Innate 2/Refresh ♻10

May spend customization points to purchase additional abilities from the list below. Points available are based on level.

  Archetype Ability Name Cost Max Frequency Range Type
EXPERT

Points Available
= Your Level

Unspent points may be used at a lower tier.


 
🎺 Berserk 1 4 1/Refresh ♻30 5ft (Other) Enchantment
💃 🏴‍☠️ Cowardice 1 4 1/Refresh ♻20 20ft Verbal
💃 🎺 Discordia 1 4 1/Life ♻30 Self Verbal
💃 🎺 Inspired Soul 1 4 1/Refresh ♻60 5ft (Other) Enchantment
💃 🎺 Revitalize 1 - 1/Refresh ♻60 5ft (Other) Verbal
🏴‍☠️ ⬗ Song of Battle 2 1 Unlimited Self Verbal
🏴‍☠️ 🎺 ⬗ Song of Survival 1 2 1/Life ♻60 Self Verbal
🏴‍☠️ ⬗ Suppressing Strike 1 4 1/Refresh ♻10 Strike Power Strike
ADEPT

Points Available
= Your Level+1

Unspent points may be used at a lower tier.


 
🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Small Shield 1 1 - - Equipment
💃 🏴‍☠️ Fear 1 2 1/Life ♻20 20ft Verbal
💃 Hold Person 1 2 1/Life ♻20 20ft Verbal
💃 🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Innate 1 4 2/Refresh ♻10 Self Verbal
💃 🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Mend 1 2 1/Life ♻10 5ft (Any) Verbal
💃 🏴‍☠️ Suppress Aura 1 4 1/Refresh ♻10 20ft Verbal
🎺 Silver Tongue 1 2 1/Life ♻30 5ft (Other) Enchantment
🏴‍☠️ 🎺 ⬗ Song of Determination 2 1 Unlimited Self Verbal
🏴‍☠️ 🎺 ⬗ Song of Freedom 2 1 Unlimited Self Verbal
💃 🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Song of Power 1 1 Unlimited Self Verbal
NOVICE

Points Available
= Your Level+2

Unspent points at this tier are wasted.


 
✅ 🏴‍☠️ Ambulant 1 - 1/Refresh ♻10 - Meta-Magic
🎺 Amplify 1 2 1/Life ♻30 5ft (Other) Enchantment
💃 🎺 Break Concentration 1 2 1/Life ♻10 20ft Verbal
💃 🎺 Choreograph 1 2 1/Life ♻30 5ft (Other) Enchantment
💃 🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Confidence 1 - 1/Refresh ♻10 5ft (Other) Verbal
🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Extension 1 - 1/Refresh ♻10 - Meta-Magic
💃 🏴‍☠️ Release 1 - 1/Life ♻10 5ft (Any) Verbal
💃 🎺 Renew 1 - 1/Life ♻10 5ft (Other) Verbal
💃 🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Shove 1 2 1/Life ♻10 20ft Verbal
💃 🏴‍☠️ 🎺 Swift 1 - 1/Refresh ♻10 - Meta-Magic
💃 🏴‍☠️ Taunt 1 2 1/Life ♻10 20ft Verbal
🏴‍☠️ ⬗ Taunting Strike 1 2 2/Life ♻10 Strike Power Strike
 
Archetypes

If you are level 3 or above, you MAY choose to take an archetype.

If you do, you can only purchase abilities listed with as part of that archetype. 		Coryphée 💃

Gain Ambulant (Unlimited).

Can only purchase abilities with the 💃 tag..

Swashbuckler 🏴‍☠️

May cast spells without a free hand. May dual-wield.

Can only purchase abilities with the 🏴‍☠️ tag.

Troubadour 🎺

Purchased uses of Renew are not expended when used on allies bearing your enchantments.

Can only purchase abilities with the 🎺 tag.



