The Spellblade v0.8.2

After pausing for a brief moment, the human realizes she is outnumbered. Spending only a moment inspecting her opponents, she sees a blade and recognizes that their intent is lethal. She draws her rapier, concentrates for a moment, and mutters an incantation under her breath before her blade splits into eight identical clones - one for each of her assailants. Fists are clenched as they’re each pitted against a masterless blade, only to fall before them.

The Tiefling held fast while wave after wave of the Dragon’s frigid breath cascaded over her armored form. Her shield, magically enhanced thanks to the use of her magic, was helping to stem the tide of the absolute cold, but it wasn’t enough. Rather than retreat as was wise, she decided to advance. Close the distance. There, she could plunge her rapier into the beast’s hide and send her magicks coursing through its veins. While the risk of failure was high, the chance of success was worth it.

The Gnomish woman practiced patience as the nobleman spat in her face. Slowly, deliberately, the Gnome retrieved her handkerchief to mop up the thick spittle that had begun to dribble off of her nose. When her face emerged from behind the cloth, her patience was clearly gone. With an amount of strength barely applicable to a being of her stature, she grasped the ankle of the nobleman and marched to the wall of a nearby building. To the dismay of the nobleman’s bodyguards - and even of her own part - she began to walk directly up the side of the wall until she was dangling the man off the side of a 60 foot drop. He would learn his lesson, this she was sure of.

The Lost Art

Becoming a spellblade takes countless hours of study and practice. Blood, sweat, and tears go into every ounce of knowledge learned and every physical skill mastered. It is not a magic that comes naturally, for it goes against many cardinal rules of spellcasting. These spells that a spellblade weaves require long lost incantations and cold steel in their hands. Many spells cast through the act of spellblading take on different forms, wrapping around their instruments of war and enacting their magicks without the typically required method. These spells have been handcrafted by master spellblades for centuries, passed down through generations and honed to greater precision.

The magical power of spellblades is remarkably thin, almost infinitesimal when compared to the might and fury that other spellcasters wield. Rather than harnessing and unleashing raw power, spellblades prefer more skillful and tactful wielding of their spells. They train their bodies and their minds together so that the act of casting a spell is as simple and as ingrained in muscle memory as a thrust of a sword or the loosening of an arrow. Augmentations of steel and body have a place in the repertoire of many modern spellcaster’s, but few focus the entirety of their arcane practice on such a trivial thing. This is where the spellblade does their work the best - the thin line between the martial and the arcane.

Thus have the ancient tomes been lost to history, hidden away to gather dust in endless archives or left to rot and scatter in a ruin long forgotten. Lingering dregs of spellblades exist in certain spells, such as the druid cantrip Shillelagh, the Smites of the Paladin, or the many arts known to Warlocks beholden to the patron of the Hexblade. But some scarce few still decide to dig deeper to discover the ancient art of spellblading, forgoing a contract with a patron or an allegiance to the divine to instead pursue their own personal growth, becoming one of the few living practitioners of this arcane art known as spellblading.

Honed to a Blade's Edge

A spellblade is not whole without a weapon in their hand. Many great warriors claim that their weapon is an extension of their body, and while it serves its purpose in highlighting the importance of familiarity with your weapon of choice, it remains as a simple metaphor. For a spellblade, their weapon is their body. Their heart pumps in time with their weapon swings, their mind sees the intent of their strike before they’ve consciously registered it; the spellblade is a master of their craft, or they are nothing.

The meticulous nature of spellblading lends itself to the intelligent and diligent. Care of both body and mind are required to become a successful master of the art.

Quick Build

You can make a spellblade quickly by following these suggestions. First, make either Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Intelligence. Second, chose the folk hero background. Third, choose the following spells: Shield and Thunderous Smite.

Class Features

As a spellblade, you gain the following class features

Extension of the Self

Beginning at 1st level, you learn one of the most basic teachings of spellblading; your weapon is an extension of your body. If you spend at least one hour training with a weapon you are proficient in, you can bind it to you. As a bonus action on your turn, you can call this weapon to teleport into your grasp so long as it is on the same plane of existence as you. This weapon counts as a spellcasting focus for the Spellblade. While wielding any bonded weapon, you may activate Arcane Augmentations only by way of wielding the weapon.

In addition, you learn the Anthologism cantrip, detailed in the Spellblade Spells section of the class.

