on this turn, but it has disadvantage on a ny saving throw
it makes again s t your spells on your next turn.
Once you assume this m ajestic presence, you can't do
so again until you finish a s ho r t or lo ng rest.
COLLEGE OF SWORDS ~~~
Bards of the College of Swords are calle d bla des, a nd
they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess.
Blades perfor m stunts such as sword swallowing, knife
throwing and juggling, a nd mock combats. Though they
use the ir weapons to ente r tain , t hey are a ls o hig h ly
traine d and s killed warrior s in their own right.
Their talent w ith weapons inspires m a ny blades to
lead double lives. One blade might use a circ us troupe
as cover for nefarious deeds s uc h as assassination, ro b-
b e ry, and blackmail. Othe r blades strike at the wicked,
bringing justice to bear against the crue l and powerful.
Most troupes are happy to accept a blade 's talent for the
excitement it adds to a p e rformance, but few e ntertain-
ers fully trus t a bl ade in the ir ranks.
B la des who abandon their lives as ente rtainers have
ofte n run into trouble that makes maintaining their
secret activities impossib le. A bla de caught stealing or
engaging in vigilante jus tice is too great a liabili ty for
mos t troupes. Wit h their weapon s kills and mag ic, these
b lades eithe r take up work as e nforcers for thie ves'
guilds or strike o u t on their own as a d venturers.
COLLEGE OF SWORDS FEATURES
Bard Level
3rd6th
14thFeature
Bonus Proficiencies, Fighting Style,
Blade Flourish
Extr a Att ack
Master's FlourishBONUS PROFICIENCIES
When you join the College of Swords at 3rd level, you
gain proficie ncy with medium armor and the scimitar.
If you're proficient with a simple or martia l me lee
weapon, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your
bard spells.
FIGHTING STYLE
At 3rd level, you adopt a s tyle of fighting as your spe-
cialty. Choose o ne of the following options. You can't
take a Fighting S ty le option mo re tha n o nce, even if
som ething in the game le ts you choose again.
Dueling. Whe n you a r e wielding a m e le e weapon in
one hand and no othe r weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to
damage rolls with that weapon.
Two-Weapon Fighting. Whe n you e ngage in two-
weapon fighting, you can add your a bility modifier to the
damage of the second attack.
BLADE FLOURISH
At 3rd level, you learn to perform impressive displays of
martial prowess and s peed.
Whenever you take the Attac k action on your turn,
your walking s peed inc reases by 10 feet until the end of
the turn, and if a weapon attack th a t you make as part of
this action hits a creature, you can use one of the follow-
ing Blade F lourish options of your c ho ice. You can use
only o ne Blade Flouris h opti o n pe r turn.
Defensive Flourish. You can expend one use of your
Bardic Inspiration to cause the weapo n to deal extra
damage to the targe t you hit. The da mage equa ls the
numbe r you roll on the B ardic Inspiration die. You a lso
add t he number rolJe d to your AC until the start of your
next turn.
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 othe r creature
o f your choice tha t you can see within 5 feet of you. The
damage equa ls.the numbe r you roll on the Bardic Inspi-
r a tion die.
Mobile Flourish. Yo u can expend one use of your Bar-
dic Inspiration to cause the weapon to deal extra dam-
age to the target you bit. The damage equals th e number
you r oll o n the Bardic Ins p ir a tion die. You can a lso pus h
the target up to 5 feet away from you , plus a number of
feet equa l to the numbe r you roll o n that die. You can
th e n imm ediately use your reaction to move up to your
walking speed to an unoccupied space w ithin 5 feet of
the target.EXTRA ATTACK
Starting at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of
once, whenever you take the Attack action o n your turn.CHAPTER l I CHARACTER OPTIONS