List of Class-Specific Abilities



Ambulant
Simple Summary Ambulant: Incant "Ambulant" before casting another spell, and you can use it while moving.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard
Type Meta-Magic
Incantation "Ambulant"
Effects Meta-Magic Effect: The modified ability can be cast while moving.
Other Details
  • A spell that is intended to be ambulant may identify the target while moving.
  • 🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.


Amplify
Simple Summary Amplify: Incant "My power amplifies thy voice" x3 to grant the bearer Extension 2/Refresh (♻10)
Available to Bard, Monster (Unicorn)
Type Enchantment
Range 5ft (Other)
Incantation "My power amplifies thy voice" x3
Effects Enchantment Effect: Bearer gains Extension 2/Refresh ♻10.


Berserk
Simple Summary Berserk: Incant "Anger builds within thy veins" x3. Target’s weapons become armor breaking and shield crushing. While within 20ft of an enemy, they can’t move more than 20ft away unless forced by magic or unable to strike or reach that enemy. Bearer does not have to pursue enemies who run away.
Available to Bard, Barbarian, Druid, Monster (Shroomkin, Werewolf)
Type Enchantment
Range
  • 5ft (Other) - Bard, Druid, Shroomkin
  • 5ft (Any) - Barbarian
  • 5ft (Self) - Werewolf
  • As Trait - Berserker Barbarian
Incantation "Anger builds within thy veins" x3
Effects Enchantment Effect:
  • Bearer’s wielded melee weapons are Armor Breaking and Shield Crushing.
  • While within 20ft of a living enemy, the bearer cannot knowingly move more than 20ft away from them. If any of the following are true, then this limitation can be ignored:
    • the bearer is moving to engage another living enemy within 20ft;
    • the bearer is forced by another effect (Fear, Shove, etc.);
    • there is no path the bearer could take to move to the enemy without leaving 20ft or crossing impassable/hazardous terrain (real or in-game);
    • the enemy becomes unable to be affected by melee attacks (Flying, Frozen, Insubstantial, etc.);
Other Details The bearer does not need to follow if the target moves away from the them.


Break Concentration
Simple Summary Break Concentration: Incant "I command thee suppressed" to make the target Suppressed for 10 seconds.
Available to Bard, Monk, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Fairy)
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft
Incantation "I command thee suppressed."
Effects Status Effect: Target is Suppressed for 10s.


Choreograph
Simple Summary Choreograph: Incant "My power guides thy feet" x3 to grant the bearer Ambulant 2/Refresh (♻10)
Available to Bard
Type Enchantment
Range 5ft (Other)
Incantation "My power guides thy feet" x3
Effects Enchantment Effect: Bearer gains Ambulant 2/Refresh ♻10.


Confidence
Simple Summary Confidence: Incant "My power grants thee confidence" to restore a target's ability with a rest timer no greater than ♻20. (If they are resting, add 20 seconds to their rest time.) This cannot restore Confidence.
Available to Bard, Curios, Monster (Unicorn)
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range 5ft (Other)
Incantation "My power grants thee confidence"
Effects Immediate Effect: Target declares and restores one use of a single ability with ♻ up to ♻20. If they are Resting, they instead add 20 seconds towards the rest timer of a single ability. This cannot be used to restore or contribute rest time towards recovering other instances of Confidence.
Other Details Confidence can only restore or contribute time towards restoring abilities. It cannot affect resistances or other non-ability effects such as the Rest At Base options.


Cowardice
Simple Summary Cowardice: Incant "Cower and be afraid of all" x3 to make the target Afraid of all players for 30s.
Available to Anti-Paladin, Barbarian, Bard
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft (Other)
Incantation "Cower and be afraid of all" x3
Effects Status Effect: Target becomes Afraid of all living players for 30s.


