The Complete Bard's Handbook

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• Credits
• Introduction

Chapter One: Character Creation

• Qualifications
• Core Abilities
• Generating Ability Scores

Chapter Two: Bard Kits

• Bard Kits
• Kit Subsections
• List of Kits
  • True Bard
  • Blade
  • Charlatan
  • Gallant
  • Gypsy-bard
  • Herald
  • Jester
  • Jongleur
  • Loremaster
  • Meistersinger
  • Riddlemaster
  • Skald
  • Thespian
• Creating New Kits
• Acquiring, Dropping, and Changing Kits

Chapter Three: Demi-, Multi-, and Dual-Classed Bards

• Demihumans as Bards
• Demihuman Kits
  • Dwarven Chanter
  • Elven Minstrel
  • Gnome Professor
  • Halfling Whistler
• Multi-Classed Bards Dual-Classed Bards

Chapter Four: Proficiencies

• Compiled Proficiencies
• New Proficiencies
  • Acting
  • Chanting
  • Craft Instrument
  • Crowd Working
  • Poetry
  • Whistling/Humming

Chapter Five: Bard Abilities

• Bard Abilities
• Pick Pockets
• Detect Noise
• Climb Walls
• Reading, Writing, and Speaking

Chapter Six: Magic

• Spell Books
• Musical Components New Spells
• New Spells
• Magical Items
  • New Magical Items
  • Old Magical Items
  • New Twists on Old Items

Chapter Seven: Music

• Throughout History
• Instruments
  • Musical Proficiency
  • Cost and Weight
  • Glossary of Musical Instruments
• Glossary of Sound
• Fundamentals of Music
• Common Musical Terms
• Musical Items
• Types of Songs
• Sample Songs

Chapter Eight: Role-Playing Bards

• A Bard's Mind Isn't Barred
• Experience
• Reputation
  • Following a Performer
  • Local Reputation
  • Benefits of a Good Reputation
• The Performer
  • The Effect on Role-Playing
  • Defining Your Bard's Personality
• Performances
  • Street-side Performances
  • Booked Performances
  • Carnivals
  • Shows and Productions

Chapter Nine: Comrades

• Comrades
• Bard Colleges
  • Common Events
• Patrons
  • Initial Patrons
  • Gaining and Losing Patrons
• Followers

Appendix

• Appendix: Original AD&D® Game
• Bard Character Record Sheet
• Bard Kit Record Sheet
• Tables