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Bladesinger

(Tome and Blood: A Guidebook to Wizards and Sorcerers, page 49, DnD 3.0)


Bladesingers are elves who have blended art, swordplay, and arcane magic into a harmonious whole.

Requirements

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Race: Elf, Half-elf

Feats Required: Combat Casting, Dodge, Expertise, Still Spell, Weapon Focus (longsword)

Skills required: Concentration 4 ranks, Perform (Dance) 3 ranks, Perform (Sing) 3 ranks, Tumble 3 ranks

Spells: Ability to cast arcane spells of 1st level or higher.
Special: Proficiency with longsword.

Hit die

d8

Skill points

Skillpoints per level: 2 + intelligence modifier.

Class features

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Bladesingers gain no proficiency in any additional weapons. They are proficient with light armor but not with shields.

Bladesong Style: When wielding a longsword in one hand (and nothing in the other), the bladesinger gains a dodge bonus to AC equal to his Intelligence modifier. If the bladesinger wears medium or heavy armor, he loses all benefits of the bladesong style.

Bonus Feats: At 2nd, 6th, and 10th level, the bladesinger gains a bonus feat. This must be a metamagic feat or a feat chosen from the following list: Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Disarm, Mobility, Quick Draw, Spring Attack, and Whirlwind Attack.

Bladesinger Spell List

1st level—expeditious retreat, mage armor, magic weapon, shield, true strike.
2nd level—blur, bull's strength, cat's grace, mirror image, protection from arrows.
3rd level—displacement, greater magic weapon, haste, keen edge.
4th level—dimension door, fire shield, improved invisibility, stoneskin.

Class Advancement

Spells per Day
Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1st +1 +0 +2 +2 Bladesong style 1
2nd +2 +0 +3 +3 Bonus feat 2 0
3rd +3 +1 +3 +3 2 1
4th +4 +1 +4 +4 3 2 0
5th +5 +1 +4 +4 3 2 1
6th +6 +2 +5 +5 Bonus feat 3 3 2 0
7th +7 +2 +5 +5 4 3 2 1
8th +8 +2 +6 +6 4 3 3 2
9th +9 +3 +6 +6 4 4 3 2
10th +10 +3 +7 +7 Bonus feat 4 4 3 3

Class Skills

Skill nameUntrained?Key Ability
BalanceYesDEX*
JumpYesSTR*
ConcentrationYesCON
Knowledge (arcana)NoINT
PerformYesCHA
SpellcraftNoINT
TumbleNoDEX*

Also appears in

  1. Complete Warrior
  2. Races of Faerun