Discordia
Simple Summary Discordia: Incant "My discordant melodies shall stymie my foes" x3 and chant "Discordia" to gain Suppress Aura (unlimited), which you can cast without interrupting the chant. If you take damage or aggress in any way other than casting the granted spell, this effect ends.
Available to Bard
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "My discordant melodies shall stymie my foes" x3
Chant "Discordia"
Effects Chant Effect: Caster gains Suppress Aura (Unlimited) and may cast it without interrupting this chant. This chant ends if the caster aggresses (other than casting Suppress Aura), takes damage, or stops chanting.
Other Details
  • Spells cast this way cannot be affected by meta-magic.
  • Casting this way counts towards maintaining the chant, however a proper chant of "Discordia" must be made between each cast or attempted cast.


Equipment (from Point Buy)
Simple Summary Equipment from Point Buy: You're allowed to use the named equipment.
Available to Archer, Bard, Druid, Healer, Wizard
Type Trait
Effects Trait Effect: The bearer may wield the listed equipment.
  • If multiple options are presented, the player must choose one at the time of customization and cannot choose the other.
  • If a shield option is listed, it will grant the ability to use any shield size up to the listed size.
Other Details Example 1: Druids may purchase "Bow or Short Weapon". If they do, they must choose whether they want a bow, or a short weapon, they cannot have both. This decision must be made as part of customization choices.

Example 2: Healers can purchase a Medium Shield. If they do, they can use Bucklers and Small Shields as well as Medium Shields.


Extension
Simple Summary Extension: Incant "Extension" before casting a spell with 20ft range, and the range of that spell becomes 50ft.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Monster (Siren)
Type Meta-Magic
Incantation "Extension"
Prerequisites Can only be used to modify abilities with a range of 20ft.
Effects Meta-Magic Effect: The modified ability can affect targets up to 50ft away.


Fear
Simple Summary Fear: Incant "Witness me and be afraid" x3 to make the target Afraid of you for 30s.
Available to Anti-Paladin, Bard, Monster (Gargoyle, Werewolf)
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft (Other)
Incantation "Witness me and be afraid" x3
Effects Status Effect: Target becomes Afraid of the caster for 30s or until the caster dies.


Hold Person
Simple Summary Hold Person: Incant "I command thee to stop" x3 to make the target Stopped for 30s.
Available to Assassin, Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Monster (Siren)
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft
Incantation "I command thee to stop" x3
Effects Status Effect: Target becomes Stopped for 30s.


Innate
Simple Summary Innate: Incant “Innate” to instantly recover an ability with ♻10. You can use this while Resting or Insubstantial, unlike most incants. If you do it while Resting, you can add 10s towards longer Rest timers.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Wizard, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "Innate"
Effects Immediate Effect: Caster restores one use of a single ability with ♻ up to ♻10. If the caster is Resting, they instead add 10 seconds towards the rest timer of a single ability. This cannot be used to restore or contribute rest time towards recovering Confidence.
Other Details
  • Innate can be used while Resting without ending it.
  • Innate can be used while Insubstantial.
  • Innate can only restore or contribute time towards restoring abilities. It cannot affect resistances or other non-ability effects such as the Rest at Base options.
V8 Transition Note: Innate is a verbal, not a meta-magic.


Inspired Soul
Simple Summary Inspired Soul: Incant "A distant magic has no hold upon thy now inspired soul" x3 to grant the target a resistance against Verbals. (♻10)
Available to Bard, Healer, Monk
Type Enchantment
Range 5ft Other
Incantation "A distant magic has no hold upon thy now inspired soul" x3
Effects Enchantment Effect: Bearer gains resistance to verbal abilities (♻10).
Other Details When declaring this enchantment, the bearer must declare what they are resistant to and whether the resistance is active or not.
Reminder Resistances are optional. The bearer does not need to expend them on the first applicable attack.
V8 Transition Note: This enchantment is not removed once the resistance is expended. The resistance can be restored by resting for the indicated time.


Mend
Simple Summary Mend: Incant "I make this item whole again" x5 to mend a broken or damaged weapon or shield, or restore one point of armor to a hit location.
Available to Archer, Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range 5ft (Any)
Incantation "I make this item whole again" x5
Effects Immediate Effect: Choose one at the time of cast:
Other Details Caster may hold the item to be affected without taking up a free hand.
V8 Transition Note: Mend targets the player, not the item being restored.


