College of Domains (5A)

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This is a Bard subclass for 5A. A way to make a bard with a focus chosen from the wide variety of domains

Formally The College of Domains, domain bards focus on a domain, an area of interest much like a cleric domain. Not necessarily related to religion, to the bad this can be more a field of study than a faith. Philosophically or skeptically inclined people, like dragonborn and gnomes, often turn to the College of Domains as a part of their study of the world.

Greyhawk: Popular in Baklunish lands, where they are seen as religious mystics. In Cosmopolitan culture, this is seen as scientific study and greatly appreciated. Neither tradition is seen as bards in the traditional sense.

Subclass Features

Domain

At 3rd level, you select a cleric domain appropriate to your beliefs. You gain abilities based on this domain.

• At 3rd level when you select your domain, you gain the 1st level ability of that domain.
• Also at level 3, you can spend one use of Bardic Inspiration to use your domain's Channel Divinity ability.
• At 6th level, you gain the 6th level ability of your chosen domain.
• At 14th level, you gain the 17th level ability of your chosen domain.

When a domain feature mentions your cleric level, use your bard level instead. When a domain feature mentions heavy armor, replace that mention by medium armor. When a domain feature mentions your Wisdom ability bonus, use your Charisma ability bonus instead. When a domain feature allows a saving throw, use your spell saving throw DC.

Domain Spells

Starting at 3rd level when you join this bardic college, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels as a bard, as shown in the description of your domain. Each of these spells counts as a bard spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of bard spells you know.

Whenever you gain a bard level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be from the bard spell list.

Domain Spells

Each domain has a list of spells—its domain spells—that you gain at the bard levels noted in the domain description, except that you gain both the 1st and 3rd level domain spells when you join this college at 3rd level. Domain spells become known spells to you but don't count against your limit on known spells. If you have a domain spell that doesn't appear on the bard spell list, the spell is nonetheless a bard spell for you.

Designer's Notes

Moved from Chanting_(5A) to allow that subclass to be re-developed. A bard that uses cleric domains. The most important ability is domain spells added to added known spells.

See Also

• Cantor (Apath)