Spellblading Art

At 1st level, choose a spellblading art for which you have acquired your Tome of Instruction: The Classical Art, the Candid Art, the Graceful Art, the Sundering Art, or the Tandem Art.

Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st level and again at 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level.

Arcane Reservoir

At 2nd level, you gain a pool of subtle arcane energy that you can call upon to augment the spells you cast. Your Arcane Reservoir has 2 reservoir points, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Arcane Reservoir column of the spellblade table. You can never have more reservoir points in your Arcane Reservoir than shown on the table for your level. You regain all spent reservoir points when you finish a long rest. You can spend a number of reservoir points per round in any way you choose equal to the following table:

Reservoir Points Table

Spellblade Level	Reservoir Points Limit
2	1
5	2
11	3
17	4

You can also sacrifice spell slots to gain additional reservoir points. As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell slot and gain a number of reservoir points equal to the slot's level.

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Arcane Augmentations

Beginning at 2nd level, you gain the ability to subtly alter your weapon using your reservoir of arcane energy. At 2nd level, you gain two arcane augmentations of your choice. Your augmentation options are detailed at the end of the class description. When you gain certain spallblade levels, you gain additional augmentations of your choice.

You can use any number of augmentations per turn provided that you do not exceed the Reservoir Point Limit detailed in the Arcane Reservoir feature.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the augmentations you know and replace it with another augmentation that you could learn at that level. A level prerequisite in an augmentation refers to spellblade level, not character level.

Fighting Style

At 2nd level, you adopt a particular 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 you later get to choose it again.

Blind Fighting

Being unable to see a creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your attack rolls against it, provided the creature isn't hidden from you.

Defense

While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

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.

Great Weapon Fighting

When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.

Interception

When a creature you can see hits a target that is within 5 feet of you with an attack, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage the target takes by 1d10 + your proficiency bnous (to a minimum of 0 damage). You must be wielding a shield or a simple or martial weapon to use this reaction.

Protection

When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You must be wielding a shield.

Spellstrike

At 3rd level, your bonded weapon becomes an instrument through which you exact a greater level of lethality and power in the form of the arcane art of Spellstriking. A unique catalog of spells is listed at the end of this class description. These spells are known as "Spellstrike" spells, and are important to note due to their frequent mention throughout the description of this class.

You gain the following features.

• If a Spellstrike spell requires a saving throw to prevent a lasting effect, the spell does not require Concentration until/unless the target fails their saving throw.
• If any Spellstrike spell says to "make a melee spell attack," you can instead replace the text with "make a melee weapon attack."
• If a Spellblade feature would cause a weapon attack to strike multiple creatures, only one of those creatures may be subject to the Spellstrike spell of the attack.

If you attempt to cast a second Spellstrike spell upon your weapon while your weapon is already under the effects of a Spellstrike spell, the first Spellstrike spell is dispelled.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase an ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Focused Concentration

When you reach 7th level, you can add your Intelligence modifier to Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration of a spell or effect provided that the damage you received originated from a melee weapon or melee spell attack.

Enhanced Spellblading

At 11th level, when you cast a Spellstrike spell, your weapon receives a +1 to hit and damage rolls until the start of your next turn. This bonus increases to +2 at 17th level.

Weave Bound Physicality

When you reach 14th level, whenever you would be forced to make a Strength or Dexterity saving throw, you can add your Intelligence modifier to the result. If you would succeed on a saving throw in this way to take half damage from a spell or ability, you take no damage instead.

Master of the Arts

When you reach 20th level in this class, you have finally unlocked the hidden potential within the art of spellblading. When you would cast a Spellstrike spell as a bonus action, you can instead cast any number of Spellstrike spells as part of the same bonus action so long as the total level of spell slots spend does not exceed half of your Spellblade level. When you strike a creature with this weapon attack, you can choose only one effect that would require concentration to be applied to that creature.

Immediately after you successfully make a weapon attack with the use of this feature, you are stunned until the end of your next turn.

Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.

Spellstrike Spells

The following is a list of spells that, for the purpose of this class and its features, are classified as "Spellstrike" spells.

Spellblading Arts

A spellblade is one who has dedicated their life to perfecting just one of the many facets that the teachings of spellblading has to offer. Not all Tomes of Instructions are thought to have been recovered, and many scholars theorize that there were originally thousands of unique arts.

