Publication:The Complete Bard's Handbook

*The Complete Bard's Handbook*
System:	Dungeons and Dragons 2e
Abbreviation:	PHBR8
Author:	Blake Mobley
Publisher:	TSR
Item Code:	2127
Publication Date:	1992
Page Count:	128
ISBN-10:	1-56076-360-4
Product Blurb
	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!

Table of ContentsEdit

Section	Page
Introduction	5
Optional Rules	5
The Other Complete Books	5
How to Use This Handbook	7
Chapter One: Character Creation	8
Qualifications	8
Core Abilities	8
Generating Ability Scores	12
Chapter Two: Bard Kits	15
Kit Subsections	15
List of Kits	15
Creating New Kits	52
Acquiring, Dropping, and Changing Kits	52
Chapter Three: Demi-, Multi-Classed, and Dual-Classed Bards	53
Demihumans as Bards	53
Demihuman Kits	54
Multi-Classed Bards	63
Dual-Classed Bards	63
Chapter Four: Proficiencies	64
New Proficiencies	64
Compiled Proficiencies	65
Chapter Five: Bard Abilities	68
Pick Pockets	68
Detect Noise	68
Climb Walls	69
Reading, Writing, and Speaking	72
Chapter Six: Magic	74
Spell Books	74
Musical Components	74
New Spells	75
Magical Items	78
Chapter Seven: Music	84
Throughout History	84
Instruments	84
Glossary of Sound	96
Fundamentals of Music	96
Common Musical Terms	97
Musical Items	98
Types of Songs	98
Sample Songs	99
Chapter Eight: Role-Playing Bards	101
A Bard's Mind Isn't Barred	101
Experience	101
Reputation	102
The Performer	106
Chapter Nine: Comrades	115
Bard Colleges	115
Patrons	117
Followers	120
Appendix: 1st Edition Bards	121
Bard Character Record Sheet	123
Bard Kit Record Sheet	126
Index	127