You can inspire another creature within 60 feet that can hear you. As a Bonus Action, expend one use and grant a Bardic Inspiration die, a d12 at this level, which the creature can add to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw within the next hour. You have 5 uses, regained on a Long Rest, and Font of Inspiration also restores them on a Short Rest.

Serenity uses a cutting lyric and a sharp gesture to subtract her Bardic Inspiration die from an enemy's successful attack, ability check, or damage roll.

Serenity's voice becomes a steady mountain chant that breaks fear and restores focus among her companions.

When a creature you can see within 60 feet succeeds on an attack roll or ability check, or rolls damage, you can use your Reaction and expend Bardic Inspiration to subtract the Bardic Inspiration die from the roll.

You can use a Reaction to cause yourself or a creature within 30 feet that failed a save against Charmed or Frightened to reroll the save with Advantage.

Serenity directs a performance that rallies nearby allies, granting them Bardic Inspiration and temporary hit points through her inspiring presence.

She plants her spear, pivots into a sweeping dance, and protects a vulnerable ally while creating an opening for the troupe to retreat.

You know four cantrips or level 1 or higher Bard spells as prepared spells, and can replace one prepared spell whenever you gain a Bard level. Charisma is your spellcasting ability, and a musical instrument can serve as your spellcasting focus.

You gain Expertise in two proficient skills, Performance and Persuasion. Your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for checks using them.

You add half your Proficiency Bonus, rounded down, to ability checks using a skill in which you lack proficiency, provided the check does not already include your Proficiency Bonus.

You gain proficiency in Athletics, History, Investigation, Perception, and Survival.

You gain the Inspiring Leader feat, granting temporary hit points to companions after a motivating speech or performance.

You gain the War Caster feat. You have Advantage on Constitution saving throws to maintain Concentration, can perform somatic components while holding weapons or a shield, and can cast a spell instead of making an opportunity attack.

You regain all expended uses of Bardic Inspiration when you finish a Short or Long Rest. You can also expend a spell slot without an action to regain one expended use.

You gain the Skilled feat, granting proficiency in Acrobatics, Deception, and Medicine, plus one additional tool proficiency.

You gain the Tough feat, increasing your hit point maximum by 2 per character level.

You gain Expertise in two additional proficient skills, Athletics and Insight. Your Proficiency Bonus is doubled for checks using them.

You learn two additional spells from the Cleric, Druid, or Wizard spell lists. Each must be a cantrip or a spell for which you have spell slots, and the spells are always prepared.

You learn two spells from any class's spell list that are of a level for which you have spell slots. These spells are always prepared and count as Bard spells for you.

When you fail an ability check or attack roll, you can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration and add the die to the d20. If the result still fails, the Bardic Inspiration is not expended.

If you have no uses of Bardic Inspiration remaining when you roll Initiative, you regain one use.

You gain the Epic Boon of Irresistible Offense. Once per turn when you hit with an attack, you can deal extra Force damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and your attack can ignore resistance to its damage type.

Your Bardic Inspiration die is a d12, you have access to 9th-level spell slots, and your Bard spell preparation reaches its maximum of 22 spells, in addition to your cantrips.

Serenity possesses the Savage Attacker Origin feat. Once per turn when she hits with a weapon, she can roll the weapon's damage dice twice and use either result. Her soldier training grants proficiency in Athletics and Intimidation, proficiency with one gaming set, and the equipment of a veteran campaigner.