u/wolvirex

I would like some opinions/ideas on how to implement this bard subclass for 5e/5.5e

Bard - College of Change

To change the world, one must first change themselves... And just like how things that can't bend are bound to break... those unwilling to adapt... will eventually fade away...

Flavors

Ever-changing... Nothing Lasts

Abilities

Flexible Mind

3rd-level college of change feature

  • You gain proficiency in a skill of your choosing, this skill can be changed on a short rest.
  • You Learn the Spell Alter Self, it doesn't count towards your learned spells, and You may cast it without consuming a spell slot once per long rest

Sigils of Change

3rd-level college of change feature Change is inevitable... whether you bend with it... or break denying it

  • You have adapted your art to be everchanging, and it always leaves shifting marks whose shape doesn't remain...
  • Whenever you use Bardic inspiration, one of the sigils on your body will move toward your target and mark them, it would look like a shapeless symbol shifting around their body. You may use your Reaction to choose one of the following effect to occur:
    • You can force the sigil to Bend and adapt to its target, turning into a symbol of something close to their heart, when they use the inspiration they can add your charisma modifier to the roll.
    • You can use it to Break the sigil, splitting it into two lower tier dies, one die remains with the initial target of inspiration while the second one can be given to another creature within 30 feet of the target, making the sigil without a shape and unfitting for any one person to use to its full potential (1d6 -> two 1d4s, 1d8 -> two 1d6s, 1d10 -> two 1d8s, 1d12 -> two 1d10s)

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome

6th-level college of change feature Nature has made us intolerant to change, so... let's change our nature.

  • Whenever you take damage, you may use your reaction to adapt to it.
  • You gain resistance to that damage type for 1 minute. You can use this feature a number of times per long rest equal to half your proficiency modifier.
  • You cannot gain resistance to multiple damage types at the same time. Once you’ve used this feature to gain resistance to one damage type, You must wait until the effect expires or take damage from a different type before you can activate it again.

Pandæmonium

14th-level college of change feature Out of Discord Comes the Fairest Harmony... Unless the Change is Rejected, Then Only Chaos Prevails

This is the feature I am struggling most to implement, I was thinking as part of it that the sigils no longer require a reaction to alter by bend or break, but other than that i got no idea what to do with it

What are your thoughts on it balance wise and concept wise?

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u/wolvirex — 2 days ago