You can use an action to end one charmed or frightened effect on any number of friendly creatures who can hear you.

You can use a bonus action to expend one use of Bardic Inspiration and inspire a friendly creature that can hear you. Within the next hour, it gains temporary hit points equal to your Bardic Inspiration die plus your Charisma modifier.

When a creature you can hear within 60 feet makes an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you can use your reaction to subtract your Bardic Inspiration die from the roll after seeing the roll but before knowing the result.

You can inspire others through stirring words or music. A creature that hears you gains a Bardic Inspiration die, a d8, usable to add to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw within 10 minutes. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier, and regain all uses after a long rest.

You can cast bard spells using Charisma as your spellcasting ability. You know three bard cantrips and fifteen bard spells, plus two additional spells learned through Magical Secrets.

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

You can use music or oration to restore vitality. During a short rest, allies who hear your performance regain extra hit points when spending Hit Dice, adding 1d6 to the healing. This die becomes 1d8 at 5th level, 1d10 at 10th level, and 1d12 at 15th level.

You gain proficiency with medium armor and shields, and with the longsword, rapier, and short sword. You can use a weapon as a spellcasting focus for bard spells.

You gain a fighting style. When wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with it.

Whenever you use Bardic Inspiration on your turn, a weapon attack you make that turn deals an extra 1d6 damage on a hit. You can also expend the die to perform one flourish after hitting with a weapon attack: Defensive Flourish adds the die to damage and AC, Mobile Flourish adds the die to damage and pushes the target up to 5 feet plus the die result, or Slashing Flourish adds the die to damage against another creature within 5 feet of you.

You can choose two of your skill proficiencies to gain expertise, doubling your proficiency bonus for checks using them. You gain expertise in two additional skills at 10th level.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d10.

At 4th, 8th, and 12th level, you increase one ability score by 2, or two ability scores by 1, or choose a feat. You increased Charisma by 2 at 4th level, Dexterity and Constitution by 1 at 8th level, and Charisma by 2 at 12th level.

You gain two spells from any class. The chosen spells count as bard spells for you and are included in your spells known.

You gain proficiency in one additional skill of your choice.

You regain one use of Bardic Inspiration whenever you roll initiative and have no uses remaining.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d10 at 5th level and a d12 at 15th level. At 12th level it remains a d10.

You are a veteran of organized warfare and can find the practical necessities of military life, including comrades, camps, mess halls, and veterans, wherever you travel. Former soldiers recognize your service and may offer assistance or access to military facilities, provided you do not dishonor your reputation.