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Alternative class features available to Bard characters that are members of The Lightbringers guild.

Class Features

A Lightbringer Bard has the same hit dice, skills, starting gold, and advancement as a standard Bard (as described in the Player's Handbook) except as noted below.

The following are options that MAY be taken by a Bard of the Lightbringers guild at the specified levels:

Undead Bardic Knowledge

A lightbringer bard has special interest in events, items, and persons that are important to undead. Your focused, careful studies allow you to identify such creatures and effects commonly associated with them.

Level: 1st.
Replaces: If you select this class feature, you do not gain bardic knowledge.
Benefit: You can tap into some of your specialized knowledge of the undead. You make a check just as though using the standard bardic knowledge ability, but your insights concern only the undead. You gain a +5 circumstance bonus on this check. You can attempt this check in addition to Knowledge (religion) check to learn about an undead creature or some other bit of undead lore, such as an item used to destroy a legendary undead or a plague caused by undead.

Inspire Turning

You use your knowledge of religious hymns and divine song to lend greater energy to an ally's turn undead attempt.

Level: 1st.
Replaces: If you select this class feature , you do not gain the inspire competence bardic music ability.
Benefit: You can expend one daily use of your bardic music to help an ally who attempts to turn undead (or destroy undead, if a lightbringer cleric). The ally must be within 30 feet and able to see and hear you. You must also be able to see the ally. The ally is treated as being two levels higher than his actual level for the purpose of turning undead as long as he or she continues to hear your performance. The effect lasts as long as you concentrate, up to a maximum of 2 minutes. You can't use inspire turning on yourself. This is a supernatural. mind-affecting ability.

Repel Domination

Your study of the undead allows you to fortify your mind against their attacks.

Level: 6th.
Replaces: If you select this class feature, you do not gain the suggestion bardic music ability.
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting spells or abilities from undead creatures. Furthermore, whenever you succeed on such a saving throw, the undead creature that produced the effect is shaken for the remainder of the encounter.

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