Bardic Inspiration can be granted as a bonus action to assist an ally's next important roll.

Starting at 6th level, if a creature adds one of your Bardic Inspiration dice to a roll and succeeds, you can use your reaction to give Bardic Inspiration to another creature other than yourself within range, without expending an additional use. You can do this a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier per long rest.

Unsettling Words can impose a penalty on a foe's next attack roll, saving throw, or ability check, weakening them with a perfectly timed phrase.

Countercharm can be used to help allies resist charm and fear effects.

Choose any three skills to gain proficiency in. You gain Deception, Insight, and Persuasion.

You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check that uses a skill with which you aren't already proficient.

You and allies who hear your performance regain extra hit points during a short rest, equal to a roll of your Bardic Inspiration die, currently a d12, plus your Charisma modifier.

You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice. Choose Persuasion and Deception, representing razor-edged rhetoric and cultivated charm.

You gain the ability to cast a handful of bard spells using Charisma as your spellcasting ability. You know two cantrips and gain additional cantrips as you level.

At 3rd level, your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d6.

At 5th level, your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d8.

You gain the ability to use Bardic Inspiration to protect against harm. You can expend a use when a creature rolls damage against a target you can see within 60 feet, adding your Bardic Inspiration die to the damage reduction. At 15th level, this die becomes a d12.

You gain two additional uses of Expertise, choosing two more proficient skills to double your proficiency bonus with. Choose Insight and Performance.

At 10th level, your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d10.

You gain the ability to use words to affect minds and hearts. Your Bardic Inspiration can be used on Charisma checks after you see the roll, and your inspiration die does not roll below 10 when used on Persuasion or Deception checks. When a creature adds your Bardic Inspiration die to an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, it can roll the die twice and keep the higher result if it benefits from your feature at higher levels through your college.

At 6th level, you can cast tongues without expending a spell slot, and you can speak, read, and write all languages for 1 hour.

At 14th level, when a creature adds your Bardic Inspiration and succeeds on the roll, you can let another creature within 60 feet gain a Bardic Inspiration die without spending a use. This can happen once per turn.

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

You can choose additional magical secrets from any class list, gaining access to two spells of 5th level or lower at 10th level, two spells of 7th level or lower at 14th level, and two spells of 9th level or lower at 18th level.

Your Bardic Inspiration die becomes a d12 and you regain one use of Bardic Inspiration when you roll initiative and have no uses left.

You are a respected member of an artisan's guild, and can usually secure lodging, food, and assistance from members of your guild and allied craftsmen. In civilized settlements, your guild knows your trade and can help you find work, contacts, or access to local markets and craft circles.