You can inspire others through stirring words, a lecture, or a brilliant improvised reading. As a bonus action, choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet to gain one Bardic Inspiration die, a d12 at 15th level or higher. The die lasts 10 minutes and can be added to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw.

If a creature within 60 feet can hear you and is charmed or frightened, you can use a bonus action to grant it advantage on its next saving throw against that effect.

Mote of Potential lets her turn inspiration into a tangible flash of force, skill, or resilience, depending on how her creation magic manifests.

Performance of Creation lets her manifest useful nonmagical objects from pure artistry after a short performance and focus on a concept or image.

Animating Performance allows her to bring an object to life as a temporary construct and command it on her turn.

You know two cantrips of your choice from the bard spell list. You learn an additional bard cantrip at 4th level and again at 10th level.

You can use a musical instrument or a book, set of notes, or other scholar's prop as your spellcasting focus in this character concept. You know a number of bard spells as shown by the bard table, and you can replace one known bard spell when you gain a level.

You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn't already include your proficiency bonus.

At the end of a short rest, any friendly creature who can hear you regains extra hit points equal to one roll of your Bardic Inspiration die, provided that creature spends Hit Dice during the rest.

You choose your Bard College and gain its 3rd-level features.

You become proficient with one skill of your choice from the bard list, and if you already have it you instead gain expertise in it. This feature also applies to tool proficiencies in the original 2014 bard, but for this build it is used for skill mastery.

When you take a short or long rest, you recover all expended uses of Bardic Inspiration.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.

You can choose two additional magical secrets from any class spell list at 6th level.

You can choose two more magical secrets from any class spell list at 10th level.

You learn one additional bard cantrip.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d12.

You gain one last use of Bardic Inspiration if you roll initiative and have none remaining.

Your Bardic Inspiration can now be used to fuel powerful creative manifestations, and your creation magic is at its strongest at this tier.

You know where and from whom you can obtain information about a given topic, if the topic falls within your field of study or historical research. In a modern city, this makes it easy for Lysandra to tap libraries, archives, university contacts, and private collectors when she needs answers.