Skald Unified Tradition for Champions/Legends of the Spheres

Skalds, like bards, are arcane factotums.

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Skald

Similar to bards, skalds are more inclined towards battle and rage.

Magic Type: Arcane
Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Finesse Fighting

Berserker sphere

Warleader sphere

Variable: Skalds gain either the Barroom sphere or one talent of their choice from the Equipment sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Mind sphere, War sphere

Drawbacks: Somatic Casting, Verbal Casting
Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per three levels in casting classes.

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Courtier, Storyteller.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Bluff, DiplomacyR, Knowledge (history), Knowledge (local), KnowledgeR (nobility), Sense Motive.

R Intimidate in place of redundant Diplomacy, Knowledge (arcana) in place of redundant Knowledge (nobility).

Automatic Skill Sphere: Performance sphere (instrumental or lyrics).

Adroit Trade Talents: Athlete, Roughrider.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Acrobatics, ClimbR, Fly, Handle Animal, Ride, SwimR.

R Escape Artist in place of redundant Climb, Appraise in place of redundant Swim.

Adroit Bonus Skill Talents: Bluster sphere or the Performance sphere (Courageous Chorus talent).