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==Bard Magic==
 
==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.
<TABLE border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="686">
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{| class="wikitable"
<TR>
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! Bard Level
<TD>&nbsp; </TD>
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! Magic Name
<TD> <span class="bold">Magic Name</span> </TD>
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! Type
<TD> <span class="bold">Type</span> </TD>
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! School
<TD> <span class="bold">School</span> </TD>
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! Use
<TD> <span class="bold">Use</span> </TD>
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! Cost/Max
<TD> <span class="bold">Cost/Max</span> </TD>
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! Range
<TD> <span class="bold">Range</span> </TD>
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|-
</TR>
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| '''First Level'''
<TR>
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| [[Cancel]]
<TD><span class="bold"> First Level </span></TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>[[Cancel]]</TD>
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| [[Sorcery]]
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| Unlimited
<TD>[[Sorcery]]</TD>
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| 0/-
<TD>Unlimited</TD>
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| 50'
<TD>0/-</TD>
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|-
<TD>50'</TD>
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| -
</TR>
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| [[Charm]]
<TR>
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| [[S]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[Control]]
<TD>[[Charm]]</TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| 2/2
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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| 20'
<TD>1/life</TD>
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|-
<TD>2/2</TD>
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| -
<TD>20'</TD>
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| [[Hold Person]]
</TR>
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| [[S]]
<TR>
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| [[Subdual]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>[[Hold Person]]</TD>
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| 2/2
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| 20'
<TD>[[Subdual]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>1/life</TD>
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| -
<TD>2/2</TD>
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| [[Presence]]
<TD>20'</TD>
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| [[N]]
</TR>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TR>
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| 1/game
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| 1/4
<TD>[[Presence]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[Protection from Control]]
<TD>1/4</TD>
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| [[E]]
<TD>-</TD>
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| [[Protection]]
</TR>
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| 1/game
<TR>
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| 1/4
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| T
<TD>[[Protection from Control]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>[[E]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Protection]]</TD>
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| [[Visit]]
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[N]]
<TD>1/4</TD>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TD>T</TD>
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| 1/game
</TR>
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| 1/4
<TR>
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| -
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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|-
<TD>[[Visit]]</TD>
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| ''' Second Level '''
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
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| [[Legend]]
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[Control]]
<TD>1/4</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>-</TD>
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| 1/4
</TR>
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| 20'
<TR>
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|-
<TD><span class="bold"> Second Level </span></TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Legend]]</TD>
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| [[Liplock]]
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| [[E]]
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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| [[Sorcery]]
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| Unlimited
<TD>1/4</TD>
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| 2/-
<TD>20'</TD>
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| T
</TR>
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|-
<TR>
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| -
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[Protection from Subdual]]
<TD>[[Liplock]]</TD>
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| [[E]]
<TD>[[E]]</TD>
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| [[Protection]]
<TD>[[Sorcery]]</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>Unlimited</TD>
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| 1/4
<TD>2/-</TD>
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| T
<TD>T</TD>
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|-
</TR>
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| -
<TR>
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| [[Talk to Dead]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>[[Protection from Subdual]]</TD>
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| [[Spirit]]
<TD>[[E]]</TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>[[Protection]]</TD>
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| 1/-
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| T
<TD>1/4</TD>
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|-
<TD>T</TD>
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| -
</TR>
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| [[Truth]]
<TR>
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| [[S]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[Control]]
<TD>[[Talk to Dead]]</TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| 2/2
<TD>[[Spirit]]</TD>
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| 20'
<TD>1/life</TD>
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|-
<TD>1/-</TD>
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| ''' Third Level '''
<TD>T</TD>
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| [[Confidence]]
</TR>
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| [[E]]
<TR>
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| [[Sorcery]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>[[Truth]]</TD>
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| 1/2
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| T
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>1/life</TD>
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| -
<TD>2/2</TD>
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| [[Extension]]
<TD>20'</TD>
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| [[N]]
</TR>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TR>
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| 1/life
<TD><span class="bold"> Third Level </span></TD>
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| 1/2
<TD>[[Confidence]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>[[E]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>[[Sorcery]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[Imbue]]
<TD>1/2</TD>
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| [[N]]
<TD>T</TD>
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| [[Neutral]]
