Browse alternate class packages by parent class, source, and summary. This is the quick compendium surface before dropping into full archetype rules text.
An animal speaker focuses not on the ears and minds of humans, but on the creatures of the wild and those in the underbellies of cities.
A master of the martial applications of steel and spell, the arcane duelist blends both into a lethal combination.
No stodgy researcher, this archaeologist meets his research head-on in the field.
Some bards greatly prefer academic pursuits to the drama (and sometimes melodrama) of their artistic brethren.
Known for being known, a celebrity bard is a master of performance who captures the imagination and attention of his audience.
Spending years studying all of the finer points of erudition and etiquette, the court bard takes up the role of resplendent proclaimer and artist-in-residence at the hand of nobility, royalty, and the well-moneyed elite who aspire to join their ranks.
As quick at wordplay as at swordplay, daredevils are dashing heroes, inspiring their allies to match their clever repartee and acrobatic feats.
Not content with providing amusing and occasionally instructive performances, the demagogue seeks to inflame and ignite his audience, driving them toward a specific purpose with carefully chosen words and tones that may spark momentous change.
Not all bards inspire others with their performances.
Piecing together clues and catching the guilty with sheer cleverness, the detective is skilled at divining the truth.
A composer of sonorous laments for the dead and elaborate requiems for those lost yet long remembered, dirge bards master musical tools and tropes that must appeal to the ears and hearts of both the living and the dead.
In some cultures, the professional entertainer is a prestigious role.
A magician dabbles in performance, but sees it as a means to tap into universal energies and channel them.
Combining performance with stealth, trickery, and guile, the sandman uses cleverness to keep others off-balance.
Far from civilization, furious tribes have their own war-singers, work-chanters, and lore-keepers, savaging enemies with song and sword alike.
The sea singer calls the blue waters his home, and is much in demand among sea captains wishing good fortune for their crew and hull as they ply the tradewinds far and wide.
Words can harm, but they also heal.
They say that words can cut deeper than any blade, and the sound striker proves this true.
Whether acrobat, troubadour, or thespian, the street performer mixes with the masses, singing for his supper.