College of Swords

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.

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A highly trained and skilled warrior, you use your prowess with words and weapons to fight and entertain in equal measure.

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Subclass features

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

Level 3

• Gain  Medium armour Proficiency
• Gain  Scimitars Proficiency

Blade Flourish

Gain access to the following flourishes:

Blade Flourish	Description	Grants
Defensive Flourish	Attack defensively, increasing your  Armour Class by 4 if you hit.	Defensive Flourish (Melee)  Defensive Flourish (Ranged)
Slashing Flourish	Attack up to 2 enemies at once.	Slashing Flourish (Melee)  Slashing Flourish (Ranged)
Mobile Flourish	Thrust your weapon with enough force to push your target back 6 m / 20 ft. Afterwards, you can  Teleport to the target.	Mobile Flourish (Melee)  Mobile Flourish (Ranged)

Fighting Style

 Duelling

When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand, and no weapon in the other, you deal an additional 2 damage with that weapon.

 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

You can make an additional free attack after making an unarmed or weapon attack.

External links

• College of Swords on the Forgotten Realms Wiki