The Classical Art

The Classical Art is historically the first Spellblading Art to have been studied by masters of Spellblading. It does not have a particular modum of focus aside from the teachings that are commonplace among master swordsmen, yet it weaves the magnus arcanum within it’s strikes so fluidly as to be nearly indiscernible from less magically inclined swordsmanship. The Classical Art opts to take traditional stances, understanding of your foes, and powerful strikes, and to augment them subtly to bring their capabilities to a higher stage of power than that of other martial practitioners.

Classical Martial Training

Beginning when you practice this art at 1st level, you gain proficiency in the battleaxe, flail, longsword, morningstar, war pick, warhammer, and shield.

Anticipatory Arcanum

Beginning when at 1st level, you have learned a select number of spells according to your art’s style. You gain the following spells at the spellblade levels listed. They do not count against the number of spellblade spells you can know.

Spellblade Level	Arcanum Spells
1	Alarm
5	Zone of Truth
9	Glyph of Warding
13	Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound
17	Teleportation Circle

Versatile Practices

Starting at 3rd level, whenever you would use your action to take the dash or disengage actions, you can make one melee weapon attack as part of the same action. You can use this feature a number of times up to your Intelligence modifier, and regain all uses on a short or long rest.

Ancestor's Forms

Beginning at 9th level, whenever you spend reservoir points to activate an arcane augmentation, you can either heal a number of hit points equal to twice the amount spent, or cause your next melee weapon attack to deal additional damage equal to twice the amount spent.

Untapped Potential

Starting at 14th level, you can activate an augmentation at your reservoir points limit for free. Doing so still activates your Ancestor's Forms feature. Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you complete a short or long rest.

Sally the Fool

Starting at 18th level, when a creature uses their action or ends their turn within your weapon's reach, or steps out of your weapon attack range, you can make an opportunity attack against that creature. You can choose to cast a Spellstrike spell through this weapon attack, provided that it hits. Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you have taken a short or long rest.

The Candid Art

The Candid Art is often considered to be the most brutish of the Spellblading Arts. More than any other art, the Candid Art trains their body and their muscles, ensuring that they are not relying solely upon the arcane additions of their arsenal to exact harm upon their opponents. More than simply muscular fools, those who study the Candid Art understand that flexibility, strength, litheness, and health are pillars of a successful mind. A great understanding of strategy and a powerful will are required in order to undergo the rigorous teachings of the Candid Art of spellblading.

At the Mountain's Base

Starting at 18th level, you are an unstoppable force of might and magic, and a terror on the battlefield. The area within 5 feet of you is considered difficult terrain for creatures of your choice.

In addition, as an action on your turn, you can destroy up to a 15 foot cube of non-magical terrain on the battlefield. Creatures in the area of effect must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d6 damage on a failed save or half as much on a success. Irrespective of their success or failure. The hole left by the destroyed terrain can be up to 15 feet deep, and all surfaces within count as difficult terrain.

The Graceful Art

The Graceful Art of spellblading was, according to many other instructional spellblading books, considered to be a joke. It was jovial, playful, and altogether took the masterwork art of spellblading and transformed it into something that many practitioners found insulting. This is greatly in contrast to what historians have discussed today, for the Graceful Art of spellblading is one of great focus of arcane exertion, attention to detail, and finesse that is otherwise lacking from other forms of spellblading. It is no stretch to assume that many in the annals of history who practiced this particular spellblading art were geniuses and prodigies of their time.

Thistle's Sting

Starting at 18th level, when you end any movement within your weapon’s reach of another creature, you can immediately make one melee weapon attack against that creature (no action required). You can cast a smite spell as part of this melee weapon attack (no action required). Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.

The Sundering Art

The Sundering Art of spellblading is considered by historians to be possibly the purest form of the lost arcane teachings. While many other spellblading arts teach of small arcane enhancements to better their swordsmanship or to react to situations accordingly, the Sundering Art forgoes this in an attempt to master the purity that is absolute destruction. Those who study the Sundering Art wish to learn how to split even reality itself at its seams, to rend anything apart with the strength of their body and mind. Often feared by their enemies and even their colleagues, those who study the Sundering Art seek a type of perfection only achievable through dedication, diligence, and passion.

Irreproachable

Starting at 18th level, when you would successfully critically hit against a creature, you can choose to maximize the damage dice of the attack. Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.

In addition, you cannot have disadvantage on melee weapon attacks for any reason.

