Can a bard make a spell scroll? In Xanathar's Guide to Everything, they outline that spellcasters can make a spell scroll, and what is required to do so. Would bards be considered spellcasters in this context?
[RPG] Can a bard make spell scrolls
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Best Answer
Bards can scribe scrolls if they are proficient in Arcana
Bards are spellcasters
The DMG outlines what it means to be a spellcaster:
Even a level 1 bard can cast several spells, so they qualify as spellcasters.
The bard must be proficient in arcana and know the spell they want to scribe
Xanathar's Guide to Everything lays out the (optional) rules to scribe a scroll as follows:
Beyond this, there are no requirements. Therefore, any level of Bard can meet the requirements as long as they have proficiency in Arcana and if they know the spell they are attempting to scribe.
Your DM must allow magical item creation and downtime must be used
A spell scroll is a magic item and thus falls under the rules for creating magic items. The rules for creating magical items are optional and must be allowed by your DM before they can be used. So talk to them.
Also note that the rules for scroll scribing in XGtE specifies that scroll scribing is a downtime activity. So they would use the downtime rules. Consult your DM to see how they want that to work as well.
Jeremy Crawford has ruled in as well: