College of Mockery, Variant (5e Subclass)
College of Mockery, Variant[edit]
Bards of the College of Mockery are most quick-witted and contemptuous Bards to have ever roamed the land. Always getting in the last word and roasting unfortunate souls to the point of literal death if they wish. While some may welcome such ludicrously brutal bards into their establishment there are others that would turn them away at the door and call the guard on them.
- Bonus Proficiencies
When you join the College of Mockery at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in Shields, three languages of your choice, and know the cantrip vicious mockery. This doesn't apply to your number of cantrips known. If you already have this cantrip you may pick another cantrip of your choice from the bard spell list.
- Mantle of Mockery
Also at 3rd level, you gain the ability to charge your words with a deadly wit and malice as you don this Mantle of Mockery.
As a bonus action, you can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to grant yourself an aura of jovial spite. For 1 minute, when you cast the vicious mockery spell, the damage die is equal to your Bardic Inspiration Die and you have advantage on all Charisma checks. Additionally, while your Mantle of Mockery is active, your vicious mockery ignores Resistance to psychic damage.
- Tasty Scorn
At 6th level, you may add your Charisma modifier to the damage of any spell from the schools of Enchantment and Illusion. Also, if you reduce a creature's hit points to 0 with the spell, vicious mockery all creatures within 10 feet of the creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be stunned until the end of their next turn or until they take damage. Additionally, while your Mantle of Mockery is active, your vicious mockery now treats Immunity to Psychic damage as Resistance, dealing half damage, and you gain resistance to Psychic damage. Your Mantle of Mockery now lasts for 10 minutes.
- Devious Spite
Also at 6th level, you learn the cantrip message. This doesn't apply to your number of cantrips known. If you already have this cantrip you may pick another cantrip of your choice from the bard spell list. You may now cast vicious mockery with message using the same action with no components. The range of vicious mockery is extended to that of message.
- Verbal Onslaught
At 14th level, when a creature uses your Bardic Inspiration you can cast vicious mockery as a reaction. When you reduce a creature's hit points to 0 with the spell, vicious mockery you immediately turn invisible until the end of your next turn, or until you take the attack action or cast a spell. Additionally, while your Mantle of Mockery is active, your vicious mockery ignores Immunity to Psychic damage, and you gain Immunity to Psychic damage. Your Mantle of Mockery now lasts for 1 hour.
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