Introduction

Welcome to Bards RPG - A music-powered RPG class mod for Minecraft

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:

1. Golden tier

   Entry-level equipment with lower durability but available early

2. Iron tier

   Basic progression for new bards

3. Diamond tier

   Mid-game power spike with solid stats

4. Netherite tier

   Endgame equipment with maximum durability

5. Special materials

   Ruby (Better Nether), Aeternium (Better End), Aether materials, and boss-themed uniques

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

Magical Ballad (Tier 2)

• Launches piercing projectiles through up to 3 targets
• Increases offensive stats (Attack Damage & Spell Power) by 2.5% per stack
• 20-block range

Encore (Tier 3)

• Deals damage to all targets in 12-block radius
• Reduces active spell cooldowns for allies by 20%
• Instant cast with wide area of effect

Army’s Paeon (Tier 4)

• 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.

The mod integrates with several optional mods to provide additional content:

• 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