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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 7924673" data-attributes="member: 6704184">Okay! This thread is here for the specific purpose of brainstorming and workshopping a 5e Swordmage, as an arcane half-casting warrior, whose primary identity is that of a warrior-scholar who either has invented or was trained up in a tradition of warcraft that makes martial prowess and magic into one indistinguishable thing, rather than a multi-tasking of the two. This is not a thread for arguments about whether or not such a class is good, necessary, or worth developing.Remember, it's homebrew. You don't have to use it.That said! Let's build a Swordmage!Okay, I was unclear about the concept, and other stuff, and I want to clear things up. I've done about half of a rough draft, on homebrewery. I think the core concepts are clear now, but let me know if I need to explain them better still in the document. All feature details are up for debate, but the basic concepts represent my mechanical and conceptual goals for the class. <a href="https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/HSu6pJFZ" target="_blank">Swordmage rough draft</a> For the Esoteric Techniques, the list right now is very rushed and way incomplete. The choices are there to represent the sort of things I want it to be able to do, though it's missing conjuration spells. Gonna make a 3rd level technique that conjures lesser elemental critters that do your bidding, I think. Probably using the UA style stat block. For the Schools. White Lotus is the closest to the classic swordmaster. Guardian is a tanky defender with Aegis Auras. Dervish is an elemental damage focused guy. Hermeticist is the most scholarly Swordmage, maybe gets expanded spell access? I do wonder about a semi-divine School. It would make sense. Get access to cleric rituals, radiant Aegis...could be legs there. The Aegis is basically a magical fighting style with secondary elements as you level. Your Aegis determines what your bread and butter techniques are. There might be a high level feature or a School that lets you change your Elemental Aegis during a rest. Absorb Elements, Arcane Parry, and Armor of Agythis, give three low level options to increase your defense at the cost of Aether.</blockquote>

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