
Minigiant |

Is there any way of compiling a list quickly of all Bard spells that give Morale and Competence Bonuses?
I am looking into the feasibility of a Bard built around Imperious Eldritch Heritage and the Heroic Echo ability.
I know that Inspire Courage gives Competence and that that has no interaction with Heroic Echo, but there might be other Competence bonuses that I can utilise

Derklord |
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Is there any way of compiling a list quickly of all Bard spells that give Morale and Competence Bonuses?
There sure is!
1. Open this handy spreadsheet
2. Click File -> make a copy
3. Click the top left corner (left of the A column, above the 1 row) and then click the Filter symbol (should be 2nd symbol from the right)
4. Filter for Bard spells (Column AF) and then filter the description column (R) for conditions -> text contains "morale bonus" or "competence bonus".

zza ni |

just want to add, if you are adding up bonuses. a bard with the trait of Strength of Submission and a scroll of Sow Thought (should cost 25 gp) get a permanent +1 to attack and damage out of it. (i usually set the thought as "I am awesome!")
-until some1 dispel the thought, but a lot of spells (like bless) are compulsion and getting a new one should be easy. can even take up the spell slot if you find the spell useful for other targets.

Minigiant |

Minigiant wrote:Is there any way of compiling a list quickly of all Bard spells that give Morale and Competence Bonuses?There sure is!
1. Open this handy spreadsheet
2. Click File -> make a copy
3. Click the top left corner (left of the A column, above the 1 row) and then click the Filter symbol (should be 2nd symbol from the right)
4. Filter for Bard spells (Column AF) and then filter the description column (R) for conditions -> text contains "morale bonus" or "competence bonus".
Thank you for the sheet. I am struggling to apply the second filter. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

Minigiant |
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Morale Bonus
Calm Emotions
Good Hope
Heroes' Feast
Heroism
Heroism, Greater
Rage
Remove Fear
Swallow Your Fear
Blood Rage
Unbreakable Heart
Boiling Blood
Dance of a Hundred Cuts
Delusional Pride
Miserable Pity
Vengeful Outrage
Adoration
Moment of Greatness
Contagious Zeal
Unshakable Zeal
Coward's Cowl
Enticing Adulation
Pessimism
Suppress Charms And Compulsions
Alpha Instinct
Fiendish Wrath
Competence Bonus
Gallant Inspiration
Hidden Speech
Honeyed Tongue
Innocence
Timely Inspiration
Dazzling Blade
Aram Zey's Focus
Liberating Command
Aspect of the Nightingale
Fearsome Duplicate
Heightened Awareness
Heightened Reflexes
Probe History
Grand Destiny
Penumbral Disguise
True Appraisal
Cloak Of Shadows
Intensify Psyche

Derklord |

There's a tab in the spreadsheet titled "notes" that list the sources. The very last few books are missing, but I think everything up to Planar Adventures is included.
There're other spreadsheets by the same guy for feats, magic items, and NPCs. For monsters, I recommend the one I edited a bit, including the addition of calculated averages, the spreadsheet can be found here. And lastly, completly done by me, traits.