Musician of the Spheres (Apath)

	Unofficial rules compendium
	Contents 1 Class Information; 2 Class Features 2.1 Spellcasting; 2.2 Warding Performance (Su); 2.3 Resonance of the Spheres (Su); 2.4 Dismissing Performance (Su); 2.5 Banishing Performance (Sp); ; 3 Summary of Changed Class Abilities 3.1 Bard; 3.2 Skald; ;
	Contents 1 Class Information; 2 Class Features 2.1 Spellcasting; 2.2 Warding Performance (Su); 2.3 Resonance of the Spheres (Su); 2.4 Dismissing Performance (Su); 2.5 Banishing Performance (Sp); ; 3 Summary of Changed Class Abilities 3.1 Bard; 3.2 Skald; ;

Musicians of the spheres are bards with an affinity for the planes and the creatures that live among the planes. The ability to summon creatures and inspiring them with bardic performance makes them very powerful, but they lack the healing and trickery powers of ordinary bards.

Class Information

This is an archetype for the bard and skald classes that casts summoner spells.

Publisher: Trailseeker magazine.

Alignment: Any. Unlike bards, musicians of the spheres can be of a lawful alignment.

Hit Die: d8.

Class Features

The musician of the spheres has all the standard bard class features, except as noted below.

Spellcasting

A musician of the spheres casts spells from the unchained summoner spell list rather than the bard spell list. All rules on learning and casting bard spells apply to the musician of the spheres, including mandatory verbal components.

Warding Performance (Su)

At 3rd level the musician of the spheres can ward all allies within 30 ft. from attacks and mental control by summoned or extra-dimensional creatures. First, the subject gains a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saves against attacks made or effects created by summoned or extra-dimensional creatures. Each round, the subject immediately receives another saving throw (if one was allowed to begin with) against any enchantment or necromancy (possession) spells or effects created by summoned or extra-dimensional creatures or objects. This saving throw is made with the same DC as the original effect. If successful, such effects ends. This performance does not expel a possessing life force (such as a ghost or spellcaster using magic jar), but it does prevent them from controlling the target while the performance lasts. While under the effects of this performance, the target is immune to any new attempts to possess or exercise mental control. This replaces the distraction performance for the bard and song of marching for the skald.

Resonance of the Spheres (Su)

At 5th level the musician of the spheres can create a planar resonance in a 60 ft. radius around herself as a bardic performance. This imbues an area with planar vibrations, strengthening summoned and extra-planar creatures. Every summoned or extra-planar creature in the area gains a +2 bonus on all attack rolls, damage rolls, and saving throws. A creature summoned into such an area gains +2 hit points per HD, and this bonus persists even when it is no longer in the area or effect. These bonuses increase to +3 at level 11 and +4 at level 17. This replaces the inspire competence performance for the bard and spell kenning from level 5 for the skald.

Dismissing Performance (Su)

At 9th level the musician of the spheres can use bardic performance to cast dismissal as a standard action. This effect is always Heightened to a spell level equal to half the musician of the spheres' caster level, giving it a save DC of DC 10 + 1/2 the musician of the spheres' class level + Charisma modifier. This replaces the inspire greatness performance for the bard and spell kenning from level 11 for the skald.

Banishing Performance (Sp)

At level 15 the musician of the spheres learns banishing performance. This is the same as dismissing performance, except that it duplicates banishment. Each round when using this performance, the bard can make a Knowledge check as if trying to identify a creature to be banished; on a success the bard incorporates one thing the creature opposes into the performance (with cumulative effect). This replaces the inspire heroics performance for the bard and spell kenning from level 17 for the skald.

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:

Bard

Spellcasting
Inspire Competence (3)
Inspire Greatness (9)
Inspire Heroics (15)

Skald

Spell kenning

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