Spell List

BARD SPELLS

0-LEVEL BARD SPELLS (CANTRIPS)

Spell Name	Brief Description
Dancing Lights:	Creates torches or other lights.
Daze:	Humanoid creature of 4 HD or less loses next action.
Detect Magic:	Detects spells and magic items within 60 ft.
Flare:	Dazzles one creature (–1 on attack rolls).
Ghost Sound:	Figment sounds.
Know Direction:	You discern north.
Light:	Object shines like a torch.
Lullaby:	Makes subject drowsy; –5 on Spotand Listenchecks, –2 on Will saves against sleep.
Mage Hand:	5-pound telekinesis.
Mending:	Makes minor repairs on an object.
Message:	Whispered conversation at distance.
Open/Close:	Opens or closes small or light things.
Prestidigitation:	Performs minor tricks.
Read Magic:	Read scrolls and spellbooks.
Resistance:	Subject gains +1 on saving throws.
Summon Instrument:	Summons one instrument of the caster’s choice.

1ST-LEVEL BARD SPELLS

Spell Name	Brief Description
Alarm:	Wards an area for 2 hours/level.
Animate Rope:	Makes a rope move at your command.
Cause Fear:	One creature of 5 HD or less flees for 1d4 rounds.
Charm Person:	Makes one person your friend.
Comprehend Languages:	You understand all spoken and written languages.
Cure Light Wounds:	Cures 1d8 damage +1/level (max +5).
Detect Secret Doors:	Reveals hidden doors within 60 ft.
Disguise Self:	Changes your appearance.
Erase:	Mundane or magical writing vanishes.
Expeditious Retreat:	Your speed increases by 30 ft.
Feather Fall:	Objects or creatures fall slowly.
Grease:	Makes 10-ft. square or one object slippery.
Hideous Laughter:	Subject loses actions for 1 round/ level.
Hypnotism:	Fascinates 2d4 HD of creatures.
Identify^M:	Determines properties of magic item.
Lesser Confusion:	One creature is confused for 1 round.
Magic Mouth^M:	Speaks once when triggered.
Magic Aura:	Alters object’s magic aura.
Obscure Object:	Masks object against scrying.
Remove Fear:	Suppresses fear or gives +4 on saves against fear for one subject + one per four levels.
Silent Image:	Creates minor illusion of your design.
Sleep:	Puts 4 HD of creatures into magical slumber.
Summon Monster I:	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Undetectable Alignment:	Conceals alignment for 24 hours.
Unseen Servant:	Invisible force obeys your commands.
Ventriloquism:	Throws voice for 1 min./level.

2ND-LEVEL BARD SPELLS

Spell Name	Brief Description
Alter Self:	Assume form of a similar creature.
Animal Messenger:	Sends a Tiny animal to a specific place.
Animal Trance:	Fascinates 2d6 HD of animals.
Blindness/Deafness:	Makes subject blind or deaf.
Blur:	Attacks miss subject 20% of the time.
Calm Emotions:	Calms creatures, negating emotion effects.
Cat’s Grace:	Subject gains +4 to Dex for 1 min./level.
Cure Moderate Wounds:	Cures 2d8 damage +1/level (max +10).
Darkness:	20-ft. radius of supernatural shadow.
Daze Monster:	Living creature of 6 HD or less loses next action.
Delay Poison:	Stops poison from harming subject for 1 hour/ level.
Detect Thoughts:	Allows “listening” to surface thoughts.
Eagle’s Splendor:	Subject gains +4 to Cha for 1 min./level.
Enthrall:	Captivates all within 100 ft. + 10 ft./level.
Fox’s Cunning:	Subject gains +4 to Int for 1 min./level.
Glitterdust:	Blinds creatures, outlines invisible creatures.
Heroism:	Gives +2 on attack rolls, saves, skill checks.
Hold Person:	Paralyzes one humanoid for 1 round/level.
Hypnotic Pattern:	Fascinates (2d4 + level) HD of creatures.
Invisibility:	Subject is invisible for 1 min./level or until it attacks.
Locate Object:	Senses direction toward object (specific or type).
Minor Image:	As silent image, plus some sound.
Mirror Image:	Creates decoy duplicates of you (1d4 +1 per three levels, max 8).
Misdirection:	Misleads divinations for one creature or object.
Pyrotechnics:	Turns fire into blinding light or choking smoke.
Rage:	Gives +2 to Str and Con, +1 on Will saves, –2 to AC.
Scare:	Panics creatures of less than 6 HD.
Shatter:	Sonic vibration damages objects or crystalline creatures.
Silence:	Negates sound in 20-ft. radius.
Sound Burst:	Deals 1d8 sonic damage to subjects; may stun them.
Suggestion:	Compels subject to follow stated course of action.
Summon Monster II:	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Summon Swarm:	Summons swarm of bats, rats, or spiders.
Tongues:	Speak any language.
Whispering Wind:	Sends a short message 1 mile/level.

