College of Oration Bard

## College of Oration

The College of Oration is considered by some to be more of a legacy than a formal college. Typically, those who call this college home are those who dabble in spoken word entertainment, storytelling and sermon, or present public speeches. Merging traditional written word with gesture, performance, and exposition, these bards give great reverence to their performances.

Many members of this college are looked upon with mixed opinions. In the eyes of some, these folks would be more closely described as spiritual leaders, passing literature and lesson on through the ages. This type might be considerably serious and focused, fear-mongering, or otherwise distant from their audience, this is not always the case, as some are gentle souls capable of delighting children on a cold winter's day with a dreamy dose of imagination fuel.

## Level 3

### **Bedtime Story**

At 3rd level, your spun stories and sermons inspire even the least weariest souls. You gain the following effect:

When you or any friendly creatures who can hear your Performance finish a Long Rest, you may expend a Bardic Inspiration Die to provide each affected creature with 1d6 + your Wisdom modifier in Temporary Hitpoints. The die used for the extra hit points increases to 1d8 at 9th level, to 1d10 at 13th level, and to 1d12 at 17th level.

### **Literary Figure**

You gain proficiency in History or Religion.

### **Dictation**

As a bonus action, you may target a willing ally within 120 feet as the subject of your dictation. This effect lasts until you end it as a bonus action, your subject is more than 120 feet from you, or you select a different subject.
When your dictation subject is targeted by an attack, you can use your reaction to expend a bardic inspiration die and roll it, adding half of the total roll(rounded up) to the target's AC until the start of your next turn.

## Level 6

### **Battlefield Narration**

At 6th level, your abilities as a storyteller improve, granting you additional composition in dangerous situations. Your Dictation improves, providing additional options to be utilized while targeting a willing ally:

* As a bonus action, you can expend a bardic inspiration die. Upon doing so, your target may use a reaction to move up to their speed, without provoking opportunity attacks.
* As a bonus action you can expend a bardic inspiration die, and your dictation subject can immediately use their reaction to make one weapon attack against a creature within their reach. On a hit the target deals extra damage equal to your Wisdom modifier.
* When you would cast a spell that would target only your subject, you may expend a bardic inspiration die. Upon doing so, your target is considered to be in touch range for the spell.

## Level 14

### **Shock**

At 14th level, when your dictation subject is hit with a critical attack, you can negate the critical effect, causing the attack to deal normal damage instead. You may use this effect once per short or long rest.

### **Awe**

Additionally at 14th level, you gain the following effect:

When your dictation subject rolls a 20 on an attack roll or ability check, you regain one expended use of your Bardic Inspiration Die.