The Tandem Art

There are many restrictions to the traditional spellblading arts that deny their practitioners the ability to properly execute strategies with multiple individuals involved. At its core, the art of spellblading is a dance meant for two - yourself, and an opponent. The Tandem Art posits that the potential for spellblades to cast themselves into a role meant for cooperative encounters should not be overlooked, and seeks to capitalize as fiercely as possible on that capability.

The Undaunted Siege

Starting at 18th level, whenever you would activate an augmentation, you can grant any number of creatures within 5 feet of you the benefits of the augmentation as well. For each creature granted the use of this augmentation, you must spend one additional reservoir point. These points spent count against your reservoir points limit for this turn. If the augmentation would only trigger during a specific part of your turn (ex: the attack action), the affected creatures can choose to gain the benefits of the augmentation during their next turn provided they would meet the specified trigger. Once you have used this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.

The Extemporized Art

The Extemporized Art is one of absolute control in the midst of unbridled chaos. Those who follow this art are the masters of stumbling their way into genius ideas or enacting daring plans with extraordinary results. Nobody is truly certain where the Extemporized Art originally arose. Nor is anybody truly certain whether anyone who trains themselves in this art actually have any idea what they're doing. Controlled chaos is an art in and of itself that many fail to understand. Those who train in the Extemporized Art are those who truly do understand.

Arcane Augmentations

Dance with Death

You can spend 1 reservoir point as a reaction when you would make a Charisma (Performance) check. You can instead make an Intelligence (Performance) check, and gain advantage on the roll.

You can also use this augmentation as a reaction when you would make a Dexterity saving throw against a trap. You can instead make an Intelligence saving throw against the trap, and gain advantage on the roll.

Duelist's Paradise

Prerequisite: 18th level

You can spend 4 reservoir points and one minute to cast Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion without requiring material components. When cast in this way, in addition to its other effects, a servant bearing the title of a sparring partner is manifested inside the mansion. This sparring partner takes on a humanoid visual appearance desired by the caster, and they cannot physically interact with the world in any way. The sparring partner can help train a creature in a particular weapon, shield, or armor proficiency. Training for at least 1 hour each day in this way allows a creature to obtain proficiency in a weapon, shield, or armor that they train in after 30 days of continued training.

Empower

When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 reservoir point to reroll a number of damage dice up to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of one). You must use the new rolls.

Ethereal Form

Prerequisite: 7th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points as an action on your turn to transfigure yourself into an ethereal form for 1 minute. While in this ethereal form, you can walk through solid objects and creatures at will. If this augmentation ends while you are inside an object or creature, you are immediately shunted to the nearest unoccupied space that you can occupy and take force damage equal to the number of feet you are moved.

You are considered concentrating while this augmentation is active.

Focus

When you would be required to make a concentration check, you can spend 1 reservoir point to roll that check with advantage. You can also spend 3 reservoir points to automatically succeed on the concentration check.

Fool's Guard

Prerequisite: 7th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points on your turn to enter the Fool's Guard. For 1 minute, whenever a creature deals damage to you, your melee weapon attacks made against that creature deal additional damage equal to twice your proficiency bonus until the end of your next turn.

Gildehart's Ladder

Prerequisite: 12th level

You can spend 3 reservoir points during your turn to form thin layers of arcane energy beneath your feet as you walk. You can cast the fly spell on yourself without expending a spell slot. When cast in this way, you are considered to be hovering, it lasts for 1 hour, and it does not require concentration.

Guide the Elements

Prerequisite: 11th level

You can spend 3 reservoir points as an action on your turn to cast the conjure elemental spell at 5th level. When cast in this way, the elemental can use your bonus to hit with weapon attacks if it is higher than its own. In addition, at any point that you would make a melee weapon attack, you can direct the elemental to use its reaction to make a melee weapon attack instead.

You are considered concentrating while this augmentation is active.

Hoist the Winds

Prerequisite: 11th level

You can spend 3 reservoir points as a reaction to being attacked by a ranged spell or weapon attack to strike with such ferocity as to incite the winds to work in your favor. You can cast the Wind Wall spell without expending a spell slot as a reaction to the attack. You can also cast the Wind Wall spell without expending a spell slot using this augmentation on your turn as an action. When cast using this augmentation, the spell does not require concentration, and the triggering attack automatically fails.

Impenetrable Resolve

Prerequisite: 15th level

Using the power of your will, you can temporarily become impossible to slay. As a reaction to taking damage that would reduce you to 0 hit points, you can spend 3 reservoir points to be reduced to 1 hit point instead.

