Bard Spells
Level 0 Bard Spells
Level 0 bard spells are also referred to as "Cantrips".
Name | School | Cast Time | Description |
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Dancing Lights | Illusion | Std | Creates illusory torches or other lights. |
Detect Magic | Universal | Std | Detects all spells and magic items within a 60 ft cone. |
Flare | Evocation | Std | Dazzles one creature. |
Ghost Sound | Illusion | Std | Create figment sounds in a location. |
Hand of the Magus | Transmutation | Std | You can telekinetically move and attack with a modest object. |
Know Direction | Universal | Std | You discern north. |
Light | Evocation | Std | Object shines like a torch. |
Lullaby | Enchantment | Std | Can make one or more subjects Drowsy. |
Mending | Transmutation | Std | Makes minor repairs on a non-magical object that is damaged or Broken. |
Message | Enchantment | Std | Whisper conversation at distance. |
Prestidigitation | Universal | Std | Performs minor tricks. |
Read Magic | Universal | Std | Read scrolls and spellbooks. |
Resistance | Abjuration | Immediate | Subject gains +1 bonus on saving throws. |
Sift | Universal | Std | Examine an area at a distance |
Spark | Abjuration | Std | Dangerous spark injures your attacker. |
Summon Instrument | Conjuration | Std | Summons one musical instrument |
Unwitting Ally | Enchantment | Std | Subject is considered ally for 1 round |
Level 1 Bard Spells
Name | School | Cast Time | Description |
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Adjuring Step | Abjuration | Std | You can move slowly and safely and still cast spells, until you move quickly. |
Adoration | Adoration (Bard Spell) | Std | Adoration (Bard Spell) |
Alarm | Abjuration | Std | Wards an area for the night. |
Alter Musical Instrument | Illusion | Std | Treat any instrument as your bard instrument. |
Animate Rope | Transmutation | Std | Makes a rope move at your command, to trip or entangle an enemy. |
Anticipate Peril | Enchantment | Std | Targets gain a scaling bonus on their next initiative check. |
Beguiling Gift | Beguiling Gift (Bard Spell) | Std | Beguiling Gift (Bard Spell) |
Blurred Movement | Illusion | Std | As Blur (Bard Spell), but only while you are moving, unless you move twice in a single round. |
Borrow Skill | Borrow Skill (Bard Spell) | Std | Borrow Skill (Bard Spell) |
Bungle | Enchantment | Immediate | Inflict a penalty on a target's d20 roll as an immediate action. |
Call Weapon | Call Weapon (Bard Spell) | Std | Call Weapon (Bard Spell) |
Cause Fear | Necromancy | Immediate | One creature gains the Cringing condition. |
Charm Person | Enchantment | Std | Makes one Humanoid creature or person your friend. |
Chord of Shards | Chord of Shards (Bard Spell) | Std | Chord of Shards (Bard Spell) |
Confusion, Lesser | Confusion, Lesser (Bard Spell) | Std | Confusion, Lesser (Bard Spell) |
Cure Light Wounds | Conjuration | Std | Cures 2d8 damage + 1/lvl (max +10). |
Dancing Lantern | Enchantment | Std | Animates a lantern-flame that follows you and can be used as a ray attack. |
Deja Vu | Enchantment | Immediate | Make a creature realize that things aren't so bad after all. |
Delusional Pride | Delusional Pride (Bard Spell) | Std | Delusional Pride (Bard Spell) |
Disguise Self | Illusion | Std | Changes your appearance. |
Disguise Weapon | Disguise Weapon (Bard Spell) | Std | Disguise Weapon (Bard Spell) |
Ear-Piercing Scream | Illusion | Std | Deal Sonic Damage to an enemy target, or deafen an ally to all but yourself. |
Embrace Destiny | Universal | Std | Dice with Fate, for good or ill. |
Expeditious Retreat | Enchantment | Std | Your Walk speed increases. |
Feather Fall | Transmutation | Immediate | Instantly changes the rate at which the targets falls. |
Feather Step | Transmutation | Std | Ignores the adverse movement effects of difficult terrain. |
Fumbletongue | Enchantment | Std | Causes a creature to be unable to speak intelligibly. |
Glue Seal | Glue Seal (Bard Spell) | Std | Glue Seal (Bard Spell) |
