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Become a legendary bard
Bards RPG is a Minecraft mod that introduces a music-powered class system, letting you wield the power of song to heal allies, damage foes, and buff your party. Armed with rapiers, lutes, and lyres, bards combine swift melee combat with powerful magical spells channeled through musical instruments.Installation
Get started with Bards RPG on Fabric or NeoForge
Quickstart
Learn the basics and start playing as a Bard
Weapons
Discover rapiers, lutes, and lyres from wood to netherite
Spells
Master powerful songs and ballads to support your allies
Key features
Three weapon types
Bards wield three distinct weapon categories, each serving a different role in combat:- Rapiers - Swift piercing swords for agile melee combat with reduced attack speed (-2.0)
- Lutes - Arcane damage staffs that boost both Arcane and Healing spell power equally
- Lyres - Healing-focused staffs with 1.5x Healing power but only 0.5x Arcane power
Progression tiers
All weapons progress through familiar Minecraft tiers:Bard armor sets
Specialized armor sets grant movement speed and spell power bonuses:- Entertainer’s Garb (Tier 1) - 15% Arcane/Healing power, 3% movement speed per piece
- Troubadour’s Garb (Tier 2) - 20% Arcane/Healing power, 4% movement speed per piece
- Netherite Troubadour’s Garb (Tier 3) - 25% Arcane/Healing power, 5% movement speed per piece
- Storyteller’s Garb (Tier 5) - 30% Arcane/Healing power, 6% movement speed per piece (requires Armory RPGs mod)
All armor pieces are crafted from wool with low protection values but high enchantability, focusing on magical power over physical defense.
Musical spells
Channel your magical energy through song to cast powerful bard spells: Troubadour’s Minuet (Tier 1)- Deals damage to enemies while reducing incoming damage by 5% per stack (up to 3 stacks)
- 5-block range area effect
- Perfect for defensive play
- Launches piercing projectiles through up to 3 targets
- Increases offensive stats (Attack Damage & Spell Power) by 2.5% per stack
- 20-block range
- Deals damage to all targets in 12-block radius
- Reduces active spell cooldowns for allies by 20%
- Instant cast with wide area of effect
- Buffs nearby allies for 8 seconds
- When you damage enemies, allies gain stacking damage bonuses
- Triggers on melee, arrow, and spell hits
Status effects
- Ballad - Increases Attack Damage and Spell Power by 2.5% per amplifier
- Troubadour’s Minuet - Reduces damage taken by 5% per amplifier
- Army’s Motivation - Grants escalating damage bonuses when the bard damages enemies
Compatibility
Bards RPG works on both Fabric and NeoForge mod loaders for Minecraft 1.21.1.
- Better Nether - Adds Ruby-tier weapons
- Better End - Adds Aeternium-tier weapons
- Aether - Adds Valkyrie and Angelic themed weapons
- Loot N Explore / Arsenal - Adds boss-themed unique weapons (Dragon, Elder Guardian, Wither, Glacial)
- Armory RPGs - Unlocks the Storyteller armor set
Dependencies
Bards RPG requires these core mods to function:- Spell Engine - Handles the spell casting system
- Spell Power - Manages spell power attributes and scaling
- More RPG Library - Provides RPG framework features
- Runes - Spell book system
- Fabric API (Fabric) or Forgified Fabric API (NeoForge)
- Player Animator - Handles custom animations
- Cloth Config - Configuration GUI
What’s next?
Install the mod
Follow the installation guide for your mod loader
Start playing
Jump into the game with our quickstart guide