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This is an original [[Cleric (5A)|Cleric]] domain for [[5A]].
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This is an original [[Bard (5A)|Bard]] college for [[5A]].
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A similar subclass for [[Cleric (5A)|clerics]] is the [[Relic Weapon (5A)|Relic Weapon]].
  
''A singing sword is a creature that can take the form of a weapon, usually a sword. Whether the singing sword was originally a humanoid that learned to take on the form of a weapon, or an intelligent weapon that learned to take the form of a humanoid matters little. Some singing swords are actually created by a curse, forcing a creature into the form of a weapon.
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''A singing sword is a bard that can take the form of a weapon, usually a sword. Whether the singing sword was originally a humanoid cursed to take on the form of a weapon, or an intelligent weapon that learned to take the form of a humanoid matters little.
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''A singing sword's powers derive from the magic that made them, fate, or devotion to a person or cause.
  
The singing sword is designed to play second fiddle to another character. They bond with their chosen companion and become night inseparable, gaining synergies when acting together. While some players may appreciate this play-style, it is also suitable to NPCs, especially cohorts. Both can be used to make a full character out of what is normally just a helpful accessory, the singing sword is an interesting way to spice up an intelligent weapon.
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The singing sword is likely to play second fiddle to the other characters.
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While some players may appreciate this play-style, it is also suitable to NPCs.  
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Either can be used to make a full character out of what is normally just a helpful accessory, the singing sword is a powerful and interesting way to spice up an intelligent weapon and a way to introduce an NPC bard to a group without having to constantly care for a NPC in play.
  
 
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== Class Information ==
 
== Class Information ==
This is an archetype for a character that assumes the shape of a weapon to support her companions. This can be a creative solutions for occasional players, who can only join the game now and then, providing an explanation for what the character does when the player is not around.
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This is an archetype for a character that assumes the shape of a weapon to support her companions. This can be a creative solution for occasional players, who can only join the game now and then, providing an explanation for what the character does when the player is not around.
  
 
== Subclass Features ==
 
== Subclass Features ==
=== Domain Spells ===
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=== College Spells ===
 
{| class="wikitable"  
 
{| class="wikitable"  
|+'''Liberation Domain Spells'''
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|+''' Singing Sword College Spells'''
|| '''Cleric Level''' ||valign="bottom" | '''Spells'''  
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|| '''Bard Level''' ||valign="bottom" | '''Spells'''  
 
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| valign=top align=center | 1 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:booming-blade Booming Blade], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:sword-burst Sword Burst]
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| valign=top align=center | 3 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:booming-blade Booming Blade], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:green-flame-blade Green-flame Blade]
 
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| valign=top  align=center | 1 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:false-life False Life], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:shield-of-faith Shield of Faith]
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| valign=top  align=center | 3 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:shield-of-faith Shield of Faith], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:protection-from-evil-and-good Protection from Evil and Good]
 
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| valign=top  align=center | 3 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:blur Blur], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:magic-weapon Magic Weapon]
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| valign=top  align=center | 3 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:magic-weapon Magic Weapon], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:warding-bond Warding Bond]
 
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| valign=top  align=center | 5 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:counterspell Counterspell], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:elemental-weapon Elemental Weapon]
 
| valign=top  align=center | 5 ||valign="top"| [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:counterspell Counterspell], [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:elemental-weapon Elemental Weapon]
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== Class Abilities ==
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== Subclass Features ==
The singing sword has all normal features, plus the ones noted.  
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The singing sword has all normal class features of the bard class, plus the ones noted.  
 
 
=== Channel Divinity: XXX ===
 
  
 
=== Singing Weapon ===
 
=== Singing Weapon ===
You select a type of weapon when you first takes a level in this class; this is usually a sword, but can be any weapon the singing sword is familiar with. This item can be of any size. At will you can assume the form of the chosen weapon as an immediate action, gaining the hardness of the item but keeping her own hit points. You retains her own attributes, but her physical attributes are limited to the following effects: Strength: Add her Strength modifier to the damage of the weapon. Constitution: Add her Constitution modifier to the Hardness of the weapon. Dexterity: Add her Dexterity modifier to attack rolls and combat maneuver rolls made with the weapon. The singing sword counts as a magic weapon and does aligned damage matching the singing sword's alignment for the purpose of penetrating damage reduction. These are untyped bonuses and stack with abilities gained from absorb weapon, below.  
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At 3rd level when you choose this college you select a type of weapon. This is usually a type of sword, but can be any type of weapon.  
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You can assume the form of the chosen weapon as a reaction.
  
