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Dancer

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Dancer

Dancer

Spellcast Trait: Presence

Turn every battle into a stage, building momentum with every step until your dance reaches its deadly finale.

Foundation

Dance Performance: Mark a Stress to start a dance. You begin at the Opening Waltz Step. After each Action Roll, advance to the next Step. Each Step stacks and lasts until you become Restrained, take Severe damage, the scene ends or you complete your final Step.

  • Opening Waltz: +1 bonus to all experiences.

  • Entrechat: +2 bonus to Damage Thresholds.

  • Moonlit Jeté: +1 bonus to action and reaction rolls.

  • Saber Dance: +2 bonus to damage.

Tempo: Mark 2 Stress to advance to the next Step.

Specialization

Professional Dancer: Gain a permanent +1 bonus to your Evasion. Add the following Steps to your "Dance Performance":

  • Carnival Shake: +1 bonus to Evasion.

  • Stalwart Relevé: +1 bonus Armor Slot.

Follow my Lead: Spend 2 Hope to choose an ally within Close range as your dance partner. While within Close range of you, they gain the effects of your "Dance Performance". You can have only one dance partner at a time.

Mastery

Master Dancer: Gain a permanent +2 bonus to your Evasion, instead of +1. Add the following Steps to your "Dance Performance":

  • Starlit Pirouette: +1 bonus to a Trait of your choice.

  • Death Samba: +1 bonus to Proficiency for attacks and spells that deals damage.

Feel the Rhythm: Spend 2 Hope to make an incredible presentation for your allies within Far Range once per long rest. All allies who see or hear it clear 2 HP and 2 Stress.

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Dancer
Bard

Dancer

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Presence

Dance Performance: Mark a Stress to start a dance. You begin at the Opening Waltz Step. After each Action Roll, advance to the next Step. Each Step stacks and lasts until you become Restrained, take Severe damage, the scene ends or you complete your final Step.

  • Opening Waltz: +1 bonus to all experiences.

  • Entrechat: +2 bonus to Damage Thresholds.

  • Moonlit Jeté: +1 bonus to action and reaction rolls.

  • Saber Dance: +2 bonus to damage.

Tempo: Mark 2 Stress to advance to the next Step.

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Dancer
Bard

Dancer

Specialization

Professional Dancer: Gain a permanent +1 bonus to your Evasion. Add the following Steps to your "Dance Performance":

  • Carnival Shake: +1 bonus to Evasion.

  • Stalwart Relevé: +1 bonus Armor Slot.

Follow my Lead: Spend 2 Hope to choose an ally within Close range as your dance partner. While within Close range of you, they gain the effects of your "Dance Performance". You can have only one dance partner at a time.

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Dancer
Bard

Dancer

Mastery

Master Dancer: Gain a permanent +2 bonus to your Evasion, instead of +1. Add the following Steps to your "Dance Performance":

  • Starlit Pirouette: +1 bonus to a Trait of your choice.

  • Death Samba: +1 bonus to Proficiency for attacks and spells that deals damage.

Feel the Rhythm: Spend 2 Hope to make an incredible presentation for your allies within Far Range once per long rest. All allies who see or hear it clear 2 HP and 2 Stress.

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