College of Masks

SubclassValdaPlayerPack22024Bard

Subclass features

Embody Archetypal Characters Through Theater Masks

Bards in the College of Masks are virtuoso performers who practice becoming the figures they portray, rather than merely imitating them. Bards who join in this college subscribe to the notion that all life is performed in a "Great Play," and that all people wear metaphorical masks at all times. To engage in this great stage drama, a masked Bard carries a number of Persona Masks, each bestowing the powers of a specific theatrical figure.

Persona Masks

You learn to create magical masks, each of which allows you to take on a different persona and gain some aspect of that archetypal character.

Persona Masks

You gain 3 masks of your choice from the "Persona Masks" section later in this subclass's description. You gain an additional mask at Bard level 6 (4 masks) and Bard level 14 (5 masks). You can exchange one of your masks for another one whenever you finish a Long Rest.

Wearing a Mask

You can put on a mask or switch the mask you are wearing as a Bonus Action. Only you can gain the effects of your masks.

Replacing a Mask

If one of your masks is lost or stolen, you can remake the mask over the course of 8 hours, which can be done during a Long Rest.

Once per turn when you make a D20 Test, you can choose to make it with Charisma if the test doesn't use it already.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once) and regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

You can wear two masks simultaneously, gaining the benefits of both.

Mask

LevelMask known
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