Bladesinger

It is uttered in some of the most ancient texts of elven warriors who would
bend entire armies with one stroke of their blade, the bladesinger is believed
to have descended from these great warriors. Traveling alone from continent
to continent the bladesinger would go, using each battle as a lesson to better
himself, and testing himself to
the very limits of his body and
mind. Living only to constantly
challenge himself in pursuit of
mastery, such is the life of a
Bladesinger. Every Bladesinger
takes the original style of
fighting and transforms it into
something all his own.
Bladesingers are almost
extinct, in the sense that
learning the style of Blade Singing is so strenuous that very few are able
to handle the amount of stress it exerts on both the body and mind.
A bladesingers power comes from years and years of strenuous
training, they create music from the wind around them and the blades in
their hands. A bladesinger lives for battle and has the philosophy that life is a
constant battle with oneself and is only won once they have mastered their
blade their body and their mind.

Adventures
A Bladesinger sees an adventure only as a way to practice his craft, and push
himself to the limit.The bladesinger will use an adventure as a way to throw
himself into combat. There's nothing that a bladesinger relishes in more than
the feel of combat. He sees a battle as a milestone of how he has improved
his style.

Characteristics
A bladesinger has spent his whole life training, turning his body into a
weapon to be used when he so desires. The Bladesinger will move about the
battlefield decimating all that stands in his way. The bladesinger will stand
out in most situations because he will have his weapons handy like a normal
fighter, but bares no armor. Most Bladesingers however few they may be
wear peasants clothing, some however will wear robes to conceal their
identity and weapons.
A bladesinger dislikes the idea of magical weapons and enchanted gear, he
believes that he can fall back on pure skill alone to best any situation, and if
he cannot he will better himself, however the bladesinger understands the
necessity of them and uses will use them.
Bladesingers will constantly be looked at in public as nothing more than a
sellsword until of course they unveil their mystical style.

Alignment
Bladesingers are master swordsmen, they are guided only by the need to
gain mastery of their blade. Bladesingers care little about the squabbles of
others, and have no respect for lords or laws and as a result can not be
anything over neutral. (Neutral Good, Neutral Evil, True Neutral)

Religion
Most blade singers do not bend their knee to any deity, they respect those
who have ascended into being a god through skill, faith, or skill. But being
elves worship of Corellon Larethian. Other gods that are revered by these
warriors are Kord, Saint Cuthbert, and Celestian to name afew.

Background
Bladesingers begin life and are soon taken in by a master, who then trains
them from childhood all the way until the Master sends them out or the

bladesinger sets out by his own will. Bladesingers will then become travelers
or hermits to train and perfect their style.

Races
The only race that can be a bladesinger is the elf. They are the only race that
can live long enough and handle the physical and mental strain required by
the training. Elves are also a race of people that do not associate commonly
with other races.

Other Classes
Bladesingers do not associate with most other classes other than the monk.
They can relate to the monks need to constantly strive to be better, however
a Monk and a bladesinger would constantly challenge one another.
Bladesingers also relate to a Rangers sense of solitude. Paladins look at their
arrogance towards the gods to be unsettling, barbarians look at the
bladesingers style as pathetic as very little of it is based on their brute
strength mentality. Bards look upon the bladesingers style as whimsical, and
could often play along to the bladesingers song. Fighters look at bladesingers
as unnatural some looking at them at first sight of combat.
GAME RULE INFO
Bladesingers have the following game statistics.

The Bladesinger

Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

BASEattk.BONUS
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6/1
+7/2
+8/3
+9/4
+9/5
+9/6/1
+9/7/2
+9/8/3
+9/9/4

