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Power Wielder • Precision Wielder • Speed Wielder

Subclasses Designed by VGCKenny

About these subclasses

These are the Subclasses for the Spellblade that run off Physical Traits.
Power Wielder allows you to do more damage.
Precision Wielder allows you and your allies to get attacks in more reliably.
Speed Wielder allows you to act swiftly, and use your Speed to control the pace of the battle.

Subclass details

Power Wielder

Spell trait: Strength

Enhance your Awakend Blade further to do more damage

Foundation
Tier 1

Empowered Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, your bonus to rolls of your weapon’s trait is instead increased by your Tier, and you do an additional 1d8 damage instead of 1d6 (2d8 with True Awakening).

Channeled Fury: When you use a Domain Card while Awakened, you may Spend a Hope to add the card’s level to your next damage roll. You may Spend an additional Hope to double the level of the card.

Specialization
Tier 2

Demolishing Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you may Mark an Additional Stress to add a level of Proficiency to your damage rolls while your weapon is Awakened.

Charged Strikes: When you make a successful attack, you may spend any number of Hope to add an equal amount of d6 Magic damage to the damage roll.

Mastery
Tier 3

Enhanced Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you now do an additional 1d10 damage (2d10 with True Awakening). Additionally, while your weapon is not Awakened, it gets the bonuses of the base Awakened Blade feature.

Forceful Strike: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Mark a Stress to force the target to make a reaction roll (16). On a failure, they mark an additional Hit Point.

Precision Wielder

Spell trait: Finesse

Enhance you and your allies' ability on the battlefield by using your magic to make it easier for you to land blows.

Foundation
Tier 1

Targeted Strikes: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Mark a Stress to force the target to make a reaction roll (13). On a failure, their difficulty is reduced by your Finesse Trait until the next time the target gets hit.

Shared Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you may Mark an Additional Stress to Awaken the weapons of a number of additional creatures within Close range equal to your Proficiency. The other weapons remain Awakened so long as your weapon remains Awakened.

Specialization
Tier 2

Magic Guidance: While Awakened, you may Spend a Hope to give another creature within Close range Advantage on their next attack roll. On a success, they deal an additional 1d8 Magic damage. You also get the bonus damage when you use the advantage feature of your Awakened Blade.

Accuracy Improvement: You may spend a Downtime Activity Awakening your weapon, or the weapon of someone resting with you. When you Awaken a weapon like this, it lasts until your next rest.

Mastery
Tier 3

Extended Pulse: Your Shared Awakening, and Magic Guidance abilities now extend to Far range.

Easy Targeting: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Spend any number of Hope to make the target Vulnerable until the GM spends an equal number of Fear to clear the condition.

Speed Wielder

Spell trait: Agility

Use your magic to enhance your Speed on the battlefield, and act before your enemies get a chance to counter.

Foundation
Tier 1

Overwhelming Force: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Spend a Hope to force the target to make a reaction roll (13). On a failure, you may push them back into Far range.

Fast Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you may Mark an Additional Stress to give yourself Advantage on a number of attacks equal to your Agility Trait.

Specialization
Tier 2

Awakened Speed: While your weapon is Awakened, you may move into Very Far range without making an Agility roll.

Shaking Strike: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may spend a Hope to force the target to make a reaction roll (15). On a failure, they take an additional 1d6 Magic damage when they get hit a number of times equal to your Proficiency.

Mastery
Tier 3

Ricochet: While Awakened, you may Spend any number of Hope to make an equal number of attacks against any target within range of your weapon.

Pivoting Strike: When you miss an attack while Awakened, you may Mark a Stress, and make a Spellcast roll against the target of your attack. On a success, the attack goes through, and you may add a level of Proficiency to the damage roll.

Printable cards

Foundation / Specialization / Mastery
Spellblade (Physical)

Power Wielder

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Strength

Empowered Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, your bonus to rolls of your weapon’s trait is instead increased by your Tier, and you do an additional 1d8 damage instead of 1d6 (2d8 with True Awakening).

Channeled Fury: When you use a Domain Card while Awakened, you may Spend a Hope to add the card’s level to your next damage roll. You may Spend an additional Hope to double the level of the card.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Power Wielder

Specialization

Demolishing Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you may Mark an Additional Stress to add a level of Proficiency to your damage rolls while your weapon is Awakened.

Charged Strikes: When you make a successful attack, you may spend any number of Hope to add an equal amount of d6 Magic damage to the damage roll.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Power Wielder

Mastery

Enhanced Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you now do an additional 1d10 damage (2d10 with True Awakening). Additionally, while your weapon is not Awakened, it gets the bonuses of the base Awakened Blade feature.

Forceful Strike: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Mark a Stress to force the target to make a reaction roll (16). On a failure, they mark an additional Hit Point.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Precision Wielder

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Finesse

Targeted Strikes: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Mark a Stress to force the target to make a reaction roll (13). On a failure, their difficulty is reduced by your Finesse Trait until the next time the target gets hit.

Shared Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you may Mark an Additional Stress to Awaken the weapons of a number of additional creatures within Close range equal to your Proficiency. The other weapons remain Awakened so long as your weapon remains Awakened.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Precision Wielder

Specialization

Magic Guidance: While Awakened, you may Spend a Hope to give another creature within Close range Advantage on their next attack roll. On a success, they deal an additional 1d8 Magic damage. You also get the bonus damage when you use the advantage feature of your Awakened Blade.

Accuracy Improvement: You may spend a Downtime Activity Awakening your weapon, or the weapon of someone resting with you. When you Awaken a weapon like this, it lasts until your next rest.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Precision Wielder

Mastery

Extended Pulse: Your Shared Awakening, and Magic Guidance abilities now extend to Far range.

Easy Targeting: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Spend any number of Hope to make the target Vulnerable until the GM spends an equal number of Fear to clear the condition.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Speed Wielder

Foundation

SPELLCAST TRAIT: Agility

Overwhelming Force: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may Spend a Hope to force the target to make a reaction roll (13). On a failure, you may push them back into Far range.

Fast Awakening: When you Awaken your weapon, you may Mark an Additional Stress to give yourself Advantage on a number of attacks equal to your Agility Trait.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Speed Wielder

Specialization

Awakened Speed: While your weapon is Awakened, you may move into Very Far range without making an Agility roll.

Shaking Strike: When you make a successful attack while Awakened, you may spend a Hope to force the target to make a reaction roll (15). On a failure, they take an additional 1d6 Magic damage when they get hit a number of times equal to your Proficiency.

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Card Backing
Spellblade (Physical)

Speed Wielder

Mastery

Ricochet: While Awakened, you may Spend any number of Hope to make an equal number of attacks against any target within range of your weapon.

Pivoting Strike: When you miss an attack while Awakened, you may Mark a Stress, and make a Spellcast roll against the target of your attack. On a success, the attack goes through, and you may add a level of Proficiency to the damage roll.

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Card Backing

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