3RD-LEVEL BARD SPELLS

Spell Name	Brief Description
Blink:	You randomly vanish and reappear for 1 round/level.
Charm Monster:	Makes monster believe it is your ally.
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance:	Hear or see at a distance for 1 min./level.
Confusion:	Subjects behave oddly for 1 round/level.
Crushing Despair:	Subjects take –2 on attack rolls, damage rolls, saves, and checks.
Cure Serious Wounds:	Cures 3d8 damage +1/level (max +15).
Daylight:	60-ft. radius of bright light.
Deep Slumber:	Puts 10 HD of creatures to sleep.
Dispel Magic:	Cancels magical spells and effects.
Displacement:	Attacks miss subject 50%.
Fear:	Subjects within cone flee for 1 round/level.
Gaseous Form:	Subject becomes insubstantial and can fly slowly.
Geas, Lesser:	Commands subject of 7 HD or less.
Glibness:	You gain +30 bonus on Bluffchecks, and your lies can escape magical discernment.
Good Hope:	Subjects gain +2 on attack rolls, damage rolls, saves, and checks.
Haste:	One creature/level moves faster, +1 on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves.
Illusory Script^M:	Only intended reader can decipher.
Invisibility Sphere:	Makes everyone within 10 ft. invisible.
Major Image:	As silent image, plus sound, smell and thermal effects.
Phantom Steed:	Magic horse appears for 1 hour/level.
Remove Curse:	Frees object or person from curse.
Scrying^F:	Spies on subject from a distance.
Sculpt Sound:	Creates new sounds or changes existing ones.
Secret Page:	Changes one page to hide its real content.
See Invisibility:	Reveals invisible creatures or objects.
Sepia Snake Sigil^M:	Creates text symbol that immobilizes reader.
Slow:	One subject/level takes only one action/round, �1 to AC, reflex saves, and attack rolls.
Speak with Animals:	You can communicate with animals.
Summon Monster III:	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Tiny Hut:	Creates shelter for ten creatures.

4TH-LEVEL BARD SPELLS

Spell Name	Brief Description
Break Enchantment:	Frees subjects from enchantments, alterations, curses, and petrification.
Cure Critical Wounds:	Cures 4d8 damage +1/level (max +20).
Detect Scrying:	Alerts you of magical eavesdropping.
Dimension Door:	Teleports you short distance.
Dominate Person:	Controls humanoid telepathically.
Freedom of Movement:	Subject moves normally despite impediments.
Hallucinatory Terrain:	Makes one type of terrain appear like another (field into forest, or the like).
Hold Monster:	As hold person, but any creature.
Invisibility, Greater:	As invisibility, but subject can attack and stay invisible.
Legend Lore^{M F}:	Lets you learn tales about a person, place, or thing.
Locate Creature:	Indicates direction to familiar creature.
Modify Memory:	Changes 5 minutes of subject’s memories.
Neutralize Poison:	Immunizes subject against poison, detoxifies venom in or on subject.
Rainbow Pattern:	Lights fascinate 24 HD of creatures.
Repel Vermin:	Insects, spiders, and other vermin stay 10 ft. away.
Secure Shelter:	Creates sturdy cottage.
Shadow Conjuration:	Mimics conjuring below 4th level, but only 20% real.
Shout:	Deafens all within cone and deals 5d6 sonic damage.
Speak with Plants:	You can talk to normal plants and plant creatures.
Summon Monster IV:	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Zone of Silence:	Keeps eavesdroppers from overhearing conversations.

5TH-LEVEL BARD SPELLS

Spell Name	Brief Description
Cure Light Wounds, Mass:	Cures 1d8 damage +1/level for many creatures.
Dispel Magic, Greater:	As dispel magic, but +20 on check.
Dream:	Sends message to anyone sleeping.
False Vision^M:	Fools scrying with an illusion.
Heroism, Greater:	Gives +4 bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks; immunity to fear; temporary hp.
Mind Fog:	Subjects in fog get –10 to Wis and Will checks.
Mirage Arcana:	As hallucinatory terrain, plus structures.
Mislead:	Turns you invisible and creates illusory double.
Nightmare:	Sends vision dealing 1d10 damage, fatigue.
Persistent Image:	As major image, but no concentration required.
Seeming:	Changes appearance of one person per two levels.
Shadow Evocation:	Mimics evocation of lower than 5th level, but only 20% real.
Shadow Walk:	Step into shadow to travel rapidly.
Song of Discord:	Forces targets to attack each other.
Suggestion, Mass:	As suggestion, plus one subject/level.
Summon Monster V:	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.

6TH-LEVEL BARD SPELLS

Spell Name	Brief Description
Analyze Dweomer^F:	Reveals magical aspects of subject.
Animate Objects:	Objects attack your foes.
Cat’s Grace, Mass:	As cat’s grace, affects one subject/level.
Charm Monster, Mass:	As charm monster, but all within 30 ft.
Cure Moderate Wounds, Mass:	Cures 2d8 damage +1/level for many creatures.
Eagle’s Splendor, Mass:	As eagle’s splendor, affects one subject/level.
Eyebite:	Target becomes panicked, sickened, and comatose.
Find the Path:	Shows most direct way to a location.
Fox’s Cunning, Mass:	As fox’s cunning, affects one subject/level.
Geas/Quest:	As lesser geas, plus it affects any creature.
Heroes’ Feast:	Food for one creature/level cures and grants combat bonuses.
Irresistible Dance:	Forces subject to dance.
Permanent Image:	Includes sight, sound, and smell.
Programmed Image^M:	As major image, plus triggered by event.
Project Image:	Illusory double can talk and cast spells.
Scrying, Greater:	As scrying, but faster and longer.
Shout, Greater:	Devastating yell deals 10d6 sonic damage; stuns creatures, damages objects.
Summon Monster VI:	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Sympathetic Vibration:	Deals 2d10 damage/round to freestanding structure.
Veil:	Changes appearance of group of creatures.