Veil	Bard Utility 10

You mask the appearance of your party, sculpting an illusory

disguise.

Daily Arcane, Illusion

Minor Action Close burst 10

Target: You and each ally in burst

Effect: You transform the auditory, tactile, and visual qualities of the targets’ bodies and equipment. Each target assumes the appearance of a humanoid of the same size, even the appearance of a specific individual you have

seen. The illusion lasts for 1 hour, or you can end it as a minor action. A creature can recognize a target’s form as illusory with an Insight check opposed by that target’s Bluff check with a +5 power bonus.

Word of Life

Bard Utility 10

A single word is sufficient to save an ally from death’s grasp

while punishing the foe who dealt the deadly blow.

Daily Arcane, Healing

Immediate Reaction Close burst 20

Trigger: An enemy attack reduces an ally within 20 squares of you to 0 hit points or fewer

Target: The triggering ally in burst

Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. In addition, the attacking enemy takes a –5 penalty to all defenses until the end of your next turn.

Level 13 Encounter Spells

Earthquake Strike

Bard Attack 13

The rhythm of your attack makes the earth quake beneath your

and your allies’ targets.

Encounter Arcane, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon

Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. AC

Hit: 2[W] + Charisma modifier damage, and you knock the target prone. Until the end of your next turn, each ally

within 10 squares of you can knock prone any creature he or she hits.

Virtue of Valor: Until the end of your next turn, the allies gain a bonus to damage rolls equal to your Constitution modifier.

Foolhardy Fighting

Bard Attack 13

Your attack inspires recklessness in your foe, causing it to act

without caution.

Encounter Arcane, Charm, Implement, Psychic Standard Action Ranged 10

Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. Will

Hit: 1d10 + Charisma modifier psychic damage. Until the end of your next turn, any attack the target makes provokes opportunity attacks.

Virtue of Cunning: Until the end of your next turn, the target takes a penalty to attack rolls equal to your Intelligence modifier.

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	harmony with yours.

Encounter Arcane, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon

Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. AC

Hit: 2[W] + Charisma modifier damage. An ally within 2 squares of you can make a basic attack against the target as a free action.

Song of Storms

Bard Attack 13

With a sonorous hum, you summon lightning, blasting your

foes with it and imbuing your allies’ attacks with its power.

Encounter Arcane, Implement, Lightning Standard Action Close blast 5

Target: Each enemy in blast Attack: Charisma vs. Reflex

Hit: 2d6 + Charisma modifier lightning damage. Each ally in the blast deals 1d6 extra lightning damage on a hit until the end of your next turn.

Level 15 Daily Spells

Confusing Chorus

Bard Attack 15

Hundreds of voices jeer and threaten your foe from all sides.

Lashing out blindly, the foe might hit anyone.

Daily Arcane, Charm, Implement, Psychic Standard Action Ranged 10

Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. Will

Hit: 3d6 + Charisma modifier psychic damage. As the first action of each of the target’s turns, the target makes a

melee basic attack against a creature of your choice as a free action (save ends).

Miss: Half damage. As the first action of the target’s next turn, the target makes a melee basic attack against a creature of your choice as a free action.

Dance of Biting Wind

Bard Attack 15

Your attack impedes your foe’s attacks. Its echoes carry you and your allies in a combat dance, letting you move away from clumsy attackers.

Daily Arcane, Weapon

Standard Action Melee weapon

Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. AC

Hit: 2[W] + Charisma modifier damage, and the target

takes a –2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).

Effect: Until the end of the encounter, whenever an enemy’s attack misses you or an ally within 5 squares of you, the target of the attack can shift 1 square as a free action.

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