Michael Morris
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I'm writing again (yay)
Trying to keep this writeup small - it's a variant, not a whole new class. Outside of my own setting (where magic is color based) a cantor continues to use the bard spell list - so just ignore the mention of colors and invocations.
[h=2]Cantor (class variant)[/h]A cantor is anofficer of a religious order charged with maintaining the musicalliturgy of the faith Apply these changes.
Ok, I just worked this up in about 20 minutes. I think one drawback is there will be dead levels - bard college features and divine powers usually arrive on the same levels but not always. I skimmed the two lists. The largest gap I saw was 2 levels - figured it's close enough.
One balance concern is a bard has more uses of bardic inspiration than a cleric does - but clerics regain on short rest where bards regain on long rest. I think this will balance out long term but I'm not sure without playing it.
But again, this is meant to be something short and sweet to plug into a larger book, not a whole new writeup. I've worked as a real life cantor in the Catholic church so what amounts to a singing cleric doesn't feel odd to me.
Trying to keep this writeup small - it's a variant, not a whole new class. Outside of my own setting (where magic is color based) a cantor continues to use the bard spell list - so just ignore the mention of colors and invocations.
[h=2]Cantor (class variant)[/h]A cantor is anofficer of a religious order charged with maintaining the musicalliturgy of the faith Apply these changes.
- Invoker: A cantor is a divine caster. They can use spells of the invocation school within their colors. Their spell powers are divinely powered and subject to the whim of a divine entity that grants them. They have no spells known list but instead prepare spells through ritual as a cleric does.
- No Bardic College.
- Divine Domain: At 3rd level, when a bard normally chooses their college, cantors choose a divine domain. They may use this domain as a cleric of their level. Abilities of the domain that require the character to channel divinity require the cantor to use his bardic inspiration instead. Cantors gain divine domain powers at the same levels as clerics – these replace the bardic college powers they would have received.
Ok, I just worked this up in about 20 minutes. I think one drawback is there will be dead levels - bard college features and divine powers usually arrive on the same levels but not always. I skimmed the two lists. The largest gap I saw was 2 levels - figured it's close enough.
One balance concern is a bard has more uses of bardic inspiration than a cleric does - but clerics regain on short rest where bards regain on long rest. I think this will balance out long term but I'm not sure without playing it.
But again, this is meant to be something short and sweet to plug into a larger book, not a whole new writeup. I've worked as a real life cantor in the Catholic church so what amounts to a singing cleric doesn't feel odd to me.