D&D (2024) What is the 2024 Bard Power Source?

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Henadic Theologian

Legend

• Thursday at 7:08 PM

• #1

What is the 2024 Bard Power Source?

Expanded spell list plus the ability to cherry pick from Wizard, Cleric, and Druid lists at level 10, its no longer clear what power source Bards use, especially in light of the UA that allowed them to choose whichever one they wanted.

Arcane because the 2014 Bard was Arcane in 2014, with possible dabbling in others?

Divine because they use the Words of Creation, the same thing used by the Gods? (First mentioned in the famous Book of Exalted Deeds).

Primal, is Primal still a thing in 2024 PHB?

Or your choice?

Or all of the above?

 

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Gorck

Prince of Dorkness

• Thursday at 7:15 PM

• #2

Does the concept of “Power Source “ even mean anything in 5th edition?

 

Scribe

Legend

• Thursday at 7:18 PM

• #3

Gorck said:

Does the concept of “Power Source “ even mean anything in 5th edition?

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Not really, its just for box filling (which I enjoy to be clear...)

As to the thread, I think Bard in 5.5 is a mix it seems.

 

Charlaquin

Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)

• Thursday at 7:20 PM

• #4

Power source isn’t really a thing in 5e, beyond the vague idea that some spellcasters manipulate the weave and others call upon external powers to act on their behalf. I’d say bards do more the former.

 

MarkB

Legend

• Thursday at 7:21 PM

• #5

Rock.

 

OB1

Jedi Master

• Thursday at 7:25 PM

• #6

In the video Crawford mentioned that their power comes from the words of creation that formed the universe, so I'll go with OLD MAGIC, the root that eventually split into three branches.

 

M.L. Martin

Adventurer

• Thursday at 7:26 PM

• #7

OB1 said:

In the video Crawford mentioned that their power comes from the words of creation that formed the universe, so I'll go with OLD MAGIC, the root that eventually split into three branches.

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So that would be Arcane ... as distinct from Essence, Channeling, or Mentalism.

 

Parmandur

Book-Friend

• Thursday at 7:26 PM

• #8

I don't think "power source" means mu h of anything in D&D at this point: you can have an Acolyte Wizard whose Spellbook is a prayer book, or a Cleric without a ln explicit God, and nothing changes mechanically.

 

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Henadic Theologian

Legend

• Thursday at 7:27 PM

• #9

Scribe said:

Not really, its just for box filling (which I enjoy to be clear...)

As to the thread, I think Bard in 5.5 is a mix it seems.

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Mechanically no, but lore wise it means something.

 

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Henadic Theologian

Legend

• Thursday at 7:28 PM

• #10

Parmandur said:

I don't think "power source" means mu h of anything in D&D at this point: you can have an Acolyte Wizard whose Spellbook is a prayer book, or a Cleric without a ln explicit God, and nothing changes mechanically.

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I'm talking actual lore, not mechanics or home games.