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College of Swords

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College of Swords is one of the Subclasses of Bard. These Bards focus entirely on improving their own combat prowess by combining the Extra Attack passive, being able to use Bardic Inspiration charges for utility and multi-attacks, and being the only Bard Subclass able to have a Fighting Style.

Subclass features[edit | edit source]

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Bard, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 3

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Blade Flourish
Defensive Flourish (Melee) Defensive Flourish (Melee)
Attack defensively, increasing your Armour Class Armour Class by 4 if you hit.
Defensive Flourish (Ranged) Defensive Flourish (Ranged)
Attack defensively, increasing your Armour Class Armour Class by 4 if you hit.
Slashing Flourish (Melee) Slashing Flourish (Melee)
Attack up to 2 enemies at once.
Slashing Flourish (Ranged) Slashing Flourish (Ranged)
Attack up to 2 enemies at once.
Mobile Flourish (Melee) Mobile Flourish (Melee)
Thrust your weapon with enough force to push your target back 6 m / 20 ft. Afterwards, you can Teleport to the target.
Mobile Flourish (Ranged) Mobile Flourish (Ranged)
Shoot a target with enough force to push it back 6 m / 20 ft. Afterwards, you can Teleport to the target.
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Fighting Style
Duelling Duelling
When you are wielding a melee weapon that is not Two-Handed or Versatile in one hand, and no weapon in the other hand, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon, increasing your chance to do heavy damage.
Two-Weapon Fighting Two-Weapon Fighting
When you make an offhand attack, you can add your Ability Score Modifier to the damage of the attack.

Level 6

Extra Attack Extra Attack
You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

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