Spellsword

Wearing half-plate covered in glowing inscriptions, a warrior swings a sword which erupts into a cone of flames as it strikes its foe, incinerating a horde of goblins behind the bugbear he split in half. Chanting as the inscriptions flare with magic power, his body blurs and what's left of the horde charges.

With a chant and a splay of her hands, an elvish woman in leather armor unleashes a barrage of ice blades at a human bandit, the blades digging into his flesh. She then turns to a gnome, pointing her rapier at him as his body glows with arcane power before growing in size.

These are Spellswords, warriors who have truly fused the arcane with the mundane. Rather than choose between the study of spells and blade, these jacks of all trades have opted to forgo true mastery in favor of versatility. Spellswords mix the power of martial swordplay with the creativity of magical power, weaving spells in between deft strikes.

Quick Build

You can make a Spellsword quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Intelligence and Constitution. Second, choose the Sage background.

Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor, Medium armor
Weapons: Simple wepaons, Martial Weapons
Tools: one of your choice.
Saving Throws: Strength, Intelligence
Skills: Any three of your choice.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) any two simple weapons of your choice or (b) a martial weapon
• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) five javelins
• (a) leather armor or (b) a chain shirt
• (a) an explorer's pack or (b) a scholar's pack
• A Spellbook

Alternatively, you may start with 5d4 × 10 gp to buy your own equipment.

Arcane Warrior

You learn two cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. They count as spellsword spells for you, and Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the wizard spell list.

Brutish Fighting

You learn one Martial Strike of your choice from among those available to the Fighter class. If a Strike you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice).

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

Superior Technique

You learn one maneuver of your choice from among those available to the Fighter class. If a maneuver you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice).

You gain one maneuver die, which is a d6 (this die is added to any maneuver dice you have from another source). This die is used to fuel your maneuvers. A maneuver die is expended when you use it. You regain your expended maneuver dice when you finish a short or long rest.

Two-Weapon Fighting

When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.

Spellbook

At 2nd level, you have a spellbook containing four 1st-level Spellsword spells of your choice from the Spellsword Spell List. Your spellbook is the repository of the spellsword spells you know.

Preparing and Casting Spells

The Spellsword table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

You prepare the list of Spellsword spells that are available for you to cast. To do so, choose a number of Spellsword spells from your spellbook equal to your Intelligence modifier + half of your Spellsword level (rounded up, minimum 1). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

For example, if you're a 3rd-level Spellsword, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an Intelligence of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination, chosen from your spellbook. If you prepare the 1st-level spell magic missile, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells.

You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of Spellsword spells requires time spent studying your spellbook and memorizing the incantations and gestures you must make to cast the spell: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your Spellsword spells, since you learn your Spellsword spells through dedicated study and memorization. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Spellsword spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Ritual Casting

You can cast a Spellsword spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell in your spellbook. You don't need to have the spell prepared.

Learning 1st level Spells and Higher

Each time you gain a Spellsword level, you can add one Spellsword spell of your choice from the Spellsword spell list to your spellbook. Alternatively, you may learn a Wizard spell from the school granted by your Spellsword Style and it counts as a Spellsword spell for you. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the Spellsword table. On your adventures, you might find other spells that you can add to your spellbook (see "Your Spellbook").

If you gain Wizard levels, you may use the same Spellbook for your Wizard and Spellsword spells.

Strikes

The strikes are presented in alphabetical order.

Charge. Cannot be used with a Ranged Weapon. You move up to half of your movement speed towards a creature that you can see. If you get within 5 feet of that creature, you can make an attack against them with advantage.

You can move up to your full movement speed when you reach 18th level in the fighter class.

Cleave. Must be wielding a Melee Weapon with the two-handed property to use. Each creature within cone with a maximum length and width of 10 feet in front of you must make a Dexterity Saving Throw as you swing your weapon in front of you. Creatures take a roll of your weapon's damage dice and the next attack made against them has advantage on a failed save or take half as much damage and the next attack made against them does not have advantage on a successful save.

The length and width of the cone increase to 20 feet when you reach 18th level in the fighter class.

Convince. If you fail a Persuasion Skill Check, you can use this Strike to re-roll that check and must use the new result.

When you reach 18th level in the fighter class, you gain a bonus to the re-rolled check equal to your Strength or Dexterity Modifier (you choose which when you learn this Strike).

Crush. Cannot be used with Ranged weapons. Each creature within a 15-foot radius circle that begins in front of you must make a Dexterity Saving Throw as you slam your weapon or a fist into the ground in front of you. Creatures take a roll of your weapon or unarmed strike's damage dice and are knocked prone on a failed save or half as much damage and are not knocked prone on a successful save.

The radius of the circle increases to 30 feet at 18th level in the fighter class.

