3.5 Sacred Vow Bard

[Raineh Daze]

So... yeah, I'm trying to work out a 20 level progression for a bard taking the nonviolence/peace/poverty Vows (Obedience, Abstinence, and Chastity just don't fit with my concept of a bard, Purity is optional), but I kind of run out of ideas post level 6 (I'm also not familiar with the Bard spell list). It's not actually for use in anything (mostly because I have nothing to use it in, partly because I don't think most DM's would be overly pleased by the idea), so the following assumptions are in place:

• All books are allowed
• Flaws and traits are not
• This is the only houseruling going on
• 32 Point Buy

And now, a few preferences:

• As playable as this is ever going to get.
• I would prefer to avoid LA and template jiggery-pokery as much as possible
• No multiclassing.

So, this is what I've got so far:


Human Bard 6, Chaotic Good

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STR: 8 Base
DEX: 14 Base
CON: 16 Base
INT: 14 Base (+1 from levelling?)
WIS: 8 Base
CHA: 16 Base

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1st: Sacred Vow
Human Bonus: Vow of Poverty
VoP Exalted Bonus: Nymph's Kiss
VoP Exalted Bonus, 2nd: Vow of Nonviolence
3rd: Lingering Song(?)
VoP Exalted Bonus, 4th: Vow of Peace
6th: ?
VoP Exalted Bonus, 6th: Nimbus of Light

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Maxed Perform and Diplomacy? Beyond this, I've got nothing

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Charm Person? I've got nothing

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AC: currently 25, I think

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• Where possible, alternatives that only require the minimum number of books (i.e., BoED and PHB) would be appreciated.
• Any homebrew that would make an amusing/useful addition is also appreciated, though not actively desired. In that situation, I would probably want to include this.

[Jackinthegreen]

Words of Creation.

[Raineh Daze]

... knew I was forgetting something, like why I put the +1 in INT.