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• Bardic Inspiration, Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration UsesLevel 1

  Lysandra knows how to wear armor, wield simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, and shortswords, and she has the Bardic Inspiration feature. She can inspire allies with a die that refreshes on a short or long rest, then later on a short rest alone. At 20th level, she regains one expended use when she rolls initiative and has none left.

• SpellcastingLevel 1

  She can cast bard spells using Charisma as her spellcasting ability. She knows two cantrips from the bard list, and later gains more as she advances. Her spellcasting focuses on wit, memory, and performance.

• Bonus ProficienciesLevel 1

  She gains proficiency with three musical instruments of her choice.

• Jack of All TradesLevel 2

  She can add half her proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check she makes that already uses a proficiency bonus and does not already include it.

• Song of RestLevel 2

  When she or a friendly creature that can hear her regains hit points at the end of a short rest, that creature regains extra hit points equal to one bardic Inspiration die. This die increases as she gains bard levels.

• College of LoreLevel 3

  At 3rd level, she chooses the College of Lore. Her Bardic Inspiration can be used to distract and undermine enemies. She gains proficiency with three skills of her choice.

• Cutting WordsLevel 3

  When a creature she can see within 60 feet makes an attack roll, ability check, or damage roll, she can use her reaction and expend one use of Bardic Inspiration to subtract the result from the roll.

• Additional Skill ProficienciesLevel 3

  She gains proficiency in any three skills of her choice.

• Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4

  At 4th level and again at higher levels, she can increase ability scores or take feats. Lysandra chose to refine her talents rather than pursue a feat, emphasizing her keen intellect and force of personality.

• CountercharmLevel 3

  If a friendly creature can hear her perform, it gains advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed while she continues performing.

• Font of InspirationLevel 5

  At 5th level, her Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d8, and she regains all expended uses on a short or long rest.

• Additional Magical SecretsLevel 6

  At 6th level, she learns two spells from any class. These count as bard spells for her but do not count against the number of bard spells she knows.

• Extra Skill ProficiencyLevel 6

  At 6th level, she also gains an extra skill proficiency from the College of Lore, making her broad in both scholarship and lived experience.

• Ability Score ImprovementLevel 8

  At 8th level, she can further improve her ability scores or take a feat.

• Expertise, Magical SecretsLevel 10

  At 10th level, she gains Expertise in two skills of her choice, and her Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d10. She also learns two more spells from any class through Magical Secrets.

• ExpertiseLevel 10

  At 10th level, she can choose two skills or one skill and one of her instrument or tool proficiencies to double her proficiency bonus on checks with them.

• Peerless SkillLevel 14

  At 14th level, when she makes an ability check, she can use a Bardic Inspiration die if the roll is below 10, adding it to the check. This makes her almost uncannily consistent when the stakes are highest.

• Magical SecretsLevel 14

  At 14th level, she learns two additional spells from any class through Magical Secrets.

• Superior Inspiration DieLevel 15

  At 15th level, her Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d12.

• Magical SecretsLevel 18

  At 18th level, she learns two more spells from any class through Magical Secrets.

• Superior InspirationLevel 20

  At 20th level, when initiative is rolled and she has no uses of Bardic Inspiration left, she regains one use.

• TraitElfDarkvision
• TraitElfKeen Senses
• TraitElfFey Ancestry
• TraitElfTrance
• TraitElfElf Weapon Training
• TraitElfHigh Elf cantrip, one wizard cantrip of choice
• TraitElfExtra language
• ResearcherSage

  If Lysandra does not know a piece of lore, she usually knows where and from whom it can be learned. Her academic contacts, archives, and habits of inquiry make it easy for her to track down obscure information, provided the answer exists somewhere in a library or scholarly network.