The Complete Bard's Handbook
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| System:
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Dungeons and Dragons 2e
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| Abbreviation:
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PHBR8
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| Author:
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Blake Mobley
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| Publisher:
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TSR
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| Item Code:
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2127
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| Publication Date:
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1992
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| Page Count:
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128
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| ISBN-10:
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1-56076-360-4
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| Product Blurb
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| Thief, musician, clown, actor, acrobbat—just a partial list of the many twists on the bard class to be found in this book! Seventeen bard kits, multitudes of abilities and powers, new magical items, new proficiencies, rules for gaining patrons and followers, over 100 bardic instruments, and much more await you within. The Complete Bard's Handbook gives you everything you need to create a bard the world will never forget!
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Table of Contents[edit]
| Section |
Page
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| Introduction |
5
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| Optional Rules |
5
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| The Other Complete Books |
5
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| How to Use This Handbook |
7
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| Chapter One: Character Creation |
8
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| Qualifications |
8
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| Core Abilities |
8
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| Generating Ability Scores |
12
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| Chapter Two: Bard Kits |
15
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| Kit Subsections |
15
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| List of Kits |
15
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| Creating New Kits |
52
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| Acquiring, Dropping, and Changing Kits |
52
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| Chapter Three: Demi-, Multi-Classed, and Dual-Classed Bards |
53
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| Demihumans as Bards |
53
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| Demihuman Kits |
54
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| Multi-Classed Bards |
63
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| Dual-Classed Bards |
63
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| Chapter Four: Proficiencies |
64
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| New Proficiencies |
64
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| Compiled Proficiencies |
65
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| Chapter Five: Bard Abilities |
68
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| Pick Pockets |
68
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| Detect Noise |
68
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| Climb Walls |
69
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| Reading, Writing, and Speaking |
72
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| Chapter Six: Magic |
74
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| Spell Books |
74
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| Musical Components |
74
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| New Spells |
75
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| Magical Items |
78
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| Chapter Seven: Music |
84
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| Throughout History |
84
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| Instruments |
84
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| Glossary of Sound |
96
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| Fundamentals of Music |
96
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| Common Musical Terms |
97
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| Musical Items |
98
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| Types of Songs |
98
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| Sample Songs |
99
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| Chapter Eight: Role-Playing Bards |
101
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| A Bard's Mind Isn't Barred |
101
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| Experience |
101
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| Reputation |
102
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| The Performer |
106
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| Chapter Nine: Comrades |
115
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| Bard Colleges |
115
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| Patrons |
117
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| Followers |
120
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| Appendix: 1st Edition Bards |
121
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| Bard Character Record Sheet |
123
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| Bard Kit Record Sheet |
126
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| Index |
127
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