Bard (Apath)
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Eschew Material Components
All bards who are spontaneous spellcasters gain this feat as a bonus feat at first level. Archetypes that change the bard's spellcasting to stop being a spontaneous caster does not gain it.
Versatile Performance Reverse List
This is a reversed list of versatile performance, indicating which regular skills you can substitute for with what performance skills. This is not a rules change, merely a convenient table to use.
- Acrobatics (Dance)
- Bluff (Act, Comedy, Sing, String Instruments)
- Diplomacy (Keyboard Instruments, Oratory, String Instruments, Wind Instruments, Act)
- Disguise (Act)
- Fly (Dance)
- Handle Animal (Percussion Instruments, Wind Instruments)
- Intimidate (Comedy, Keyboard Instruments, Percussion Instruments)
- Sense Motive (Oratory, Sing)
Two performance sets to cover all areas of versatile performance except Disguise and Handle Animal:
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Table: Bard
The bard table in the SRD is missing the later entries for the jack of all trades ability. These are included in this table.
| Level | Base Attack Bonus | Fort Save | Ref Save | Will Save | Special | Spells per Day | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||||||
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +2 | Bardic knowledge, bardic performance, cantrips, countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire courage +1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +3 | Versatile performance, well-versed | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | +2 | +1 | +3 | +3 | Inspire competence +2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | Inspire courage +2, lore master 1/day | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Suggestion, versatile performance | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +5 | Inspire competence +3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8th | +6/+1 | +2 | +6 | +6 | Dirge of doom | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 9th | +6/+1 | +3 | +6 | +6 | Inspire greatness | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 10th | +7/+2 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Jack-of-all-trades, versatile performance | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 11th | +8/+3 | +3 | +7 | +7 | Inspire competence +4, inspire courage +3, lore master 2/day | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 12th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +8 | Soothing performance | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 13th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +8 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 14th | +10/+5 | +4 | +9 | +9 | Frightening tune, versatile performance | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 15th | +11/+6/+1 | +5 | +9 | +9 | Inspire competence +5, inspire heroics | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 16th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +10 | Jack-of-all-trades (class skills) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 17th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +10 | Inspire courage +4, lore master 3/day | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 18th | +13/+8/+3 | +6 | +11 | +11 | Mass suggestion, versatile performance | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 19th | +14/+9/+4 | +6 | +11 | +11 | Inspire competence +6, jack-of-all-trades (take 10) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 20th | +15/+10/+5 | +6 | +12 | +12 | Deadly performance | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
External Links
- Treantmonk's Guide to Pathfinder Bards
- All the World’s a Stage, and You the Stage Director - Very thorough bard guide.