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Warrior-Poet

Subclasses Designed by Chapo the Dog

About these subclasses

A Bard subclass that is equal parts artist and fighter, the Warrior-Poet is designed to inspire their allies to do more damage while being no slouch themselves.
Design intention was “School of War but for the Bard.” One of the subclasses included in “Chapo the Dog’s homebrew Subclass Pack.”

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Core class
Bard

Subclass details

Warrior-Poet

Warrior-Poet

Spell trait: Presence

Become a battle-honed philosopher and artist, inspiring your allies to ever-greater violence.

Foundation
Tier 1

Battle-Hardened: You have mastered your art on the field of battle. Gain an additional Hit Point slot.

Insult to Injury: Once per rest, when you force an adversary to mark Hit Points, you deliver an insult so scathing, they must also mark Stress equal to the number of Hit Points they marked.

Specialization
Tier 2

Inspired Violence: Your rallying poetry causes blood to boil and allows your allies to find inner reserves of strength. When a character adds your Rally Die to a damage roll, roll the die a number of times equal to your tier and combine the total.

Mastery
Tier 3

Victory Ode: Once per long rest, you can declaim an epic verse, extolling the accomplishments and battle prowess of an individual: yourself or an ally within Close range. The subject of the Victory Ode gains 2 Hope, gains a bonus Rally Die, and increases their Proficiency by 1 until the end of the scene.

Roast Master: You can use your Insult to Injury feature twice instead of once per rest.

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Foundation / Specialization / Mastery
Warrior-Poet
Bard

Warrior-Poet

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Presence

Battle-Hardened: You have mastered your art on the field of battle. Gain an additional Hit Point slot.

Insult to Injury: Once per rest, when you force an adversary to mark Hit Points, you deliver an insult so scathing, they must also mark Stress equal to the number of Hit Points they marked.

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Card Backing
Warrior-Poet
Bard

Warrior-Poet

Specialization

Inspired Violence: Your rallying poetry causes blood to boil and allows your allies to find inner reserves of strength. When a character adds your Rally Die to a damage roll, roll the die a number of times equal to your tier and combine the total.

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Warrior-Poet
Bard

Warrior-Poet

Mastery

Victory Ode: Once per long rest, you can declaim an epic verse, extolling the accomplishments and battle prowess of an individual: yourself or an ally within Close range. The subject of the Victory Ode gains 2 Hope, gains a bonus Rally Die, and increases their Proficiency by 1 until the end of the scene.

Roast Master: You can use your Insult to Injury feature twice instead of once per rest.

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Card Backing

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