Editing Will Tarlton (section)

==Traits & Race/Class/Kit Abilities==

===Racial Abilities===

===Class Abilities===
* Alter moods – While performing before a non-hostile group, the bard may alter the group’s mood. Everyone who hears the bard perform must save vs. paralyzation, with a penalty of one for every three levels of the bard. If the save fails, the group’s mood may be shifted one level in the direction wished by the bard.
* Climb walls* 65% – Allows the bard to climb smooth or vertical surfaces.
* Counter effects – Allows the bard to counter song based attacks.
* Detect noise* 25% – May hear faint sounds.
* History 15% – Gives a bard a 5% chance per level to identify a magic item by closely examining the item.
* Pick pockets* 15% – Allows the bard to pilfer small items from another’s pocket or purse.
* Rally friends – By spending three rounds, the bard may grant their comrades a +1 bonus on attack rolls, a +1 bonus to saving throws, or a +2 bonus to Morale rolls. The range of the effect is 10 feet, and lasts one round per level of the bard.
* Read languages* 10% – Gives a chance to read languages not familiar to the bard.
* Wizard spells – Allows the bard to cast wizard spells.
* Schools of Magic – Enchantment/Charm, Illusion/Phantasm

===Kit Abilities===
* Jesters receive a +1 bonus (+5% on percentile rolls) to most die rolls. This includes saving throws, initiative, surprise, proficiency checks, thief skill checks, ability checks, and ability sub-checks (e.g., bend bars/lift gates, resurrection survival, and so on). The fool’s luck also adds a +1 bonus to the Jester’s Armor Class.
* About the only die rolls that the fool’s luck ability doesn’t affect are attack rolls, damage rolls, initial character generation rolls, and Hit Die rolls.
* Jesters enjoy a +1 bonus to Charisma when they are working an audience.
* A Jester’s Mind: Jesters are immune to attacks that cause insanity. Jesters also gain a saving throw bonus equal to their level vs. wizard spells of the enchantment/charm school and priest spells of the charm sphere. (A saving throw of 1 always fails, however.) Furthermore, any attempt to read a Jester’s mind has a percentage chance equal to the Jester’s level of causing confusion in the mind reader (treat as if under the effect of a confusion spell).

===Traits===
* Precise Memory – With a minimal amount of studying, any object may be memorized perfectly. If the reading/writing proficiency is possessed, written material may also be memorized.
* Music/Singing – +2 bonus to singing proficiency checks.
* Obscure Knowledge – Successful Intelligence/Knowledge check allows the recollection of a fact pertaining to the current subject.

===Languages===
*Common (Speak, Read, Write)
*Dwarf
*Elf
*Hobgoblin
*Orc