College of Jesters[]
"He will be laughing still... at the end."
A laughing man wielding a horridly sharp sickle runs down the halls of a dungeon, surrounded by fully armored soldiers, his music edging them to continue forwards without fear, destroying everything in their path. This man is a bard of the College of Jesters, a college dedicated to improving the allies of the musician who plays the songs of the laughing jester.
Auras of Music[]
When you join this bardic college, at 3rd level, your music can be augmented into auras around yourself, aiding those around you. You can learn the following spells when you would learn a bard spell, and they count as bard spells for you.
| Slot Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 2nd | aid |
| 3rd | aura of vitality, crusader's mantle |
| 4th | aura of life, aura of purity |
| 5th | circle of power |
Inspiring Tune[]
Additionally, at 3rd level, you can play your instrument to keep your comrades fighting longer. As a bonus action, you can expend a bardic inspiration die and select a number of creatures within 30 feet of yourself that can hear you equal to your Charisma modifier (min 1). Those creatures gain temporary hit points equal to the die rolled plus half of your bard level, which last for 1 hour.
Battle Ballad[]
Starting at 6th level, your tunes are able to enhance the movement and dexterity of a person. As a bonus action, you can expend one bardic inspiration die to cast haste on a creature within 30 feet of yourself.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn[]
At 14th level, even when not explicitly focusing on it, your music is able to bless those around you. Whenever you or a friendly creature within 30 feet of you that can hear you must make a saving throw, the creature gains a bonus to the saving throw equal to your Charisma modifier (with a minimum bonus of +1). You must be conscious to grant this bonus.