The Other Complete Books

How to Use This Handbook

Qualifications

Core Abilities

Generating Ability Scores

Kit Subsections

List of Kits

True Bard

Blade

Sharlatan

Gallant

Gypsy-bard

Herald

Jester

Jongleur

Loremaster

Meistersinger

Riddlentlaster

Skald

Thespian

Creating New Kits

Acquiring, Dropping, and Changing Kits

Demihumans as Bards

Demihuman Kits

Dwarven Chanter

Elven Minstrel

Gnome Professor

Halfling Whistler

Multi-Classed Bards

Dual-Classed Bards

New Proficiencies

Compiled Proficiencies

Pickpockets

Detect Noise

Climb Walls

Reading, Writing, and Speaking

Spell Books

Musical Components

New Spells

Alter lnstrument

Sound Bubble

Instant Audience

Silence 15' Radius

lmproved Magic Mouth

Wall of Sound

Conjure Cabinet

Magical Items

New Magical Items

Old magical Items

New Twists on Old ltems

Throughout History

Instruments

Musical Proficiency

Cost and Weight

Glossary of Musical Instruments

Glossary of Sound

Fundamentals of Music

Common Musical Terms

Musica Items

A Bard’s Mind Isn’t Barred

Experience

Reputation

Following a Performer

Local Reputation

Benefits of a Good Reputation

The Performer

The Effect on Role-Playing

Performances

Bard Colleges

Common Events

Patrons

Initial Patrons

Gaining and Losing Patrons

Followers

1: THE COMPLETE PHBR LINE

2: CLASS QUALIFICATIONS

3: ARMOR ALLOWED

4: EXPERIENCE LEVELS

5: LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS

6: SPELL PROGRESSION

7: BASE THIEF ABILITIES

8: BARD AVERAGE THIEF SKILLS

9: THIEF SKILL ADJUSTMENTS

10: ILLEGAL ARMOR ADJUSTMENT

11: PREGENERATED ABILITY SCORES

12: LEGEND LORE RESULTS

13: DEMI-BARDS

14: NONWEAPON PROFICIENCIES

15: DETECT NOISE MODIFIERS

16: CLIMBING MODIFIERS

17: BARD CLIMBING RATES

18: VERBAL COMPONENT

19: ERAS

21: BARD EXPERIENCE

22: COMPLETE BARD EXPERIENCE

23: INITIAL REPUTATION

24: REPUTATION LADDER

25: REPUTATION MODIFIERS

26: FAME AND INFAMY

27: PRECEDING REPUTATION

28: BARD TRAMTS

29: HOURLY STREET-SIDE INCOME

30: BOOKED INCOME

31: CARNIVAL SHARES

32: NIGHTLY ATTENDANCE PER PERFORMER

33: NUMBER OF PATRONS

34: TYPE OF PATRON

35: FOLLOWERS BY KIT