#bard memes

The Monster's Manual to Handling Bard Seduction:

Stereotypical meme bard but they're adventuring solely to get enough money to pay a fuck ton of child support

This character could be a PC or NPC

Your bard can be anything artsy, they don't need to know how to play any instrument! So have some of the more outlandish bard ideas that don't involve singing or drawing! (Those are still super valid!)

Ventriloquist: I've mentioned this one before (a ventriloquist bardlock with the undead patron possessing the doll), but now I'm actually playing said character in a Curse of Strahd campaign and they are just so much fun!! You don't have to go the full mile of bardlock, but you can totally have a ventriloquist bard! Just ask your dm if they can allow you to add a ventriloquist doll to your inventory!

Poet/Actor/Playwrite: I've listed them together because my character, Airrin, fits all of them. You can play either of these ideas separately, but they all involve you casting spells via poems or plays; either classic ones or made up on the spot. In fact, if you play a college of spirits bard and they're an actor, you can recite hamlet with your spell casting focus!

Sculpture/Mini Maker: Depending on your background, your bard can have a tool kit and use it to sculpt rocks and things on the battle field! Make minis of the party to inspire them, make the BBEG and then break their mini in half to intimidate or cast vicious mockery! The options are endless.

Baker: Become the party's Peeta! Of course you would need a way to cast spells, but as long as the dm allows you to carry around ungodly amounts of frosting you should be okay! You could even just cast spells by making witchy incantations about ingredients or even just throwing raw ingredients at enemies!

Fashion: Good costumes will get you far in life as a bard, and being a fashion expert helps a lot. If you play your cards right, you'll be able to start the game with several costumes and tools to help with making outfits! Cure wounds with a hypothetical (or real) thread, insult someone's outfit for vicious mockery, and get the evil queen on your side by making her an extravagant dress!