In weapon shape, the singing sword cannot take any physical actions, it needs to be wielded by another creature. It can perceive its surroundings, speak, cast spells, and employ bardic performances. When casting a spell that is not harmless, the spell is delayed until the wielder spends a standard action to target the spell. If not targeted within one round, such a spell is lost. The singing sword ignores any somatic components of its spells, and its spellcasting doesn't cause attacks of opportunity. It can access and use any items worn by its creature shape, including material components, and can even give such items to its wielder. It does not age, eat, breathe, sleep, or execrate. It is not subject to critical hits and effects that allow a Fortitude save (unless the effect is harmless, or affects an object). When wielded or carried it takes a sunder combat maneuver to hit the singing sword.  
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'''In Weapon Form
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* You can perceive (including the Search action), speak, and spend a bonus action to resume your normal form but cannot move or take any other actions. See Wielded Weapon below for how you can overcome this limitation.
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* You can be attacked and be targeted by spells as if you were a creature but you are immune to area effects.
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* You are immune to poison damage, exhaustion, and the poisoned condition.
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* You are a magic weapon. 
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* If killed or rendered unconscious you revert to your humanoid form.
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* You do not age, eat, breathe, sleep, or execrate.
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* You retain your own ability scores, but your physical attributes are limited to the following effects:
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:* Strength: Add half your Strength modifier (rounded down) to damage when you are used as a weapon.
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:* Constitution: You keep your normal Hit Points. You have an Armor Class of 16 plus your Constitution modifier plus your Proficency Bonus.
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:* Dexterity: Add half your Dexterity modifier (rounded down) to attack rolls when you are used as a weapon.
  
The singing sword gains the shapechanger subtype. If killed or rendered unconscious in creature form, the singing sword assumes her weapon form. ''True seeing'' sees both the creature form and the weapon form.
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=== Wielded Weapon ===
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At 3rd level, when using the Singing Weapon ability and wielded by a willing creature, you can take any action you wish, but you cannot move—only your wielder can move, carrying you along.
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If you take the Attack action, your wielder performs the attack using your weapon form, you are giving them an attack.
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When you take the Cast a Spell action you can satisfy the verbal and material components of the spell but your wielder must perform the somatic components using the hand they are holding you.
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In both cases the wielder must be able and willing, but need not spend any action.
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You can apply potions and effects with a range of touch to yourself or your wielder, but not to other creatures, even ones you touch.
  
=== Ego (Ex) ===
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When wielder takes damage or is otherwise disturbed you may lose your concentration.
A singing sword has an Ego of 10 + its Charisma bonus + ¼ its hit dice. If wielded by a creature with an alignment opposed to its own on either the law-chaos or good-evil axis, the wielder takes a number of hit points of damage equal to the singing sword's Ego. This damage bypasses all reduction and resistance. This damage does not apply if the singing sword and its wielder are bonded or either if them is dominated.
 
 
 
The singing sword and its wielder may not agree. Either party can try to force the issue and dominate the other as an immediate action. The wielder makes a Will save with a DC equal to the singing sword's Ego. On a success, the wielder can control the sword, as ''dominate monster''. If the saving throw fails, the singing sword dominates the wielder in the same way.
 
  
 
=== Weapon Bond ===
 
=== Weapon Bond ===
A singing sword can forge a bond with a willing creature it touches with one-hour ritual, becoming partners. A dominated singing sword or creature counts as willing. Any old bond is automatically broken if a new bond is made, and any exiting partner is immediately aware that a new bonding ritual has begun and can try to interrupt it. The bond can otherwise be broken as if it was a curse.
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Starting at 3rd level, you can use a Bardic performance die to create a bond with another creature.
 
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You forge a bond with a willing creature you touch, becoming partners. You cast [http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/spell:warding-bond Warding Bond] on them without expending a spell slot and use the Singing Weapon feature to assume your weapon form in their hand.  
When thus bonded, the singing sword can take the form of any weapon for which her partner possesses the Weapon Focus feat and can size itself to its wielder. The each can sense the partner's mood, health, and the approximate distance and direction between them. If either uses a teleport power, they can choose to unerringly teleport to the partner if within range. A singing sword and a bonded wielder can try to dominate each other at any range. As a full-round action, the singing sword can allow a bonded wielder to take one standard action. This extra action happens on the singing sword's initiative, and unlike a readied or delayed action it has no effect on the wielder's initiative. Effectively, the wielder can act twice per round, on its own initiative and on the singing sword's initiative.
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Any existing bond is automatically broken if a new bond is made. The bond can also be broken as if it was a curse. It is otherwise permanent. Until the bond is broken each of you can sense the partner's mood, health, and the approximate distance and direction between you. When in weapon form and wielded by a bonded partner, you can cast a spell with a range of self on the partner.  
 