Grease | Conjuration | Std | Covers a 10-ft. square or one object with a layer of slippery grease. |
Hideous Laughter | Enchantment | Std | Subject becomes wobbly due to gales of forced mirth. |
Horn of Pursuit | Evocation | Std | Create 3 notes that can be heard up to five miles away. |
Hypnotism | Enchantment | Std | Distracts and inflicts psychic damage. |
Innocence | Innocence (Bard Spell) | Std | Innocence (Bard Spell) |
Invigorate | Invigorate (Bard Spell) | Std | Invigorate (Bard Spell) |
Jury-Rig | Jury-Rig (Bard Spell) | Std | Jury-Rig (Bard Spell) |
Liberating Command | Transmutation | Immediate | Restrained target may make an Escape Artist check to escape as an immediate action. |
Lock Gaze | Enchantment | Std | Compel the target to look at you and only you, no matter how painful. |
Magic Aura | Abjuration | Immediate | Alter your aura to grant AC. |
Magic Mouth | Illusion | Std | Objects speaks once when triggered. |
Memory Lapse | Enchantment | Std | Subject forgets events back to last turn. |
Peacebond | Abjuration | Immediate | Locks a weapon in place on the target's body. |
Play Instrument | Play Instrument (Bard Spell) | Std | Play Instrument (Bard Spell) |
Poisoned Egg | Transmutation | Std | Transform the contents of a normal egg into a single dose of Simple Venom. |
Read Weather | Read Weather (Bard Spell) | Std | Read Weather (Bard Spell) |
Remove Fear | Abjuration | Std | Suppresses fear or gives +4 bonus on saves against fear |
Restful Sleep | Restful Sleep (Bard Spell) | Std | Restful Sleep (Bard Spell) |
Saving Finale | Saving Finale (Bard Spell) | Std | Saving Finale (Bard Spell) |
Shillelagh | Transmutation | Std | Target's bludgeoning (physical, common) or buffeting (physical, uncommon) weapon deals damage as a larger weapon. |
Silent Image | Illusion | Std | Creates a visual-based illusion of your design. |
Sleep | Sleep (Bard Spell) | Std | Sleep (Bard Spell) |
Solid Note | Conjuration | Std | Creates a tangible, immovable music note. |
Sow Thought | Sow Thought (Bard Spell) | Std | Sow Thought (Bard Spell) |
Summon Monster I | Universal | Std | Summons one Summoned Monster to fight for you. |
Tap Inner Beauty | Universal | Std | Gain a bonus on all Charisma-based skill checks. |
Timely Inspiration | Enchantment | Immediate | Immediate spell gives an Arcane Bonus on failed skill check or attack roll. |
Toilsome Chant | Toilsome Chant (Bard Spell) | Std | Toilsome Chant (Bard Spell) |
Unseen Servant | Conjuration | Std | Creates an invisible, mindless, shapeless force that performs simple tasks. |
Vanish | Illusion | Immediate | Immediately become Invisible for 1 round. |
Ventriloquism | Illusion | Std | Make your voice seem to issue from someplace else. |
Windy Escape | Windy Escape (Bard Spell) | Std | Windy Escape (Bard Spell) |
Level 2 Bard Spells
Name | School | Cast Time | Description |
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Acute Senses | Acute Senses (Bard Spell) | Std | Acute Senses (Bard Spell) |
Air Step | Transmutation | Std | Tread on air, with limitations. |
Allegro | Transmutation | Std | Gain Haste (Bard Spell) while maintaining Bardic Performance. |
Anonymous Interaction | Anonymous Interaction (Bard Spell) | Std | Anonymous Interaction (Bard Spell) |
Blade Tutor's Spirit | Conjuration | Std | Attack penalties you choose to suffer are reduced. |
Bladed Dash | Bladed Dash (Bard Spell) | Std | Bladed Dash (Bard Spell) |
Blindness/Deafness | Necromancy | Std | Makes subject blind to sight or sound, dazzled if they make their save, and at risk of a Synergy. |
Blistering Invective | Evocation | Std | Target suffers fire damage and may become Slandered. |
Blur | Illusion | Std | Subject gains partial concealment if they displace at least 15 feet from their starting space each round. |
Burning Gaze | Evocation | Std | Inflict fire damage and Burned to creatures simply by looking at them. |
Cacophonous Call | Cacophonous Call (Bard Spell) | Std | Cacophonous Call (Bard Spell) |
Codespeak | Enchantment | Std | Recipients gain the ability to speak, read, and write a new, coded language. |
