You can inspire others with stirring words or music. As a bonus action, you grant a Bardic Inspiration die to a creature within 60 feet. A creature can add the die to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw within 10 minutes. You regain uses on a long rest, and at higher levels you recover them on a short rest.

Bardic Inspiration, grant an ally a d12 to add to a check, attack, or save.

Cutting Words, subtract your Bardic Inspiration die from an enemy's attack roll, ability check, or damage roll.

Peerless Skill, add a Bardic Inspiration die to an ability check after seeing the roll.

You can weave magic through performance and force of personality. You know bard cantrips and bard spells, and you use Charisma as your spellcasting ability.

You add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check that does not already include your proficiency bonus.

A creature that spends a Hit Die to regain hit points can regain extra hit points equal to your bard level plus the creature's Charisma modifier, if it can hear your performance.

Choose two skill proficiencies. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make with them.

You gain the benefits of a bard college, which grants specialized features at later levels.

You can now use your Bardic Inspiration a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

You can use music or spoken performance to disrupt magical fear and charm. You and allies gain advantage on saves against being frightened or charmed while you perform.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d8.

You can learn two additional spells from any class list. They count as bard spells for you.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d10.

Choose two additional skills. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make with them.

You gain a die of Bardic Inspiration if you have none when you roll initiative.

At 14th level and again at 18th level, you learn two more spells from any class list.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d12.

You can choose from any of the following 18th-level magical secrets options, and your capstone spell access is complete through your known spells and slots.

You gain two Ability Score Improvements over the course of your career, though your presented scores already reflect the stated character build and species bonuses.

You gain another Ability Score Improvement.

You gain another Ability Score Improvement.

You gain another Ability Score Improvement.

You gain another Ability Score Improvement.

She can always find a place to perform, and people of good social standing will usually make room for her to rest, eat, and gather an audience.