The College of Hymns

Bards of the College of Hymns are devout followers of gods who turn their talents towards worship. These bards perform in temples, assisting priests in rites and rituals or leading choirs in hymns. They travel the land composing new songs of praise while sharing the teachings of their deities. No true universal College of Hymns exists, as each bard is more closely tied to their church than to other bards. Many worship deities associated with music, such as Hathor or Euterpe, but many College of Hymns bards are devotees of other gods, simply wishing to express their worship with their skill.

Bonus Cantrips

When you join the College of Hymns at 3rd level, you learn a cleric cantrip of your choice. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this cantrip.

Divine Rapture

Also at the 3rd level, you learn to use your faith to call upon the divine power of your god, channeling it into . A creature that has a Bardic Inspiration die from you can roll that die and add the number rolled to a weapon damage roll it just made as radiant damage. Alternatively, it can use a bonus action to roll the Bardic Inspiration die and gain temporary hit points equal to the number rolled.

Liturgy

At the 6th level, you gain the ability to clothe yourself in heavenly glory that causes your enemies to falter and your allies to hold fast. As a bonus action, you take on an appearance of celestial beauty for 1 minute. During this time, you can cast bless or bane as a bonus action on each of your turns, without expending a spell slot or needing to maintain concentration on the spells.

Once you use this ability, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Sacred Choir

At the 14th level, you learn to lead others in tandem with your divine performances. As a bonus action on your turn you can direct one of your companions to act. When you do so, choose a friendly creature who can see and hear you and expend a use of your bardic inspiration. That creature can immediately use its reaction to make one weapon attack, or cast a spell with a casting time of 1 bonus action.

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