Table of Contents

What is this Book? Bards in the World Character Generation & Levelling 1. Starting Concepts 2. Generating Character Traits 3. Ancestries Entity Types Entity Size Languages Ancestries Templates 4. Background Basic Background Layout Premade Backgrounds

5. Relationships & Party Dynamics 1-Player Party 2-Player Party 3+ Player Parties Party Dynamics 6. Starting Equipment Level 0 Games Level 0 Classes 1st Level + Games Changing Choices Crystalised Experience Deck of Fates Multiclass Options Feats General Feats Crafter & Gatherer Feats Fighting Style Feats Spellcaster Feats Weapon Specialisation Feats

Bard Backgrounds Basic Outline Magic & the Arts Bard Class Bardic Colleges College of Bowsong College of Chromaturgy College of Chronicles College of Fools College of Heartdance College of Leadership College of Lore College of Masks College of Veilsong College of Warverse

Appendix A: Feats of Leadership Appendix B: Pregenerated Characters Appendix C: Pregenerated Spell Lists Appendix D: Cosmology Appendix E: Glossary Appenidx F: Conditions

What is this Book? Bards in the World Character Generation & Levelling 1. Starting Concepts 2. Generating Character Traits 3. Ancestries Entity Types Entity Size Languages Ancestries Templates 4. Background Basic Background Layout Premade Backgrounds 5. Relationships & Party Dynamics 1-Player Party 2-Player Party 3+ Player Parties Party Dynamics

6. Starting Equipment Level 0 Games Level 0 Classes 1st Level + Games Changing Choices Crystalised Experience Deck of Fates Multiclass Options Feats General Feats Crafter & Gatherer Feats Fighting Style Feats Spellcaster Feats Weapon Specialisation Feats Bard Backgrounds Basic Outline Magic & the Arts Bard Class

Bardic Colleges College of Bowsong College of Chromaturgy College of Chronicles College of Fools College of Heartdance College of Leadership College of Lore College of Masks College of Veilsong College of Warverse Appendix A: Feats of Leadership Appendix B: Pregenerated Characters Appendix C: Pregenerated Spell Lists Appendix D: Cosmology Appendix E: Glossary Appenidx F: Conditions

What is this Book? Bards in the World Character Generation & Levelling 1. Starting Concepts 2. Generating Character Traits 3. Ancestries Entity Types Entity Size Languages Ancestries Templates 4. Background Basic Background Layout Premade Backgrounds 5. Relationships & Party Dynamics 1-Player Party 2-Player Party 3+ Player Parties Party Dynamics 6. Starting Equipment Level 0 Games Level 0 Classes 1st Level + Games Changing Choices Crystalised Experience Deck of Fates Multiclass Options Feats General Feats Crafter & Gatherer Feats Fighting Style Feats Spellcaster Feats Weapon Specialisation Feats

Bard Backgrounds Basic Outline Magic & the Arts Bard Class Bardic Colleges College of Bowsong College of Chromaturgy College of Chronicles College of Fools College of Heartdance College of Leadership College of Lore College of Masks College of Veilsong College of Warverse Appendix A: Feats of Leadership Appendix B: Pregenerated Characters Appendix C: Pregenerated Spell Lists Appendix D: Cosmology Appendix E: Glossary Appenidx F: Conditions

What is this Book? Bards in the World Character Generation & Levelling 1. Starting Concepts 2. Generating Character Traits 3. Ancestries Entity Types Entity Size Languages Ancestries Templates 4. Background Basic Background Layout Premade Backgrounds 5. Relationships & Party Dynamics 1-Player Party 2-Player Party 3+ Player Parties Party Dynamics 6. Starting Equipment Level 0 Games Level 0 Classes 1st Level + Games Changing Choices Crystalised Experience Deck of Fates Multiclass Options Feats General Feats Crafter & Gatherer Feats Fighting Style Feats Spellcaster Feats Weapon Specialisation Feats Bard Backgrounds Basic Outline Magic & the Arts Bard Class Bardic Colleges College of Bowsong College of Chromaturgy College of Chronicles College of Fools College of Heartdance College of Leadership College of Lore College of Masks College of Veilsong College of Warverse Appendix A: Feats of Leadership Appendix B: Pregenerated Characters Appendix C: Pregenerated Spell Lists Appendix D: Cosmology Appendix E: Glossary Appenidx F: Conditions

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