Savage Bard (D&D Bard variant)
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UA 50
The savage bard is a warrior at heart, though his arcane powers strike fear into the enemies of his tribe. Savage bards often multiclass as barbarians to improve their combat prowess.
Alignment: A savage bard must be chaotic in alignment. A savage bard who becomes nonchaotic cannot progress in levels as a bard, though he retains all his bard abilities.
Base Save Bonuses: A savage bard has good Fortitude and Will saves, but has poor Reflex saves.
Class Skills: A savage bard loses Decipher Script and Speak Language as class skills. He adds Survival to his list of class skills.
Class Features
The savage bard has all the standard bard class features, except as noted below.
Illiteracy: A savage bard is illiterate, just as a barbarian is. An illiterate savage bard cannot use or scribe scrolls.
Spellcasting: Remove the following spells from the savage bards class spell list: calm emotions, comprehend languages, detect secret doors, erase, prestidigitation, read magic, sepia snake sigil, summon monster (I through VI).
Add the following spells to the savage bards class spell list: 1st calm animals, detect snares and pits, endure elements, summon natures ally I; 2nd bulls strength, pass without trace, summon natures ally II; 3rd snare, summon natures ally III; 4th insect plague, summon natures ally IV; 5th commune with nature, summon natures ally V; 6th creeping doom, reincarnate, summon natures ally VI.