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<blockquote data-quote="Tales and Chronicles" data-source="post: 8308062" data-attributes="member: 6871653"><p>On the subject of bard, since WotC came up with Expert sidekick, this is my version of them:</p><p></p><p>d8, </p><p>prof with light, medium amors, simple weapons.</p><p>Saves: dex/cha</p><p></p><p>1: spellcasting</p><p>Artificer progression, aka 1/2 spellcaster with cantrips</p><p></p><p>1: Inspiring Performance (aka Expert's Helpful feature)</p><p>Bonus action help with a 30 ft range.</p><p></p><p>2: Jack of all trade</p><p>2: Song of Rest</p><p></p><p>3: Archetypes</p><p>3: Bardic Knowledge (expertise in 2 lore skills)</p><p></p><p>4: ASi</p><p></p><p>5: Archetype feature</p><p></p><p>6: Countercharm</p><p>6: Battle Harmony (Coordinated strike from Expert)</p><p>When helping an attack, your attacks deal +2d6 on a hit against the same target hit by the helped ally.</p><p></p><p>7: Magical Inspiration</p><p>After using Help, your spells damage or heal +1d6.</p><p></p><p>8: ASI</p><p></p><p>9: Song of rest improves</p><p>9: Bardic Knowledge improves.</p><p></p><p>10: Magical secrets</p><p>Pick any spell from any list from a level you can cast. 1/long rest free cast.</p><p></p><p>11: Inspiring Help</p><p>When using Help, the target can add 1d6 in addition to the advantage to the roll. If its an attack, you can forgo the bonus to hit to add it to the damage instead. The bonus increases to 2d6 at level 20.</p><p></p><p>12: ASI</p><p></p><p>13: Song rest improves</p><p></p><p>14: Archetype feature</p><p>14: Magical secret</p><p></p><p>15: ------</p><p></p><p>16: ASI</p><p></p><p>17: Song of rest improves</p><p>17: Countercharm Improves:</p><p>When using Countercharm, allies have advantage on saves against magic effect.</p><p></p><p>18: Magical Secret</p><p></p><p>19: ASI</p><p></p><p>20: Inspiring Help improves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tales and Chronicles, post: 8308062, member: 6871653"] On the subject of bard, since WotC came up with Expert sidekick, this is my version of them: d8, prof with light, medium amors, simple weapons. Saves: dex/cha 1: spellcasting Artificer progression, aka 1/2 spellcaster with cantrips 1: Inspiring Performance (aka Expert's Helpful feature) Bonus action help with a 30 ft range. 2: Jack of all trade 2: Song of Rest 3: Archetypes 3: Bardic Knowledge (expertise in 2 lore skills) 4: ASi 5: Archetype feature 6: Countercharm 6: Battle Harmony (Coordinated strike from Expert) When helping an attack, your attacks deal +2d6 on a hit against the same target hit by the helped ally. 7: Magical Inspiration After using Help, your spells damage or heal +1d6. 8: ASI 9: Song of rest improves 9: Bardic Knowledge improves. 10: Magical secrets Pick any spell from any list from a level you can cast. 1/long rest free cast. 11: Inspiring Help When using Help, the target can add 1d6 in addition to the advantage to the roll. If its an attack, you can forgo the bonus to hit to add it to the damage instead. The bonus increases to 2d6 at level 20. 12: ASI 13: Song rest improves 14: Archetype feature 14: Magical secret 15: ------ 16: ASI 17: Song of rest improves 17: Countercharm Improves: When using Countercharm, allies have advantage on saves against magic effect. 18: Magical Secret 19: ASI 20: Inspiring Help improves. [/QUOTE]
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