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'''A [[Bard]] of the College of Swords is called a blade, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right. | '''A [[Bard]] of the College of Swords is called a blade, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right. | ||
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=== Extra Attack=== | |||
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=== Defensive Flourish === | === Defensive Flourish === | ||
By spending a Bardic Inspiration die on a hit, deal an additional 1d10 damage with your equipped weapon as well as gain 4 AC for 1 turn. This is only usable once per turn. | By spending a Bardic Inspiration die on a hit, deal an additional 1d10 damage with your equipped weapon as well as gain 4 AC for 1 turn. This is only usable once per turn. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:17, 23 March 2026
A Bard of the College of Swords is called a blade, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right.
Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
Subclass Features
Proficiencies
- Scimitars
- Medium Armor
Extra Attack
As part of your attack action you make another attack.
Defensive Flourish
By spending a Bardic Inspiration die on a hit, deal an additional 1d10 damage with your equipped weapon as well as gain 4 AC for 1 turn. This is only usable once per turn.
Mobile Flourish
By spending a Bardic Inspiration die on a hit, deal an additional 1d10 damage with your equipped weapon as well as make your foe move 2 tiles back. This is only usable once per turn.
Slashing Flourish
By spending a Bardic Inspiration die on a hit, deal an additional 1d10 damage with your equipped weapon as well as target a second additional target. This is only usable once per turn.