Essa Subclass — Fighter
Cantbound
✦ Support — Broadcast CasterYour voice is a carrier wave. Your songs are payload.
Hit Died8
PrimaryCHA (CON for Feedback Saves)
SavesDEX, CHA
ResourceVials
RigFull Rig
Bardic Inspiration broadcasts to all allies at once, scaled by vial tier. The Resonator Rig turns every performance into a simultaneous multi-target buff.
The Resonator Rig started as a battlefield comms device. After the war, the rigs leaked out — a generation of musicians had grown up listening to military broadcasts and wanted to answer. A Cantbound's voice carries vial-pulse frequency on every breath.
Cantbound — Shatterds Sourcebook
Key Mechanic: Broadcast Channel
Spend a vial to grant Inspiration: every ally within 60 ft receives one Inspiration die simultaneously. Die scales with vial tier: T1=d6, T2=d8, T3=d10, T4=d12, T5=2d8.
Essa Interaction
Standard vial + Feedback Save. Resonator Rig handles broadcast. Inspiration persists until used or next Long Rest.