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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 7619736" data-attributes="member: 53176">Let me put it this way:Wanting to be a swordsman despite having absolutely no character investment in actually learning to swing a sword better is about as far from anything resembling optimization as you can get.Yeah, there is the Short Sword+Booming Blade you can fall back on, but that's more of a stopgap to prevent yourself from falling too far behind someone just casting Firebolt for damage. Being Dex focused and a fey lock really limits what supplemental spells you can bolster your damage with. You have Hex, and that Darkness + Devils sight combo, and not a lot else.Because you are up for it, yes, taking Fighter levels will make you stab better. You are going to want 2 levels, that gives you the controversial Rapier, coveted action surge, and some great defensive boosts (the mighty CON save, HP, second wind, shields, medium armors, maybe even your fighting style if you really want it).  Unfortunately, that means putting the rest of what you want off for quite some time after you start playing. Also you will need to meet the multiclass requirements, and miss out on some ASI goodness, so it's not without costs. And in the end you are still going to rely on Booming Blade to carry you after level 5.Instead it might be able streamline this concept down to the MAP. Just tweaking something to get either Hexblade or Blade pact isn't going to have the world descend upon you and brand "munchkin" on your forehead.The easy change is your Patron. Because it's for flavor, and flavor is in the hands of the player. The Lady of the Lake could be portrayed by either an Archfey or a Hexblade Patron. You could also swear by Corellon's lost sword, Sahandrian, for instance, and still be subject to Fay type bargains. The best part about this change is that you can still keep the rest of your character. Dex based melee backed up by spell list designed for such a thing (Smites!), and you can still get Pact of the Chain for your dragon pet.If you can't ditch the Archfay patron: Do you really need a Psudodragon familiar? Is there perhaps a way you could get it without going for pact of the chain, like talking to your DM? Just going Blade pact lets you use a Rapier and spend your invocations on all the stuff that makes your sword hurt more without having to go for any kind of Fighter levels. It will make stabbing feel better, for you, at least.</blockquote>

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