Linear Transfigurance

Prerequisite: 5th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points as part of the attack action on your turn to cause your weapon attacks to crackle outwards like a bolt of lightning. Until the end of your turn, your weapon attacks extend outward as a 5 foot wide 30 foot long line. You make an attack roll against each creature in the area. If you cast a Spellstrike spell through your weapon while attacking in this way, only one creature within the area may be affected by the spell.

Mageslayer's Crux

Prerequisite: 18th level

You can spend 4 reservoir points as an action on your turn to cast the antimagic field spell. When cast in this way, you gain the following benefits while the spell is active.

• When you take the attack action on your turn, you can make one additional weapon attack as a bonus action
• Once, while this spell is active, you can take a second action.
• You do not need to make concentration checks to maintain concentration on this spell when you are dealt damage by a creature within the radius of the spell

You are considered concentrating while this augmentation is active.

Multiplicative Stance

Prerequisite: 5th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points on your turn to cause illusory duplicates with physical presence to sprout out from where you stand. For 1 minute, when you take the attack action on your turn, you cause an illusory duplicate of yourself to step into an open space within 5 feet of you. This duplicate is visibly illusory in nature. Your copy immediately moves up to 30 feet in a direction of your choosing upon being created. While this copy exists, you may act as though you were in the space of the copy. This copy immediately vanishes at the end of the turn in which it was created.

Partisan Stance

Prerequisite: 7th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points on your turn to cause your shadows to become oppressive, looming over your foes and calling attention to yourself. For 1 minute, creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against creatures within 5 feet of you.

You are considered concentrating while this augmentation is active.

Resuscitate

Prerequisite: 15th level

You can spend 3 reservoir points as an action on your turn to cast revivify without using a spellblade spell slot. When cast in this way, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 15) or suffer one level of exhaustion.

Rewrite the Weave

Prerequisite: 5th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points on your turn to rewrite the magics screeching from the weave, allowing you to manipulate their elements before they come into being. When you would deal fire, ice, or lightning damage this turn, you may choose to deal a different damage type of those three. When you would deal radiant, necrotic, or force damage this turn, you may choose to deal a different damage type of those three.

Roguery Arcanum

You can spend 1 reservoir point on your turn to take the dash, disengage, or hide action as a bonus action. You may only activate this augmentation once per round.

Skyscraper

Prerequisite: 18th level

You can spend 4 reservoir points as a bonus action on your turn to hoist a titanic, moon-sized ethereal version of your weapon above your head. The first weapon attack you make within 1 minute targets all creatures in a 1 mile long, 30 foot wide line originating from you. Make a single weapon attack for all creatures. A creature takes your weapon damage, along with an extra 10d6 force damage on a hit. Missing causes the creature to take half the force damage, and no weapon damage.

You must have space above you equal to or greater than 1 mile in order to gain the proper momentum to activate this augmentation. If there is a substantiative amount of immovable mass above you as you activate this augmentation, you are unable to move your weapon, and the augmentation fails. Any clouds, mist, vapor, smoke, or other such substance above you when you activate this augmentation is blown away.

This augmentation counts as a Spellstrike.

Split the Veil

Prerequisite: 5th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points on your turn to imbue your bonded melee weapon with energies that are capable of tearing spells to shreds. Once within the next minute, you can perform one of the following actions.

• You can cast Counterspell. Instead of making an ability check using your spellcasting ability modifier as normal, calculate the DC to counter the spell and make a weapon attack. If your weapon attack beats the DC, the spell is torn asunder and has no effect.
• You can cast Dispel Magic. Instead of making an ability check using your spellcasting ability modifier as normal, calculate the DC to dispel the magic and make a weapon attack. If your weapon attack beats the DC, the spell is torn asunder and has no effect.

Once you have cast a spell using this feature, the augmentation ends. You are considered concentrating while this augmentation is active.

Teachings of the Shinobi

Prerequisite: 5th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points as an action on your turn to cast the invisibility spell. When cast in this way, you may only target yourself, but it does not require concentration. In addition, your invisibility is not broken if you cast the anthologism cantrip, or if you use a bonus action to cast a Spellstrike spell. Your invisibility is still broken if you cast any other spell, or if you attack.

Whirling Transfigurance

Prerequisite: 5th level

You can spend 2 reservoir points as part of the attack action on your turn to cause your weapon attacks to snap like thorny vines at those who would surround you. Until the end of your turn, your weapon attacks strike all creatures within 5 feet of you. You make one attack roll, regardless of the number of creatures in the area. If you cast a Spellstrike spell through your weapon while attacking in this way, only one creature within the area may be affected by the spell.

