Now, I can cartwheel, flip and charm the pants out of NPCs. For my performing swordsman, I’m going to have to choose Acrobatics and Persuasion as my expert skills. Then, level 3 gives me Expertise, doubling my proficiency for 2 skills of my choice. Everyone in the party gains an extra 1d6 HP while I strum and sing. Song of Rest gives me an opportunity to play my instrument to heal the party during a short rest. Jack of All Trades gives me an edge in any kind of skill check, adding half my proficiency bonus to the roll.
Either way, the option for this aid is available. However, my sword abilities will also be linked to these inspiration dice, so I must plan accordingly. I receive an amount of inspiration dice (1d6) equal to my Charisma modifier and pass them out as needed. Typically, Bardic Inspiration is used to aid allies’ attack rolls, skill checks and saving rolls. Guide to Building a Bard College of Valor: DnD 5e Related Posts: Guide to Building a Bladesinging Wizard: DnD 5e My swashbuckling bard will begin with essential bard abilities and tools, such as Bardic Inspiration, Jack of All Trades and Song of Rest.
Eventually, I’ll lean on Acrobatics and Persuasion. With the whole Antonio Banderas vibe, we could add elements of the Mariachi from Desperado.įor my beginning proficiencies, I’ll choose Acrobatics, Persuasion and Sleight of Hand. Plus, I’ll need my handy lute for bard spells. Of course, I’ll be dagger-friendly as well, with a few on my hip for throwing. When creating our bard at first level, we’ll need to build him for fencing-a studded leather armor/ rapier combination. Build bard around fencing and social prowess My fencer would also have the tabaxi’s Feline Agility, which doubles my movement speed in combat once a day. Speaking of boots, this character essentially looks like Puss ‘n Boots, which is, hands-down, going to be a good time. Tabaxi offer a +2 Dexterity/+1 Charisma combination as well, with a few cat-like maneuverability options to boot. Normally, I’m not too impressed with the drow’s inherent dancing lights and faerie fire spells, but they could be used as fun performance tricks in this build. I could play off elven nobility to portray him as a nobleman-something that may have a Zorro vibe. With my character’s strong personality in mind, I’ll think of something fun.ĭrow and tabaxi are my favorite picks for this sword fighter.Ī drow fencer would have a +2 Dexterity and +1 Charisma bonus combination-exactly what I want for this build. However, this fencer will need an edge in Dexterity, so that will be my highest score. Click here or below to learn more.Ĭhoose a race with high Dexterity and Charisma modifiersĭexterity and Charisma are the most important scores for bards in general. If you’d like a swashbuckling adventure for your dueling bard, check out my original pirate campaign, Dead Man’s Tale. Who better to play a character based on Zorro? Get that Antonio Banderas accent ready. This character build makes for a romantic, charismatic adventurer and master fencer. Naturally, these tricks translate to impressive sword fighting skills. Originally known as Blades, these bards use knife tricks, blade juggling and sword swallowing as a part of their performance.
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