Style School

Starting at 3rd level, you can take Evocation spells from the Wizard Spell List when you gain a level in the Spellsword class and copy them into your Spellbook. You treat these spells as spellsword spells.

Style Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Style Spells table. These spells count as spellsword spells for you, but they don't count against the number of spellsword spells you prepare. When you gain a level in the Spellsword class, you can replace one of these spells with an Evocation spell from the Wizard spell list.

Elemental Smite

Beginning at 3rd level, when you deal damage with your spellblade, you can expend a 1st-level spell slot to deal an extra 2d6 damage of one of the following types (you choose which when you use this feature): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. You can spend higher-level spell slots to deal additional damage of this type, 1d6 per spell slot beyond first to a maximum of 6d6 damage.

Explosive Channel

At 7th level, when you miss with an attack using your spellblade while it has a spell stored in it from your Channel Spell feature, you can use your reaction to cause the spell to go off anyway. If you do, the target has advantage on its saving throw against that spell. If the spell instead requires you to make a spell attack roll, you have disadvantage on that spell attack roll.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus and recover all expended uses at the end of a Long Rest.

Improved Elemental Smite

At 11th level, the dice used by your Elemental Smite feature are d8s.

Additionally, all attacks you make with your spellblade deal an additional 1d8 damage (you choose the type from the list granted by your Elemental Smite feature when you deal this damage).

Superior Channel

At 15th level, when you use your Channel Spell feature, you can spend a higher-level spell slot to cast the channeled spell at a higher level if it would increase the spell's damage.

You must finish a Short or Long Rest to use this feature again.

Style School

Starting at 3rd level, you can take necromancy spells from the Wizard Spell List when you gain a level in the Spellsword class and copy them into your Spellbook. You treat these spells as spellsword spells.

Style Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Style Spells table. These spells count as spellsword spells for you, but they don't count against the number of spellsword spells you prepare. When you gain a level in the Spellsword class, you can replace one of these spells with a Necromancy spell from the Wizard spell list.

Bonus Proficiencies

At 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Intimidation and Religion skills.

Dangerous Bite

At 3rd level, attacks with your spellblade deal an additional 1d4 necrotic damage.

This damage increases to 1d6 at 7th level and 1d8 at 15th level.

Dangerous Resilience

At 7th level, if you would be reduced to 0 HP, you can make a constitution saving throw equal to 5 + the damage you took from the attack. On a success, you are reduced to 1 HP instead.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and recover all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Dangerous Horde

At 11th level, if you kill a creature with your spellblade or a spell that deals necrotic damage, you can use your reaction to raise it as a zombie (see page 316 of the Monster Manual) under your control. You may only have one zombie created in this way under your control at a time; if you try to create another one, the previous zombie is reduced to 0 hit points and turns to dust.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and recover all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Dangerous Shadows

At 15th level, when you would normally create a zombie or skeleton, you can instead choose to create a Shadow (see page 269 of the Monster Manual). You may only have one Shadow under your control at any given time, and if you try to create a new one the first is reduced to 0 HP and vanishes.

Dangerous Plague

Also at 15th level, when a creature would be reduced to 0 HP by a zombie under your control, you can use your reaction to force the target to make a Constitution Saving Throw against your spell save DC instead. On a failure, they are transformed into a zombie under your control. On a success, they are reduced to 0 HP as normal. Zombies created in this way automatically die after 24 hours and turn to dust.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and recover all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Style School

Starting at 3rd level, you can take abjuration spells from the Wizard Spell List when you gain a level in the Spellsword class and copy them into your Spellbook. You treat these spells as spellsword spells.

Style Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Style Spells table. These spells count as spellsword spells for you, but they don't count against the number of spellsword spells you prepare. When you gain a level in the Spellsword class, you can replace one of these spells with an Abjuration spell from the Wizard spell list.

Bonus Proficiency

At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor.

Shared Protection

At 3rd level, the absorb elements spell can be cast on other creatures within 10 feet of you. You cast it as you normally would, using a 1st-level spell slot and as a reaction with the same triggering properties except it uses your reaction instead of the other creature's reaction.

At 15th level, the range of this feature increases to 30 feet.

Guard Style Aura

At 7th level, you emit an aura in a 10-foot radius as long as you are not incapacitated or unconscious and have at least 1 hit point. Any allied creatures (including yourself) can add half of your proficiency bonus (rounded down, minimum 1) to any saving throw they make that they are not proficient in and can use their reaction gain the same bonus to their AC when they are the target of a spell attack against that spell attack, potentially turning a hit into a miss.

At 15th level, the radius of this aura increases to 30 feet.

