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4th level Bladesinger with same AC as Tarrasque
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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8092307" data-attributes="member: 6855114"><p>The blade singer is an excellent class. </p><p>However it is not a full fledge fighter. You should consider it a full fledged mage with the ability to fight in melee if push comes to shove. One on one while the martial characters dispatches their own enemies, the bladesinger will be able to hold his own quite advantageously. The bladesinger will be better off casting blur and keep its spells for better occasions. </p><p></p><p>The goal of the bladesinger is the same as any other wizards. Its specialization allows the class to defend itself in melee instead of a more traditional approach such as divinations, aberrations, necromancy or any other school focus (and you can include war mage in here too). It does not make the mage an all mighty fighter. If you want such a class, take the Eldritch Knight, you'll be better served.</p><p></p><p>The fact that the bladesinger can fight in melee should be a surprise for the monsters/enemies as normally the bladesinger will be like any mages blasting with spells and cantrip from the relative safety of the back row of the characters' formation. </p><p></p><p>It should only be when a creature gets into melee with the bladesinger that the "bladesinging" effect should come into play. I know that bladesingers I have had so farbplayed this way and monsters were always in for a nasty surprise when the weak wizard was cutting down one of their own with a sword. It was often enough for me to roll a "moral check" as to not flee from this strange fight. (Yes, I do make morale checks based on circumstances and enemy types, old habits die hard).</p><p></p><p>It is only when the bladesinger thinks of itself as a great fighter that it gets into deep sh*t. Otherwise the class is surprisingly well balanced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 8092307, member: 6855114"] The blade singer is an excellent class. However it is not a full fledge fighter. You should consider it a full fledged mage with the ability to fight in melee if push comes to shove. One on one while the martial characters dispatches their own enemies, the bladesinger will be able to hold his own quite advantageously. The bladesinger will be better off casting blur and keep its spells for better occasions. The goal of the bladesinger is the same as any other wizards. Its specialization allows the class to defend itself in melee instead of a more traditional approach such as divinations, aberrations, necromancy or any other school focus (and you can include war mage in here too). It does not make the mage an all mighty fighter. If you want such a class, take the Eldritch Knight, you'll be better served. The fact that the bladesinger can fight in melee should be a surprise for the monsters/enemies as normally the bladesinger will be like any mages blasting with spells and cantrip from the relative safety of the back row of the characters' formation. It should only be when a creature gets into melee with the bladesinger that the "bladesinging" effect should come into play. I know that bladesingers I have had so farbplayed this way and monsters were always in for a nasty surprise when the weak wizard was cutting down one of their own with a sword. It was often enough for me to roll a "moral check" as to not flee from this strange fight. (Yes, I do make morale checks based on circumstances and enemy types, old habits die hard). It is only when the bladesinger thinks of itself as a great fighter that it gets into deep sh*t. Otherwise the class is surprisingly well balanced. [/QUOTE]
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