You can inspire others with words or music. As a bonus action, choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet that can hear you. It gains one Bardic Inspiration die, which it can add to an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw. The die is a d12 at 15th level and you regain all uses on a short or long rest.

You can use a bonus action to inspire your allies in song, granting temporary hit points when you spend a use of Bardic Inspiration to heal them during a short rest.

When a creature you can see within 60 feet makes an attack roll, ability check, or damage roll, you can use your reaction to expend a use of Bardic Inspiration and subtract the die from the creature's roll.

A burst of cutting wit and psychic sting aimed at a creature that can hear her, often delivered as a velvet insult.

Creates a spectral hand that can manipulate objects at range.

Creates a minor illusory image or sound to distract, mislead, or entertain.

A magical flourish that subtly manipulates sensory detail, flavor, or the atmosphere around her.

You know and can cast bard spells. Charisma is your spellcasting ability, and you use a musical instrument or other bard focus to cast your spells.

You gain proficiency with light armor, one skill of your choice, and one musical instrument of your choice.

You can choose any three skills to be doubly proficient in, adding twice your proficiency bonus to checks with them.

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

You can help keep allies calm and focused against fear by performing or speaking for 1 minute. Creatures of your choice that can hear you gain advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed.

Choose a Bard College. College of Lore emphasizes knowledge, cutting wit, and broad magical secrets.

You learn three skills of your choice from any class's list. You also gain proficiency with three additional tools or instruments of your choice.

You gain two additional magical secrets from any class's spell list.

Your Bardic Inspiration die changes to a d8, then later improves to d10 and d12 as you advance. Creatures can hold the die until it is used or until your next long rest, and it can be used after seeing the roll but before the DM says whether it succeeds.

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

You gain two more spells from any class's spell list, which count as bard spells for you.

You can use Bardic Inspiration to bolster your own ability checks, saving throws, and attack rolls when you have no uses left. Once per long rest, if you roll initiative and have no uses of Bardic Inspiration remaining, you regain one use.

You gain two more spells from any class's spell list, which count as bard spells for you.

When you make an ability check with one of your proficient skills, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.

You gain two more spells from any class's spell list, which count as bard spells for you.

You can always find a place to perform, whether in a tavern, court, theater, or street corner. People are generally willing to make room for you and your companions, and you can often secure free lodging, food, or a chance to speak to an audience.