Perfect Guard

At 11th level, your guard becomes near unbreakable. You can use a bonus action to enter Guard Stance until the start of your next turn. While in Guard Stance, you gain a bonus to your AC equal to your Proficiency Bonus, but suffer a penalty to all attack rolls equal to your Proficiency Bonus until the end of your next turn and your movement speed is reduced to 0 until the end of your next turn.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus and regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Improved Guard Style

At 15th level, your previous abilities receive improvements.

• The range of your Shared Protection feature is now 30 feet.
• The radius of your Guard Style Aura is now 30 feet.
• The penalty to attack rolls is halved (rounded up, minimum 1) and your movement speed is now halved instead of reduced to 0 when in Guard Stance.

Style School

Starting at 3rd level, you can take transmutation spells from the Wizard Spell List when you gain a level in the Spellsword class and copy them into your Spellbook. You treat these spells as spellsword spells.

Style Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Style Spells table. These spells count as spellsword spells for you, but they don't count against the number of spellsword spells you prepare. When you gain a level in the Spellsword class, you can replace one of these spells with a Transmutation spell from the Wizard spell list.

Weapon Shifting

At 3rd level, you can fuse up to two additional weapons into your spellblade. Each weapon requires 1 hour of focus during a rest to fuse into your spellblade. You can use a bonus action to shift your spellblade into one of the other weapons, but if it is a ranged weapon it cannot benefit from your Channel Spell feature.

Transmuted Guard

Also at 3rd level, if you are in half cover, you can use your reaction when targeted by an attack to turn that half cover into three-quarters cover until the start of your next turn.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and recover all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Transmuted Strike

At 7th level, when you deal damage with your spellblade, you can change the damage type to one of the following: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. The damage remains as this type until the start of your next turn, at which point it returns to the weapon's normal damage type.

Additionally, you ignore the loading property of any ranged weapon fused into your spellblade, and if it would require ammunition and you have none left it automatically creates a piece of ammunition that vanishes upon hitting or missing a target.

Transmuted Body

At 11th level, when you finish a short or long rest, you can grant yourself one of the following benefits:

• You gain a swimming or climbing speed (your choice) equal to your walking speed.
• You gain resistance to one type of damage from the following list: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
• You gain +1 AC against melee attacks.
• You can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
• You have advantage on saving throws against the charmed condition.
• Your jumping height and distance are doubled.
• While not wielding a weapon and not moving, you are invisible. As soon as you draw a weapon or move, this invisibility ends.
• You can take the Dash action as a bonus action.

Each time you finish a short or long rest, you may change which benefit you gain from this feature. At 15th level, you can grant yourself two of these benefits at the same time.

Style School

Starting at 3rd level, you can take illusion spells from the Wizard Spell List when you gain a level in the Spellsword class and copy them into your Spellbook. You treat these spells as spellsword spells.

Style Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Style Spells table. These spells count as spellsword spells for you, but they don't count against the number of spellsword spells you prepare. When you gain a level in the Spellsword class, you can replace one of these spells with an Illusion spell from the Wizard spell list.

Spell Deflection

At 3rd level, if you are wielding your spellblade, it has the Finesse property, and are the target of a spell attack, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on that spell attack roll.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and recover all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Tricky Fighting

Also at 3rd level, your walking speed increases by 10 feet, and you can take the disengage action as a bonus action instead.

Twin Concentration

At 7th level, you can maintain concentration on two spells at once so long as both of these spells are from the Illusion school. While doing so, any damage you take forces you to make one Constitution Saving Throw to maintain concentration on both spells. The DC of this saving throw is increased by the level of both spells; for example, if you were maintaining concentration on Blur and Major Image and took 26 damage, you would have a DC of 18 (13 + 2 + 3) for your constitution saving throw whereas if you took 9 damage you would instead use 10 and have to make a DC 15 saving throw.

Magical Riposte

At 11th level, when a creature misses a spell attack made against you or you succeed on a saving throw against a spell, you can use your reaction to cast a spell that requires a spell attack roll against the creature that made the spell attack or forced you to make the saving throw. When cast in this way, a spell is cast at its lowest level.

You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and recover all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Magical Evasion

At 15th level, if you fail a saving throw against a spell or other magical effect, you can choose to succeed instead. If you would take damage from that spell, you take no damage instead. If you use this feature, you cannot use your Magical Riposte feature against the same spell.

You must finish a Long Rest to use this feature again.

Art (In Order)

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• asaya minoru

1.01

• Fixed flavor text.
• Added a line that clarifies that if you gain Wizard levels, you may use the same spellbook for both sets of spells.

1.02

• Fixed formatting.

1.03

• You now choose three skills instead of two from a list.
• Additionally, you choose a single Tool Proficiency.

1.04

• New Feature - Martial Strikes
• Updated Martial Versatility to match the other Revised classes.
• One new fighting style.