FortSave
+0
+0
+1
+1
+2
+3
+3
+3
+3
+4
+5
+5
+5
+5

RefSave

+3
+4
+4
+5
+6
+6
+6
+6
+6
+7
+7
+7
+7
+7

WillSave

+2
+3
+3
+4
+5
+5
+5
+5
+6
+6
+6
+6
+6
+7

15
16
17
18
19
20

+10/9/5
+10/9/6/1
+10/9/7/2
+10/9/8/3
+10/10/9/4
+10/10/10/5

+5
+6
+6
+6
+7
+7

+8
+9
+10
+10
+11
+12

+7
+7
+7
+8
+8
+9

Abilities : Dexterity and Strength is what measures the worth of a

bladesinger, for every strike is done quickly and precisely and true.
Alignment: Any Neutral
Hit Die: d8
Class Skills
The Bladesingers class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are
Concentration(Con), Craft(Int), Heal(Wis), Balance(Dex), Climb(Str),Escape
Artist(Dex), Jump(Str), Listen(Wis), Move Silently(Dex), Perform Flute (Cha),
Swim (Str), Tumble(Dex).
Skill points at 1st level: (4+Int mod) x 4
Skill points at Each Additional Level: 4+ Int mod
CLASS FEATURES
All of the following are class features of the Bladesinger.
CounterStance
As a bladesinger you can make attacks to anything that makes an attack
towards you as it is making an attack, if you roll the targets AC you parry the
blow and damage the creature. If you fail the roll you will be knocked flatfooted.
Expert Dual Wielder
A blade singer has spent his whole life with a blade in each hand as a result
he takes no penalty for dual wielding and can use normal sized weapons in
the off hand with no penalty.
Bladesong
Upon reaching lvl 5 the Bladesinger has the ability to swing his swords in
such a way that it creates a song, that damages enemies while buffing the
Bladesinger.If you are struck mid-bladesong it interrupts it you cannot make
a concentration check (DC15)
{lvl 5}Swordsong- This song deals max damage of both of your blades
(not crits) to any enemy within a 5 ft radius. *this will increase by 5ft every
5 levels
{lvl 6}Windsong- If the bladesinger finds himself at a disadvantage he
can cause the winds to push any medium sized creatures within 10 ft of him
20 ft away. The Bladesinger can continue this for 1d6 rounds after which he
must make a fortitude save against fatigue (DC18)*The Bladesinger can stop
this song to avoid the fatigue roll.
{lvl 8}Countersong- The Bladesinger can play this song for a round to
double the amount of counterattacks he gets.

{ lvl 10 }Song of Defense- The bladesinger can use this song to create
a anti-elemental aura around him. However after playing this song he is
fatigued. no save. *Upon reaching lvl 17 he can make a save against fatigue
DC(15) *the bladesinger must choose a specific element.
Deflection
Upon reaching lvl 5 the Bladesinger gains the ability to deflect NON-MAGICAL
projectiles if he makes a Reflex roll (The DC will be at the DM's Discretion).
Evasion
Upon reaching lvl 3 a bladesinger can avoid even magical damage and
unusual attacks with great agility. If the bladesinger makes a successful
Reflex saving throw against an attack that usually deals half damage on a
successful save, the bladesinger instead takes no damage.
Blade Fall
Upon reaching lvl 5 the Bladesinger can use his the momentum of falling to
begin spinning making a song that will slow his falling speed by 60 feet to a
minimum of 10 feet per second. This will only happen if he can succeed on a
roll of (DC 15)
Improved Blade Fall
Upon reaching lvl 10 the Bladesinger can begin spinning at such a speed that
it will slam him into the ground, but he was spinning so fast that it created a
vortex under him that slows his fall to the point of just knocking him flat
footed
DC(10+ft left rounded up divided by 5)
In addition Blade fall does damage to everything the damage of both his
swords to everything in a 10ft radius of his fall and knocks it all flat footed
for 1 round.
BladeSong
Lvl
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Times per day

1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5

18
19
20

5
6
6
Bladesinger Speed Chart

Level
1-5
6-10
1-15
16-20

Speed/ft
30ft
35ft
40ft
45ft

Prereqs to be a Bladesinger
1. Must be an Elf
2. Cannot Multi-class! If you do you lose all of the bladesingers
abilities.
3. Cannot use any kind of armor, only normal clothing.
4. Is restricted to only swords/daggers.
5. Must train for at least an hour a day.
6. Can not be lawful or chaotic
7. Must have an +18 in Dex and a +15 in Str
Bladesinger Starting Package
Armor: None speed 30ft
Weapons:2 Longswords (1d8, crit 20 x2, 4lbs Medium, Slashing)
Skills: 4+Int mod
Bonus Feat: Endurance

Crucial Flaws as a Bladesinger

1. If Struck during a counterattack you become flat footed
and do not get to swing the rest of your counterattacks.
2. If you get struck mid Bladesong it will interrupt and use
the song for that day.
3. If you take a Dex/Str Penalty, you can no longer use
Bladesong, until the Dex bonus is lifted via healing (natural
or otherwise)