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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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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==== Bonus Proficiency ==== | ==== Bonus Proficiency ==== | ||
''3rd Level College of Swords Feature''<br> | |||
You gain proficiency with Medium Armor, the Saber, and the Scimitar.<br> | |||
If you’re proficient with a simple or martial melee weapon, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells. | If you’re proficient with a simple or martial melee weapon, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells. | ||
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==== Fighting Style ==== | ==== Fighting Style ==== | ||
''3rd Level College of Swords Feature''<br> | |||
You adopt a style of fighting as your specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if something in the game lets you choose again.<br> | |||
'''Dueling.''' When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.<br> | '''Dueling.''' When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.<br> | ||
'''Two-Weapon Fighting.''' When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. | '''Two-Weapon Fighting.''' When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. | ||
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==== Blade Flourish ==== | ==== Blade Flourish ==== | ||
''3rd Level College of Swords Feature''<br> | |||
You learn to perform impressive displays of martial prowess and speed.<br> | |||
Whenever you take the Attack action on your turn, your walking speed increases by 10 feet until the end of the turn, and if a weapon attack that you make as part of this action hits a creature, you can use one of the following Blade Flourish options of your choice. You can use only one Blade Flourish option per turn.<br> | Whenever you take the Attack action on your turn, your walking speed increases by 10 feet until the end of the turn, and if a weapon attack that you make as part of this action hits a creature, you can use one of the following Blade Flourish options of your choice. You can use only one Blade Flourish option per turn.<br> | ||
'''Defensive Flourish.''' You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you hit. The damage equals the number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die. You also add the number rolled to your AC until the start of your next turn.<br> | '''Defensive Flourish.''' You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you hit. The damage equals the number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die. You also add the number rolled to your AC until the start of your next turn.<br> | ||
'''Slashing Flourish.''' You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you hit and to any other creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of you. The damage equals the number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die.<br> | '''Slashing Flourish.''' You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you hit and to any other creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of you. The damage equals the number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die.<br> | ||
'''Mobile Flourish.''' You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you hit. The damage equals the number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die. You can also push the target up to 5 feet away from you, plus a number of feet equal to the number you roll on that die. You can then immediately use your reaction to move up to your walking speed to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the target. | '''Mobile Flourish.''' You can expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra damage to the target you hit. The damage equals the number you roll on the Bardic Inspiration die. You can also push the target up to 5 feet away from you, plus a number of feet equal to the number you roll on that die. You can then immediately use your reaction to move up to your walking speed to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the target. | ||
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==== Extra Attack ==== | ==== Extra Attack ==== | ||
''6th Level College of Swords Feature''<br> | |||
You can perform an additional attack as part of the Attack action.<br> | |||
If you have multiple copies of this feature and achieve a certain level threshold, the number of attacks you can perform increases. At 5th level if you have one copy of the feature, you can perform one extra attack, at 11th level if you have two copies of the feature you can perform two extra attacks, and at 20th level if you have three copies of the feature you can perform three extra attacks. | If you have multiple copies of this feature and achieve a certain level threshold, the number of attacks you can perform increases. At 5th level if you have one copy of the feature, you can perform one extra attack, at 11th level if you have two copies of the feature you can perform two extra attacks, and at 20th level if you have three copies of the feature you can perform three extra attacks. | ||
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==== Master’s Flourish ==== | ==== Master’s Flourish ==== | ||
''14th Level College of Swords Feature''<br> | |||
Whenever you use a Blade Flourish option, you can roll a d6 and use it instead of expending a Bardic Inspiration die. | |||
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== College of Tailoring (WIP) == | == College of Tailoring (WIP) == | ||