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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frozen_Heart" data-source="post: 8864118" data-attributes="member: 7029687">I'd heavily lean into the 4e swordmage for inspiration, rather than the much more thematically specific Duskblade of 3.5e. I'd also look at the Paladin, Ranger, and Artificer to see how similar classes function in 5e.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arcane half caster, with an extra attack at 5th level is an obvious starting point.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Its spell list would have a ton of spells which work similar to searing smite, ensnaring strike, and lightning arrow (and ones unique to its spell list). In order to push the theme of applying magical damage and effects via weapon attacks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Not really anything in the way of magic blasting. Nothing like burning hands or fireball. It's a swordmage, not a wizard.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reaction based teleports similar to the 4e swordmage. This would be the class 'signature ability'.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4e swordmage had a warding ability. However 5e doesn't really do flat +1 AC benefits. So something a bit like shield. Maybe +2 AC as a reaction, as many times as your INT modifier per long rest. Need a hand free to do it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Weapon attacks would be made with DEX or STR. None of this cheesy and exploitive casting stat for weapon attacks business.</li> </ul>Subclass ideas:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Duskblade (For the 3.5e archtype)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Death Knight (The WoW styled Death Knight isn't really in 5e)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Elementalist (In 4e, genasi were the archetypical elemental swordmages)</li> </ul></blockquote>

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