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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Irennan" data-source="post: 6799234" data-attributes="member: 6778119">Thank you for the feedback!I thought that the Performance skill was still divided among various arts. It seems rather weird to me that someone who can dance can also automatically sing or act. Either way, if that's 5e take, I can't do anything but roll with it. Ok, so:1st levelAbout the Performance skill: I chose to give advantage to the performance rolls because I was using ''Blessing of Knowledge'' as model for this (on a side note, doubling the proficiency bonus would become way too much at higher levels, considered how I planned to use the dance/performance skill for this concept, so I just opted for advantage). However, given that apparently performance is just one skill, I may simply grant the Sword Dancer proficiency in it, and advantage to all its rolls. I think that losing proficiency with shields and medium armor ''balances out'' with gaining proficiency with swords and a musical instrument, and receiving one less bonus skill than with ''Blessing of Knowledge'' balances out with gaining a cantrip. This way, the 1st level feature of Eilistraee's domain shouldn't be too loaded. So, would this be ok?GAINS: proficiency in one musical instrument; proficiency in longswords, shortswords, rapiers, scimitars, greatswords; and proficiency in the performance skills. Gains advantage to all performance rolls.LOSES: proficiency in shields and medium armor.About the cantrip: yes, drow already have it, that's why I thought about using the 2e writeup for Eilistraee's Moonfire. Alternatively, drow could be able to choose another bonus cantrip.I can see that swapping casting stats could be confusing to some, I thought about it because the Sword Dancers of Eilistraee basically are a bard-cleric hybrid, so DEX and CHA saves, and CHA as casting stat seemed to fit nicely. It would also allow the player to concentrate on fewer stats (since this cleric relies on almost all of them).Eilistraee's DanceI will change the part about granting the mobile feat to what you suggested. About the math, initially I wanted to do just what you suggested, but I was also aiming to give somewhat of a feel to this skill, i.e. that any combat abilities gained by the Sword Dancer during their performance were directly tied to how well they danced (on a side note, the bonus that I wrote ranges from a little more than +3 average with CHA=16 and proficiency=2, to about a little less than +6 average, with CHA=18 and proficiency=6). That said, is it worth the (a little bit) more complicated math?Singing SwordYes, I modeled this feature after the Divine Strike one. I included advantage against charm effects because, going with the 2e take on this, Sword Dancers can be of any race. But yes, I think that I'll make it as you suggest. I was worried that using a d6 (instead of a d4) plus the defensive ability would make it a tad too strong, if compared to Divine Strike.Sword of the Dark MaidenI'll make it so that, once per long rest, expending a bonus action, the Sword Dancer can animate her sword, command it to attack once per round (using the cleric's bonuses) and move up to 30 feet (while however remaining within 30 feet from the Sword Dancer). If the priestess gets hit by an attack, and the sword is within 5 feet from her, the attack can be parried as I described before.How long could this effect last, in order to not make it broken, but not underwhelming either?</blockquote>

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