Bard gaining spells [Archive] - Wizards Community

Bard gaining spells [Archive] - Wizards Community

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mgriffith123
06-16-06, 06:02 PM Hi,

I feel a bit stoopid having to ask this, but I can't find this in the PH. :confused:

How does a bard gain spells upon reaching a new level?

Does the bard have to "read" the new spell from a book or scroll or do they "come to" the bard in his mind like a sorcerer?

Or is there some other way?

Help!

(and thanks!)
Ashlan
06-16-06, 06:16 PM Much like a sorcerer, bards just selects the new spells as they gain levels.

The bard’s selection of spells is extremely limited. A bard begins play knowing four 0-level spells of your choice. At most new bard levels, he gains one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: Bard Spells Known. (Unlike spells per day, the number of spells a bard knows is not affected by his Charisma score; the numbers on Table: Bard Spells Known are fixed.)
Upon reaching 5th level, and at every third bard level after that (8th, 11th, and so on), a bard can choose to learn a new spell in place of one he already knows. In effect, the bard “loses” the old spell in exchange for the new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged, and it must be at least two levels lower than the highest-level bard spell the bard can cast. A bard may swap only a single spell at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that he gains new spells known for the level.
Black_Puffin
06-17-06, 09:28 AM Look in the chapter on Magic and how it works.

A Bard gains new spells by writing or learning new music.
mgriffith123
06-17-06, 03:41 PM Look in the chapter on Magic and how it works.

A Bard gains new spells by writing or learning new music.

I read through the section a bit too fast to find that.

Thanks.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
mgriffith123 06-16-06, 06:02 PM	Hi, I feel a bit stoopid having to ask this, but I can't find this in the PH. :confused: How does a bard gain spells upon reaching a new level? Does the bard have to "read" the new spell from a book or scroll or do they "come to" the bard in his mind like a sorcerer? Or is there some other way? Help! (and thanks!)
Ashlan 06-16-06, 06:16 PM	Much like a sorcerer, bards just selects the new spells as they gain levels. The bard’s selection of spells is extremely limited. A bard begins play knowing four 0-level spells of your choice. At most new bard levels, he gains one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: Bard Spells Known. (Unlike spells per day, the number of spells a bard knows is not affected by his Charisma score; the numbers on Table: Bard Spells Known are fixed.) Upon reaching 5th level, and at every third bard level after that (8th, 11th, and so on), a bard can choose to learn a new spell in place of one he already knows. In effect, the bard “loses” the old spell in exchange for the new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged, and it must be at least two levels lower than the highest-level bard spell the bard can cast. A bard may swap only a single spell at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that he gains new spells known for the level.
Black_Puffin 06-17-06, 09:28 AM	Look in the chapter on Magic and how it works. A Bard gains new spells by writing or learning new music.
mgriffith123 06-17-06, 03:41 PM	Look in the chapter on Magic and how it works. A Bard gains new spells by writing or learning new music. I read through the section a bit too fast to find that. Thanks.