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Dashing Duelist • Gallant Trickster

Subclasses Designed by Luca

About these subclasses

Two subclasses for my Swashbuckler homebrewed class

Subclass details

Dashing Duelist

Play the Dashing Duelist if you want to expand the features of your weapon and excel in single combat.

Foundation
Tier 1

Crossing of Swords: Once per Scene, choose an adversary in the Scene as your Opponent. While neither of you has other creatures within Melee range, you gain Advantage on attack rolls and Presence rolls against your Opponent.

Dueling Weapon: While wielding a one-handed primary weapon with no secondary weapon, you may mark a Stress to add or replace an extra feature to it while it remains your active weapon:

  • Defensive: Attack rolls against you have Disadvantage unless the attacker marks a Stress.

  • Unerring: Add half your Proficiency to your attack rolls.

Specialization
Tier 2

Let's Dance: When you succeed with an attack against your Opponent, you can spend a Hope to press with the attack and move both of you within Very Close range.

Master of the Blade: Your Dueling Weapon can have 2 extra features at the same time. Moreover, you can choose the features below:

  • Favored: Add the trait of your choice to your damage roll.

  • Flourish: When you inflict Severe damage to a creature, all adversaries within Very Close range must mark a Stress.

Mastery
Tier 3

Apex Duelcraft: Your Dueling Weapon can have 3 extra features at the same time. Moreover you can choose the features below: Protective: When you take damage, you can mark any number of Stress to reduce it by the same number of thresholds. If you do so, you can also mark armor slots as normal. Keen: when you gain advantage for an attack that doesn't come from the help of an ally, you roll a d10 instead of a d6.

Gallant Trickster

Play the Gallant Trickster if you want to unleash chaos using the environment at your advantage.

Foundation
Tier 1

Ever-ready: You roll an additional Stagecraft die each rest.

Improvistation: Once per rest, you may choose one of your Stagecraft dice and set it to any other value.

Specialization
Tier 2

Master of the Stage: Your Stagecraft options are upgraded:

  • Traversal: You can immediately inflict your weapon damage to a creature wihin meele range when you end your movement.

  • Cover: The cover you place can protect two creatures at the same time.

  • Setup: You can reposition the target of your setup within Very Close range from where they end their spotlight.

  • Hazard: Adversaries that mark a Hit Point from your hazards must mark a Stress too.

Mastery
Tier 3

Double Down: Once per Scene, when you use a Stagecraft element, you may immediately roll 1d4 and use it as a Stagecraft dice that triggers immediately in a reaction chain.

Inspiring Chaos: Whenever you spend a Stagecraft dice, gain a Hope.

Printable cards

Foundation / Specialization / Mastery
Swashbuckler

Dashing Duelist

Foundation

Crossing of Swords: Once per Scene, choose an adversary in the Scene as your Opponent. While neither of you has other creatures within Melee range, you gain Advantage on attack rolls and Presence rolls against your Opponent.

Dueling Weapon: While wielding a one-handed primary weapon with no secondary weapon, you may mark a Stress to add or replace an extra feature to it while it remains your active weapon:

  • Defensive: Attack rolls against you have Disadvantage unless the attacker marks a Stress.

  • Unerring: Add half your Proficiency to your attack rolls.

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Card Backing
Swashbuckler

Dashing Duelist

Specialization

Let's Dance: When you succeed with an attack against your Opponent, you can spend a Hope to press with the attack and move both of you within Very Close range.

Master of the Blade: Your Dueling Weapon can have 2 extra features at the same time. Moreover, you can choose the features below:

  • Favored: Add the trait of your choice to your damage roll.

  • Flourish: When you inflict Severe damage to a creature, all adversaries within Very Close range must mark a Stress.

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Card Backing
Swashbuckler

Dashing Duelist

Mastery

Apex Duelcraft: Your Dueling Weapon can have 3 extra features at the same time. Moreover you can choose the features below: Protective: When you take damage, you can mark any number of Stress to reduce it by the same number of thresholds. If you do so, you can also mark armor slots as normal. Keen: when you gain advantage for an attack that doesn't come from the help of an ally, you roll a d10 instead of a d6.

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Card Backing
Swashbuckler

Gallant Trickster

Foundation

Ever-ready: You roll an additional Stagecraft die each rest.

Improvistation: Once per rest, you may choose one of your Stagecraft dice and set it to any other value.

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Card Backing
Swashbuckler

Gallant Trickster

Specialization

Master of the Stage: Your Stagecraft options are upgraded:

  • Traversal: You can immediately inflict your weapon damage to a creature wihin meele range when you end your movement.

  • Cover: The cover you place can protect two creatures at the same time.

  • Setup: You can reposition the target of your setup within Very Close range from where they end their spotlight.

  • Hazard: Adversaries that mark a Hit Point from your hazards must mark a Stress too.

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Card Backing
Swashbuckler

Gallant Trickster

Mastery

Double Down: Once per Scene, when you use a Stagecraft element, you may immediately roll 1d4 and use it as a Stagecraft dice that triggers immediately in a reaction chain.

Inspiring Chaos: Whenever you spend a Stagecraft dice, gain a Hope.

Daggerheart Compatible. Daggerheart.comDaggerheart Compatible Logo
Card Backing

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