Summer Rhymer
"Ancient rhythms, endlessly refreshed. This blade cuts like a poem."
Prerequisite: Bard, Virtue of Cunning class featureAmong the most powerful residents of the Feywild is Tiandra, the Summer Queen (see Manual of the Planes). Her court is a reflection of her unearthly beauty, hung with flower garlands and alive with bustling activity. Her smile can ripen crops, and her favor bestowed on a mortal can quicken the gifts of song and poetry.
Whether the Summer Queen has actually smiled on you or you merely aspire to seek her blessing, you claim some association with the Summer Fey and study their musical magic. In your feytouched presence, you and your allies teleport freely, and you can call on the Summer Queen's powers of growth to aid your own healing powers.
If you serve the Summer Queen well, you might hope to receive some favor from her. Great heroes of the past have sometimes received noble titles, magic instruments, access to powerful enchantments, and other gifts from her hand. As the fey go, the Summer Queen is relatively trustworthy, but be warned: No fey gift is truly free.
SUMMER RHYMER PATH FEATURES
Feypath (11th level): When you spend an action point to take an extra action, you teleport yourself or an ally adjacent to you 5 squares as a free action before or after the extra action.The Queen's Grace (11th level): Whenever you grant healing with a bard healing power, add your Charisma modifier to the hit points regained by each target.
Judgment of the Summer Court (16th level): Whenever an enemy's missed attack triggers your Virtue of Cunning class feature, you gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls against that enemy until the end of your next turn.
Song of the Queen's ProtectionSummer Rhymer Attack 11
You sing a melody of eldritch quality that assaults your foe's senses while causing wisps of light to blur the outlines of your allies.
Encounter ✦ Arcane, Implement, Psychic
Standard Action Ranged 10
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: 2d10 + Charisma modifier psychic damage, and until the end of your next turn, any ally within 10 squares of you gains concealment until the end of his or her next turn.
Song of Spiral PathsSummer Rhymer Utility 12
This song weaves qualities of the Feywild into the air, causing space to bend around you and your allies.
Daily ✦ Arcane, Teleportation, Zone
Minor Action Close burst 10
Effect: The burst creates a zone of fey magic that lasts until the end of your next turn. While within the zone, you and any ally can teleport 2 squares as a move action.
Sustain Minor: The zone persists.
Song of the High CourtSummer Rhymer Attack 20
Bright leaves of radiant power flare around you and your allies as you sing an ode lauding the durability of nature.
Daily ✦ Arcane, Implement, Radiant, Zone
Standard Action Close burst 5
Target: Each enemy in the burst
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: 3d10 + Charisma modifier radiant damage.
Effect: The burst creates a zone of song that lasts until the end of your next turn. While within the zone, you and any ally gain resist 5 to all damage.
Sustain Minor: The zone persists.
Published in Player's Handbook 2, page(s) 79.