College of the Harbinger

The College of the Harbinger is a bardic college that revels in the manipulation of elemental forces and a connection to the elemental planes. At least, that's what they say. Below the surface of this college lies a dark cult of the Elder Elementals, the Phoenix, Leviathan, Zarlatan and Elder Tempest. They worship these beings as gods, and wish to eventually release them unto the material plane to wreak havoc as they see fit. Bards that join this college learn not of this underlying truth until they are too far down to get out. What started for them as possibly a fun foray into elemental magics is slowly corrupted by cultist fanaticism and cruelty. Few manage to leave the college, and even fewer manage to keep to their initial morality, none leaving its clutches unchanged.

Planar Attunement

At level 3, you may choose from one of the below Elemental Planes every long rest. This chosen Elemental Plane is your Attuned Plane. You gain a cantrip associated with your attuned plane, which changes along with your Attuned Plane. You learn Primordial.

Elemental Planes

Elemental Plane Cantrip Fire Control Flames Earth Mold Earth Water Control Water Air Gust

Planar Wreath

When you take this college at 3rd level, you gain the ability to surround yourself in a wreath of elemental energy as a bonus action. This wreath lasts for 1 minute or until you are unconscious and grants benefits determined by your attuned plane.





Fire: While your Planar Wreath is active, any hostile creature that starts it's turn within 5ft of you takes fire damage equal to your Charisma Modifier. You also gain resistance to fire damage.

Earth: While your Planar Wreath is active, you have advantage on Constitution checks and Saving Throws. Additionally you reduce non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing damage you take by 3.

Water: While your Planar Wreath is active, you gain a +10 bonus to movement speed and all attacks of opportunity made against you have disadvantage. You additionally gain resistance to cold damage.

Air: While your Planar Wreath is active, at the start of your turn you may choose to have any hostile creature within 5ft of you must make a Strength Saving Throw or be forced 5ft back. You additionally gain resistance to thunder damage.





You may end your Planar Wreath as a bonus action on your turn. You gain 2 uses of this feature. You regain all uses of this ability on a short or long rest.









Communal Wreath

At 6th level, whenever you give a bardic inspiration to a creature and your Planar Wreath is active, you may choose to have them gain the benefits of Planar Wreath until the end of their next turn.

Harbinger of the Elder Elementals

At level 14, you gain the ability to change your Attuned Plane as an action. Any Planar Wreaths active when you change your Attuned Plane continue under the new plane's effects for its duration. Additionally, each Elemental Plane grants new effects when Planar Wreath is active in addition to those listed under the Planar Wreath Feature.





Fire: Phoenix Renewal

While Planar Wreath is active, upon being reduced to 0 Hit Points you may choose to immediately end your Planar Wreath and regain hit points equal to half your Bard level + your Charisma Modifier (Minimum of 1)

Earth: Steps of the Zarlatan

While Planar Wreath is active, the ground within 10ft of you becomes difficult terrain to hostile creatures. Once made into difficult terrain, the ground remains so for the duration of Planar Wreath. When you move, you create additional difficult terrain. Additionally, you now can reduce all Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing damage you take by 5.

Water: Leviathan Form

While Planar Wreath is active, you are considered immune to the grappled and restrained conditions. You also ignore all difficult terrain.

Air: Child of the Tempest

While Planar Wreath is active, all ranged attacks against you gain disadvantage and you gain a fly speed of 30ft.