Spellblade Spell List

Spellblade Spells

Bone-Chilling Smite

3rd level evocation

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon erupts in a blast of cold air upon impact with its target. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, it deals an extra 2d8 cold damage, and is restrained by ice for the duration of the spell. During each of its turns as an action, the creature can make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On a successful save, the spell ends. A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Disorienting Strike

3rd level enchantment

• Classes: Ranger, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You compile a thrumming mass of equilibrium destroying energy at the end of your weapon, hurling it into the mind of the next creature you strike. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, it deals an extra 3d8 psychic damage. In addition, the target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be forced to use 15 feet of its movement to move in a random direction at the start of its next turn.

In order to determine this direction, roll a d8 and assign a direction to each face of the die. If the creature would be forced to walk into an occupied space, reroll the die.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Effervescent Smite

3rd level evocation

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon crackles with bubbling electric energy, acting like a catalyst to shoot it through the body of a foe. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, it deals an extra 3d8 lightning damage to the target. In addition, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Flatfoot Strike

4th level abjuration

• Classes: Ranger, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Malicious armor-breaking energy surrounds your weapon with a sickening pale yellow glow. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 4d8 acid damage. In addition, the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, until the end of your next turn or until your concentration is broken (as if you are concentrating on a spell), the target's AC is treated as 10 + its Dexterity modifier, regardless of its normal AC.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 4th.

Frost Buckshot Smite

2nd level evocation

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Spikes of ice coalesce upon your weapon, magically jettisoning into your foe and those foolish enough to stand behind them. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, it deals an extra 3d6 cold damage. In addition, creatures in a 15 foot cone originating from the creature struck and in the direction the strike was made must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 1d6 cold damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful one.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the primary and secondary damage both increase by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

Grind to Dust

3rd level abjuration

• Classes: Paladin, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 reaction
• Range: Self
• Components: V M (powdered enamel)
• Duration: Concentration, 1 minute

If you fail a saving throw of a spell or ability, you can use your reaction to delay the effects of the spell or ability upon your body. This effect lasts up to 1 minute, and you are considered concentrating on delaying the effect. If you lose concentration, you take the full effects of the spell or ability at the moment you lose concentration. If you concentrate on this spell for the full minute duration, the spell or ability's effects fade.

Iaijutsu

2nd level transmutation

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: Special
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Instantaneous

This spell can only be cast when you would roll initative for combat while you are not surprised. For the first round of combat, you act first in the initative order, irrespective of your roll or of any other creature's roll.

Mage Plate

2nd level abjuration

• Classes: Artificer, Sorcerer, Spellblade, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V S M (a disk of metal)
• Duration: Concentration, 1 hour

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target appears to be wearing an ethereal set of plate armor, and the target's AC can't be less than 16, regardless of what kind of armor it is wearing

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a 3rd or 4th level spell slot, the target's AC can't be less than 17. When you cast it using a 5th or 6th level spell slot, the target's AC can't be less than 18. When you cast it using a spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the target's AC can't be less than 19. When you cast it using a spell slot of 9th level, the target's AC can't be less than 20.

Overrule

1st level abjuration

• Classes: Spellblade, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 reaction
• Range: Self
• Components: V S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You learn to make your foe's harmful missiles dance on the surface of your weapon, and then to set them free. When a creature makes a ranged weapon or spell attack against you or a creature within 5 feet of you, you can create an unseen net of energy to capture the missile. The damage of the attack is reduced by 1d8 + your spellcasting modifier. If this would reduce the damage to 0, you may immediately make a ranged spell attack using your spell attack modifier, dealing 1d8 force damage on a hit. The attack has a range of 30 feet.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the amount of damage reduced and damage dealt both increase by 1d8 per level of spell slot above 1st.

Rusted Strike

2nd level abjuration

• Classes: Ranger, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon sizzles and steams with an acidic, rust-like energy. The next time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 2d8 acid damage. In addition, the creature struck must Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is unable to make weapon attacks until the end of its next turn.

