Armor and Weapons Permitted:

Armor: any —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Shield: any —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Weapons: any —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Oil: yes —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Poison: DM’s choice —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Starting Equipment for Bard:

From Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

(a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon

(a) a diplomat’s pack or (b) an entertainer’s pack

(a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument

leather armor and a dagger