Release
Simple Summary Release: Incant "From thy bindings thou art released" x5 to remove any number of status effects from the target other than Severed.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Scout, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Unicorn)
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range
  • 5ft (Any) - Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Curio
  • 5ft (Other) - Paladin, Unicorn
Incantation "From thy bindings thou art released" x5
Effects Immediate Effect: The target's status is restored; any number of status effects are removed.
Reminder This cannot remove Severed and does not affect players who are Cursed.


Renew
Simple Summary Renew: Incant "Thy boon and blessing shall be renewed" to restore someone's enchantment-granted Resistance or Ability with ♻20 or less.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Curios, Monster (Unicorn)
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range
  • 5ft (Other) - Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Unicorn
  • 5ft (Any) - Curios
Incantation "Thy boon and blessing shall be renewed"
Prerequisites Cannot be used while there are living enemies within 10ft.
Effects Immediate Effect:
  • Target declares and restores an effect or ability granted by an enchantment. That ability or effect must have a ♻ value that is no greater than ♻20.


Revitalize
Simple Summary Revitalize: Incant "I restore thee to thy full potency" to restore all of the target's per-life abilities except

Innate, Confidence, Phoenix Tears, and other instances of Revitalize.

Available to Bard
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range 5ft (Other)
Incantation "I restore thee to thy full potency"
Effects Immediate Effect: Target restores all uses of their per-life abilities except for the following:


Shove
Simple Summary Shove: Cast with "My power shoves thee" x3. Target must move 20ft further away from you.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Monk, Wizard
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft (Other)
Incantation "My power shoves thee" x3
Effects Status Effect: Target is Shoved 20ft directly away from the caster.
Reminder If the target becomes Stopped or otherwise unable to move while in transit, they must still complete the forced movement from Shove.
V8 Transition Note: Shove cannot be cast on oneself.


Silver Tongue
Simple Summary Silver Tongue: Incant "My power quickens thy tongue" x3 to grant the bearer Swift 2/Refresh (♻10)
Available to Bard
Type Enchantment
Range 5ft (Other)
Incantation "My power quickens thy tongue" x3
Effects Enchantment Effect: Bearer gains Swift 2/Refresh ♻10.


Song of Battle
Simple Summary Song of Battle: Incant "I sing a song of battle" and chant "Song of Battle". While you do, your melee weapons are armor breaking.
Available to Bard
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "I sing a song of battle"
Chant "Song of Battle"
Effects Chant Effect: Caster's wielded melee weapons are Armor Breaking.


Song of Determination
Simple Summary Song of Determination: Incant "I sing a song of determination" and chant "Song of Determination". While you do, you're immune to Afraid and Taunted.
Available to Bard
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "I sing a song of determination"
Chant "Song of Determination"
Effects Chant Effect: Caster is immune to Afraid and Taunted.


Song of Freedom
Simple Summary Song of Freedom: Incant "I sing a song of freedom" and chant "Song of Freedom". While you do, you're immune to Stopped and Frozen.
Available to Bard
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "I sing a song of freedom"
Chant "Song of Freedom"
Effects Chant Effect: Caster is immune to Stopped and Frozen.


Song of Power
Simple Summary Song of Power: Incant "I sing a song of power" and either chant "Song of Power" or perform. While you do, you Rest at double time, and players Resting near you also count at double-time. (Does not affect Confidence or Rest at Base). Ends if your Rest or chant are interrupted.
Available to Bard, Monster (Fairy, Siren)
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "I sing a song of power"
Chant "Song of Power" OR the caster may perform.
Effects Chant Effect:
  • Caster is affected as per Rest. They may chant without breaking the Rest and may use Innate without breaking this chant.
  • The caster and other players that are resting within 20ft of the caster may count their rest at double-time. Confidence and the 'Rest at Base' options cannot benefit from this increased rate. Players wishing to Rest for either of these options must still wait for the full, unmodified time.
  • If the caster's Rest or chant is interrupted, the effects of Song of Power immediately end.
Other Details
  • If the caster chooses to perform, their performance is the chant and must meet all the requirements for chants. The caster must also do their best to avoid confusion on the battlefield by declaring that they are using Song of Power to potential aggressors or anyone who might be confused. It should be clear whether someone is performing for Song of Power or just for the fun of it.
  • The effects of multiple Songs of Power do not stack.