Compassionate Ally | Enchantment | Std | Target is compelled to help injured ally or suffer the Antagonized condition. |
Cure Moderate Wounds | Conjuration | Std | Cures 4d8 damage +1/lvl (max. +20). |
Disguise Other | Illusion | Std | As Disguise Self (Bard Spell), but affects you or another. |
Distressing Tone | Distressing Tone (Bard Spell) | Std | Distressing Tone (Bard Spell) |
Dust of Twilight | Conjuration | Std | Black particles extinguish light sources and damages creatures. |
Escaping Ward | Escaping Ward (Bard Spell) | Std | Escaping Ward (Bard Spell) |
False Life | Necromancy | Std | Gain 1d10 temporary hp + 1/lvl (max +10). |
Focused Scrutiny | Focused Scrutiny (Bard Spell) | Std | Focused Scrutiny (Bard Spell) |
Gallant Inspiration | Enchantment | Immediate | Immediate spell allows +2d4 Arcane Bonus on failed attack roll or skill check. |
Gentle Repose | Necromancy | Std | Preserves one corpse. |
Glitterdust | Enchantment | Std | Inflicts Light damage, blinds creatures, and outlines invisible creatures or objects. |
Haunting Mists | Illusion | Std | Creatures are shaken and take gnashing damage...or DO they? |
Heightened Reflexes | Heightened Reflexes (Bard Spell) | Std | Heightened Reflexes (Bard Spell) |
Heroic Fortune | Evocation | Std | The target gains 1 temporary Action Point. |
Heroism | Enchantment | Std | Gives +2 bonus on attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks. |
Hidden Knowledge | Hidden Knowledge (Bard Spell) | Std | Hidden Knowledge (Bard Spell) |
Hidden Speech | Hidden Speech (Bard Spell) | Std | Hidden Speech (Bard Spell) |
Hold Person | Enchantment | Std | Paralyzes one humanoid creature for a brief time. |
Honeyed Tongue | Transmutation | Std | Roll 2 dice for some uses of Diplomacy, take higher roll. |
Invisibility | Illusion | Std | Subject is invisible until the end of its next encounter. |
Least Polymorph | Transmutation | Std | Assume form of a Small or Medium Humanoid. |
Marching Chant | Transmutation | Std | Allies can hustle without penalty. |
Minor Image | Illusion | Std | Creates a visual and audible illusion of your design that can cause harm to believers. |
Mirror Image | Illusion | Std | Creates a decoy duplicate of you. |
Miserable Pity | Miserable Pity (Bard Spell) | Std | Miserable Pity (Bard Spell) |
Piercing Shriek | Piercing Shriek (Bard Spell) | Std | Piercing Shriek (Bard Spell) |
Pilfering Hand of the Magus | Evocation | Std | You may seize an object or manipulate it from afar, robbing or attacking enemies, and delighting friends. |
Pyrotechnics | Transmutation | Std | Turns a fire into a burst of dazzling fireworks and a thick column of smoke. |
Qualm | Enchantment | Std | Target gains Burned or Singed and is at risk of a Synergy until it spends actions doing nothing. |
Resounding Clang | Resounding Clang (Bard Spell) | Std | Resounding Clang (Bard Spell) |
Scare | Necromancy | Std | Inflict psychic damage and Cringing on one or two targets. |
Seducer's Eyes | Enchantment | Std | You first flirt with, then brutally reject, targets, inflicting terrible rugosic damage upon them. |
Share Memory | Universal | Std | Share or inflict one memory upon the target. |
Shatter | Abjuration | Std | Sonic vibration damages objects or a enemy creatures. |
Silk to Steel | Silk to Steel (Bard Spell) | Std | Silk to Steel (Bard Spell) |
Sound Burst | Sound Burst (Bard Spell) | Std | Sound Burst (Bard Spell) |
Spell Gauge | Universal | Std | You learn the nature of, and disable, a target creature's supernatural or spell-like ability. |
Suggestion | Enchantment | Std | Compels subject to follow stated course of action. |
Summon Monster II | Universal | Std | Summons one Summoned Monster to fight for you. |
Tactical Acumen | Enchantment | Std | Your or your allies gain an additional bonus on attack rolls or to AC due to battlefield positioning. |
Touch of Mercy | Enchantment | Std | The target creature gains the Secured condition. |
Umbral Weapon | Umbral Weapon (Bard Spell) | Std | Umbral Weapon (Bard Spell) |