Sorcerer Spell-Blade Default Path

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A dashing blade-dancer who mixes inborn magic, song and swordplay. Bardic Inspiration, Jack of All Trades and Expertise come first, with Swashbuckler footwork and battle maneuvers standing in for the Swords college’s flourishes, then Font of Inspiration, Magical Secrets and War Magic. Feats favour War Caster, Defensive Duelist and mobility.

Classic match

Bard (College of Swords)

Domain

Arcane

Technique

Spellfighter

Source

Suffusion

Source sub-choice

Suffusion: None

Points are the Aethyr points collected by each level and the total the path has spent by then. Features markedfree use a free pick from the technique or source and cost nothing.

Level	Points	Features
1	0 / 0	Fighting Style - Dueling free Bodily Improvement - Enhanced Stride free
2	0 / 20	—
3	20 / 40	Bardic Inspiration 20 AP Combat Superiority free Metamagic 0 AP Metamagic - Quickened Spell free Metamagic - Twinned Spell free
4	70 / 70	Jack of All Trades 30 AP Expertise 20 AP Bodily Improvement - Hardened Skin free Bodily Improvement - Arachnid Grip free
5	90 / 100	Fancy Footwork 20 AP (Strike-and-slip footwork stands in for Blade Flourish; College of Swords features need the Knowledge source.) Maneuver - Sweeping Attack free
6	135 / 140	War Caster 35 AP Font of Inspiration 10 AP Antimagic - Counterspell free
7	155 / 180	War Magic 20 AP (Weaving a cantrip and a weapon attack in one turn fits the Swords bard’s blade-and-spell style.) Bodily Improvement - Gravitational Harmony free
8	215 / 220	Defensive Duelist 30 AP Metamagic - Subtle Spell free Magical Inspiration 30 AP
9	245 / 260	Maneuver - Pushing Attack free Inspiring Leader 30 AP
10	300 / 310	Actor 20 AP Magical Secrets 35 AP Bodily Improvement - Expanded Perception free Bodily Improvement - Enhanced Vitality free
11	360 / 360	Mobile 30 AP Metamagic - Extended Spell free Skill Expert 30 AP
12	390 / 410	Fey Touched 30 AP Antimagic - Dispel Magic free
13	425 / 460	Elevated Accuracy 35 AP Fighting Style - Two-Weapon Fighting free Bodily Improvement - Invigorated Recovery free
14	520 / 520	Song of Rest 20 AP Epic Boon of Combat Prowess 75 AP
15	550 / 580	Alert 30 AP Maneuver - Evasive Footwork free
16	645 / 650	Lucky 50 AP Epic Boon of Speed 45 AP Bodily Improvement - Defiant Resolve free Bodily Improvement - Immutable Resolve free
17	705 / 720	Epic Boon of Fate 60 AP Metamagic - Distant Spell free
18	790 / 800	Epic Boon of Magic Resistance 65 AP Antimagic - Arcane Silence free Skilled 20 AP
19	870 / 890	Master Duelist 50 AP (Turning a miss into a second swing stands in for Master’s Flourish, which needs the Knowledge source.) Maneuver - Feinting Attack free Bodily Improvement - Quickened Recovery free Magical Guidance 30 AP
20	965 / 1000	Epic Boon of Spell Recall 55 AP Superior Inspiration 40 AP