Song of Survival
Simple Summary Song of Survival: Incant "I sing a song of survival" and chant "Song of Survival" to become resistant to any single strike or ability inflicted by an enemy. When you use this resistance, become invulnerable and return to base, where you incant "I return to the physical world" x2 to end the effect.
Available to Bard
Type Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range Self
Incantation "I sing a song of survival"
Chant "Song of Survival"
Effects Chant Effect: Caster is resistant to all effects from a single strike or ability inflicted by an enemy.

Secondary Effect (Status): When the resistance is used, the caster becomes Invulnerable and forced to move directly to their base. They may end this effect anytime they are at least 100ft away from living enemies by declaring "I return to the physical world" x2. This effect also ends immediately if they reach their base.

Other Details The use of this ability is only expended when the resistance is used.


Suppress Aura
Simple Summary Suppress Aura: Incant "My power suppresses thine" x3 to make the target Suppressed for 30s
Available to Bard, Barbarian, Wizard
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft
Incantation "My power suppresses thine" x3
Effects Status Effect: Target is Suppressed for 30s.


Suppressing Strike
Simple Summary Suppressing Strike: Incant "Power strike suppress" and hit an enemy within 2s to Suppress them for 30s. Engulfing.
Available to Assassin, Barbarian, Bard, Monk, Scout, Warrior, Monster (Entangling Mass)
Type Power Strike
Range Strike
Material Components Melee Weapon
Incantation "Power Strike Suppress"
Effects Status Effect: Target struck is Suppressed for 30s. Engulfing.
Other Details 🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.


Swift
Simple Summary Swift: Incant "Swift" before casting a spell to cast it with only one repetition of the incant.
Available to Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Wizard
Type Meta-Magic
Incantation "Swift"
Prerequisites Cannot be used to modify abilities with a range of 20ft.
Effects Meta-Magic Effect: The modified ability can be cast with only a single iteration of the incantation. For multi-line Incantations with no repetition, use the last line only.


Taunt
Simple Summary Taunt: Incant "I command thy attention" x3 to Taunt the target for 30s.
Available to Bard, Barbarian, Monk, Paladin, Warrior, Monster (Fairy, Siren)
Type Verbal (Offensive)
Range 20ft
Incantation "I command thy attention" x3
Effects Status Effect: Target is Taunted by the caster for 30s, or until the caster dies.


Taunting Strike
Simple Summary Taunting Strike: Incant "Power strike taunt" and hit an enemy within 2s to Taunt them for 30s. Engulfing.
Available to Bard, Monk, Warrior
Type Power Strike
Range Strike
Material Components Melee Weapon
Incantation "Power Strike Taunt"
Effects Status Effect: Target struck is Taunted by the caster for 30s or until the caster dies. Engulfing.
Other Details 🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.


Pre-Constructed Builds

Below are a few -pre-constructed builds for this class. Use these to quickly get into the game or to help new players ease their way into the intricacies of class customization.

My First Crowd Control Bard
 {{{ABILITY SUMMARIES}}}
Level 1
Identifier Blue sash
Weapons
Shields Buckler
Armor Up to 2pts Physical Armor
Archetype None
Abilities Fear 2/Life ♻20
Break Concentration 2/Life ♻10
Taunt 2/Life ♻10
Innate 2/Refresh ♻10



Extra Clarifications

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Trivia
  • The Bard class was introduced in Amtgard V4 (1986).




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