Game Mastery Guide | Monsters | Entertainers | Celebrity Bard

Celebrity Bard

Super Race: human bard 11. Cr: 10. Xp: 9,600. Alignment: N. Size: Medium. Creature Type: Humanoid.
Init: +2. Senses: Perception +10. Ac: 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 shield).
Hp: 79 (11d8+30).
Fortitude: +6. Reflex: +10. Will: +8; +4 vs. bardic performance, language-dependent, and sonic.
Speed: 30 ft.. Melee: dagger +10/+5 (1d4-1/19-20). Ranged: mwk light crossbow +11 (1d8/19-20). Special Attacks: bardic music 30 rounds/day (countersong, dirge of doom, distraction, fascinate, inspire competence +4, inspire courage +3, inspire greatness, suggestion). Strength: 8. Dexterity: 14. Constitution: 14. Intelligence: 12. Wisdom: 10. Charisma: 22.
Base Attack: +8. Cmb: +7. Cmd: 19.
Feats: Arcane Strike, Craft Wondrous Item, Greater Spell Penetration, Magical Aptitude, Spell Penetration, Vital Strike, Weapon Finesse.
Skills: Linguistics +5, Perception +10, Perform (act) +20, Perform (dance) +20, Perform (sing) +20, Sense Motive +5, Sleight of Hand +10, Spellcraft +19, Stealth +15, Use Magic Device +24.
Languages: Common, Draconic, Elven. Special Qualities: bardic knowledge +5, jack-of-all-trades (use any skill), lore master 2/day, versatile performance (act, dance, sing). Combat Gear: scrolls of align weapon, see invisibility, mount, wand of shocking grasp (CL 4, 50 charges). Other Gear: +1 chain shirt, +1 buckler, masterwork light crossbow with 10 bolts, daggers (2), cloak of resistance +1, headband of alluring charisma +4, 2,500 gp in jewelry. Boon: Knowing a celebrity bard can give PCs a +2 circumstance bonus on Diplomacy checks in a region for 1 month..
bard spells known: (CL 11th; concentration +17)

4th (3/day)-dominate person (DC 20), greater invisibility, rainbow pattern (DC 20)

3rd (5/day)-charm monster (DC 19), crushing despair (DC 19), haste, slow (DC 19)

2nd (6/day)-cure moderate wounds, hold person (DC 18), minor image (DC 18), silence (DC 18), tongues

1st (7/day)-charm person (DC 17), cure light wounds, disguise self, expeditious retreat, hideous laughter (DC 17), identify

0 (at will)-dancing lights, detect magic, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, read magic


A celebrity bard is a legendary performer, and the wealthy and powerful clamor for her to grace them with a performance. Celebrity bards often entertain at the request of a queen or general (CR 12).