College of Skalds
Description
Compare to the core book's College of Valor
Skalds are poets of battle, recounting the deeds of heroes and the bloody battles that shook nations. But you do more than just tell stories; a skald draws on the tales of past greatness in his own quest for glory on the battlefield. While learning the sagas of bygone years, you have also taken up a practical study of combat, allowing you to use more weapons and with greater effectiveness than most bards. When you sing the song of battle to bolster your allies, you are right alongside them, going toe to toe with formidable foes to become worthy of the poems from the skalds who will recount your tale.
Class Features
Combat Aptitude
Level 3
When you choose the College of Skalds at 3rd level, you become proficient in all martial weapons, as well as in the use of medium armor and shields.
Saga of Deeds
Level 3
Starting at 3rd level, you can use your stories of the great battles of legend to inspire your allies in combat. The dice gained from your Bardic Inspiration feature can be used in the following ways:
- After rolling damage for a successful weapon attack, a creature can choose to roll a Bardic Inspiration die and add the result to the damage dealt.
- When a creature is the target of an attack roll, before knowing whether the rolled number is a hit or a miss, it may roll a Bardic Inspiration die as a reaction, adding the result to its armor class for this specific attack only.
Battle Fury
Level 6
At 6th level, you can unleash even more fury in combat. When you use the attack action, you can make two attacks instead of one.
Song and Strike
Level 14
Starting at 14th level, you can wade into combat even as you wield your bardic magic. Any time you cast a bard spell as an action, you can use your bonus action to make a single weapon attack.
About College of Skalds
The College of Skalds is a None hit die class .
Subclasses & Specializations
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Subclasses & Specializations
College of Skalds has 0 subclasses for customization.
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Quick Build Tips
- Focus on your primary ability score during character creation
- Choose feats that complement your class features
- Consider your subclass features when selecting multiclass options
- Review your class features at each level-up for optimal choices
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