Non-magical objects can be partially melted or destroyed when damaged by this spell. The spell can eat through 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of iron, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of dirt and wood.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Shatter-Skull Strike

5th level enchantment

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon begins to vibrate subtly, thrumming with a mind-muddling energy. The next time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 6d6 psychic damage. If the target has an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, they must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target has muddled thoughts for 1 minute. During that time, it rolls a d6 and subtracts the number rolled from it's attack rolls and ability checks, as well as its Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration. The target can make an Intelligence saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Sickening Smite

1st level necromancy

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Grotesque pustules form upon your weapon, splattering toxic puss against the target of your strike. The next time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 2d6 poison damage. In addition, the target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute.

The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.

Slickfoot Smite

2nd level evocation

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

The frost upon your weapon sears upon the ground beneath your foe's feet, disabling them from having stable footing. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 2d6 cold damage. Until the spell ends, the target must make a Dexterity saving throw if it moves more than 10 feet during a turn. On a failure, the creature falls prone.

The target can make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns while under this effect. On a success, the effect ends upon the target.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

Spell-Sunder Smite

3rd level enchantment

• Classes: Paladin, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon calls upon disruptive energy from the weave, muddling the target's connection to it. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 3d8 lightning damage. Until the spell ends, whenever the creature attempts to cast a spell, it must make an ability check using its spellcasting ability modifier (DC = 10 + the spell level). On a failure, the spell has no effect and is wasted.

Splitblade

2nd level transmutation

• Classes: Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V M (one melee weapon)
• Duration: Concentration, 1 minute

You take your weapon and divide it's essence into equal parts, filling in the gaps with arcane energy to create multiple identical copies. You create two identical copies of your weapon which float in the air within range. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell attack with each weapon against a creature within 5 feet of them. On a hit, the target takes force 1d4 force damage.

As a bonus action on your turn, you may move each of your copied weapons up to 20 feet and make a melee spell attack against any creature within 5 feet of the weapons.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you may create an additional weapon for every spell slot level above 2nd.

Sun-Heaving Strike

5th level evocation

• Classes: Paladin, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

In a brilliant flourish, you push as much arcane force into your weapon as you can and thrust it into your foe, letting it burn as brightly as possible. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, you deal an extra 3d6 radiant and 3d6 fire damage.

In addition, the target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the light and burns wreak havoc upon their body. The creature is blinded and takes 1d6 radiant and 1d6 fire damage at the start of their turns while blinded in this way. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on that creature.

Swift Girding

1st level transmutation

• Classes: Cleric, Paladin, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V S M (a set of armor)
• Duration: Instantaneous

You place your hand against a suit of armor and choose a creature within range. The target of the spell is immediately clad in the armor you touched. The target must be capable of wearing the armor, cannot be wearing any other armor, and must be able to properly fit into the chosen armor.

The chosen armor must be empty and cannot currently be worn by another creature. Creatures armored with this spell are considered to have donned the armor properly.

Tessering Strike

3rd level conjuration

• Classes: Ranger, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V M (a shard of glass)
• Duration: Instantaneous

Choose one creature that you can see within range. You teleport to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the target. If you cannot, the spell fails. Make a melee spell attack against the target, dealing 2d10 force damage on a hit. Regardless of a hit or miss, the target cannot take reactions until the end of your next turn.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the range of the spell increases by 60 feet for each slot level above the 3rd

Vampiric Smite

2nd level necromancy

• Classes: Paladin, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon draws out the essence of life from the target it strikes. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 2d6 necrotic damage. You regain hit points equal to half the amount of necrotic damage dealt by this attack.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage of the spell increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

Warding Smite

3rd level abjuration

• Classes: Paladin, Spellblade
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your weapon casts an offensive ward against the target of your next strike, preventing it from debuffing yourself or your allies. The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack during the spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 3d8 force damage. In addition, the target must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the target cannot impart conditions onto other creatures until the spell ends.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using higher level spell slots, the damage of the spell increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Multiclassing

Should you want to multiclass into Spellblade, the prerequisites and proficiencies are listed below:

• Prerequisite: 13 Intelligence and 13 Strength or Dexterity
• Proficiencies gained: Light armor, medium armor, simple weapons

For the purpose of multiclassing and spell slots, add half your Spellblade levels rounded down when calculating your Spell Slots on the multiclassing spell slots table (like Paladin or Ranger).

Feats

Spellblades are something that has existed since time immemorium. While they are rare in the world, their functionality can be seen throughout the entirety of spellcasting. These features are created with the intent of enhancing or flavoring other classes, permitting them both greater versatility, as well as further integrating the Spellblade and it's variations into your world

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