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5e Subclass: College of Hymns


College of Hymns
Bards who follow the College of Divinity usually head the choirs of their universities and churches, or take up the power of hymnals to help inspire their fellow man down a path of righteousness.

Mysteries of Faith
When you join the College of Divinity at 3rd level, your healing spells and abilities are infused with divine power. Whenever you would roll a 1 or a 2 for a spell or ability to restore hit points, you reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2.

Hymn of Soothing
Also at 3rd level, your bardic inspiration begins to soothe the soul. Whenever you or a friendly creature uses your bardic inspiration die, they gain temporary hit points equal to the number rolled on the die + your Charisma modifier.

Psalm of Renewal
Beginning at 6th level, whenever you use your Song of Rest feature, you can end either one disease or one condition afflicting you or a single friendly creature who can hear your performance.

Conviction of Peace
Starting at 14th level, you call to end violence in the name of a higher power, and preach love instead. Whenever an enemy creature within 30 feet targets you or an ally with an attack or harmful spell, you can use your reaction to intervene. The creature must make a Wisdom saving throw, or lose the attack or spell. This spell doesn’t protect the warded creature from area effects, such as the explosion of a fireball.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier. You regain all expended uses of this feature when you finish a long rest.
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  1. Movie BeansApril 3, 2019 at 12:22 PM

    I like the idea of a Bard that has a little more oomph in the healing category, but I am a bit confused on the last item picked up at level 14. Is the reaction used to rebuke the spell or ward a creature from the spell?

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    1. Brian V. MolinaApril 5, 2019 at 3:28 PM

      The level 14 ability is supposed to function similar to the spell Sanctuary, in that there is a chance to lose the attack or spell cast.

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