</TR>
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| 1/game
<TR>
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| 1/2
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Extension]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
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| [[Sleep]]
<TD>1/life</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>1/2</TD>
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| [[Subdual]]
<TD>-</TD>
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| 1/life
</TR>
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| 2/4
<TR>
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| 20'
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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|-
<TD>[[Imbue]]</TD>
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| ''' Fourth Level '''
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
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| [[Awe/Fear]]
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[Control]]
<TD>1/2</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>-</TD>
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| 1/4
</TR>
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| 20'
<TR>
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|-
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Sleep]]</TD>
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| [[Berserk]]
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| [[E]]
<TD>[[Subdual]]</TD>
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| [[Sorcery]]
<TD>1/life</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>2/4</TD>
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| 1/2
<TD>20'</TD>
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| T
</TR>
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|-
<TR>
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| -
<TD><span class="bold"> Fourth Level </span></TD>
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| [[Honor Duel]]
<TD>[[Awe/Fear]]</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| [[Sorcery]]
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| 1/4
<TD>1/4</TD>
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| 20'
<TD>20'</TD>
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|-
</TR>
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| -
<TR>
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| [[Lore]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>[[Berserk]]</TD>
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| [[Control]]
<TD>[[E]]</TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>[[Sorcery]]</TD>
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| 2/2
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| 20'
<TD>1/2</TD>
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|-
<TD>T</TD>
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| -
</TR>
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| [[Warskill]]
<TR>
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| [[N]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TD>[[Honor Duel]]</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| 2/1
<TD>[[Sorcery]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>1/life</TD>
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|-
<TD>1/4</TD>
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| ''' Fifth Level '''
<TD>20'</TD>
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| [[Confusion]]
</TR>
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| [[S]]
<TR>
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| [[Control]]
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>[[Lore]]</TD>
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| 1/2
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
+
| 50'
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>1/life</TD>
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| -
<TD>2/2</TD>
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| [[Mimic]]
<TD>20'</TD>
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| [[N]]
</TR>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TR>
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| 1/game
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| 2/1
<TD>[[Warskill]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[Mute]]
<TD>2/1</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>-</TD>
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| [[Control]]
</TR>
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| 1/life
<TR>
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| 2/4
<TD><span class="bold"> Fifth Level </span></TD>
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| 20'
<TD>[[Confusion]]</TD>
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|-
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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| [[Yield]]
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>1/2</TD>
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| [[Control]]
<TD>50'</TD>
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| 1/game
</TR>
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| 2/4
<TR>
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| 50'
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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|-
<TD>[[Mimic]]</TD>
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| ''' Sixth Level '''
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
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| [[Dance]]
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
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| [[N]]
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TD>2/1</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>-</TD>
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| 1/2
</TR>
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| 50'
<TR>
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|-
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| -
<TD>[[Mute]]</TD>
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| [[Release]]
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| [[S]]
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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| [[Sorcery]]
<TD>1/life</TD>
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| 1/life
<TD>2/4</TD>
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| 1/4
<TD>20'</TD>
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| 20'
</TR>
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|-
<TR>
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| -
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
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| [[Voice]]
<TD>[[Yield]]</TD>
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| [[N]]
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
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| [[Neutral]]
<TD>[[Control]]</TD>
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| 1/game
<TD>1/game</TD>
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| 2/1
<TD>2/4</TD>
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| -
<TD>50'</TD>
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|}
</TR>
 
<TR>
 
<TD><span class="bold"> Sixth Level </span></TD>
 
<TD>[[Dance]]</TD>
 
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
 
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
 
<TD>1/game</TD>
 
<TD>1/2</TD>
 
<TD>50'</TD>
 
</TR>
 
<TR>
 
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
 
<TD>[[Release]]</TD>
 
<TD>[[S]]</TD>
 
<TD>[[Sorcery]]</TD>
 
<TD>1/life</TD>
 
<TD>1/4</TD>
 
<TD>20'</TD>
 
</TR>
 
<TR>
 
<TD><span class="bold"></span></TD>
 
<TD>[[Voice]]</TD>
 
<TD>[[N]]</TD>
 
<TD>[[Neutral]]</TD>
 
<TD>1/game</TD>
 
<TD>2/1</TD>
 
<TD>-</TD>
 
</TR>
 
</TABLE>
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 18:19, 2 January 2011

Circa 6.0

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

From the Rulebook

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, Taliesin

Garb:

Light blue sash

Class details:

Bard Level Lives Weapons Armor Immunities Abilities and Traits
All 4 subtracts from magic points shield (subtracts from magic points) - 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 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