 
=== Absorb Weapon ===
 
Starting at 6th level, you can absorb and use the abilities of other magical weapons. As a full-round action when in creature form, the singing sword can move a single weapon to or from a personal extra-dimensional space. This extra-dimensional space can hold only weapons, and can hold one weapon, plus an additional weapon at level 5 and every 5 levels thereafter. A singing sword cannot store an intelligent weapon or another singing sword this way.
 
  
As a move action, the singing sword can imbue its weapon form with any enchantments or magical qualities, or material of any one weapon it has in storage. This does not include qualities inherent to the type of weapon stored, such as threat range, reach, or the disarm weapon quality, which always depend on the form of the weapon the singing sword has assumed.
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If you have an existing bond with someone from an earlier use of this feature, you can use this ability at any range to assume your weapon form and teleport into the hand of your bonded partner.
  
When the singing sword is in its creature form, it is possible to steal a weapon from her extra-dimensional space if it is known to be there; this is about as hard as stealing an item carried in a backpack. When in its weapon form, a wielder can force the singing sword to drop one of its absorbed weapons; this is a full-round action that requires a successful Will save against the singing sword's ego; on a failure that creature becomes ''dominated'' for a single round and cannot attempt this task again for 24 hours.
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=== Weapon Union ===
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Starting at 6th level, you can unite with and manifest the abilities of other weapons. As an action when in your normal form, you can bond with a weapon. This bond lasts as long as you carry the bonded weapon.
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You cannot bond with an intelligent weapon or another singing sword or relic weapon.
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To be bonded with a weapon that requires attunement, you must be attuned to that weapon. If you cease to be attuned, the bond breaks.
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You can bond with a number of weapons equal to your Proficency Bonus. If you exceed this number, you must spend an action to break an existing bond before you can create a new one.
  
=== Blessed Strikes ===
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When you assume weapon form, the bonded weapons become part of your form and you are still assumed to be carrying them.
When you reach 8th level, you are blessed with divine might in battle. When a creature takes damage from one of your cantrips or weapon attacks, you can also deal 1d8 radiant damage to that creature. Once you deal this damage, you can't use this feature again until the start of your next turn.
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You can now use a bonus action to assume the form, weapon type, and powers of a bonded weapon, becoming this weapon. You keep all abilities from the Singing Weapon and Wielded Weapon features.
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If the weapon is magical you gain the magical abilities of that weapon. If you are attuned to the weapon whose form you assume, both you and your wielder can use all abilities of that weapon, as if you were both attuned to it.
  
=== Call to Revolution ===
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=== Army of Song ===
Starting at 17th level, you
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Starting at 14th level, you can use a Bardic Performance die to imbue the weapons of allies with some of your power.
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As an action you enhance the weapons of all allies within 100 feet for one minute. Add half your Strength modifier (rounded down) to damage and half your Dexterity modifier (rounded down) to attack rolls with these weapons. The weapons become magical for the duration. If you are in your weapon form, the bonuses for wielding you increases while Army of Song lasts, add your full Strength modifier to damage and your full Dexterity modifier to attack rolls.

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This is an original Bard college for 5A. A similar subclass for clerics is the Relic Weapon.

A singing sword is a bard that can take the form of a weapon, usually a sword. Whether the singing sword was originally a humanoid cursed to take on the form of a weapon, or an intelligent weapon that learned to take the form of a humanoid matters little. A singing sword's powers derive from the magic that made them, fate, or devotion to a person or cause.

The singing sword is likely to play second fiddle to the other characters. While some players may appreciate this play-style, it is also suitable to NPCs. Either can be used to make a full character out of what is normally just a helpful accessory, the singing sword is a powerful and interesting way to spice up an intelligent weapon and a way to introduce an NPC bard to a group without having to constantly care for a NPC in play.

Source: Original.

Class Information

This is an archetype for a character that assumes the shape of a weapon to support her companions. This can be a creative solution for occasional players, who can only join the game now and then, providing an explanation for what the character does when the player is not around.

Subclass Features

College Spells

Singing Sword College Spells
Bard Level Spells
3 Booming Blade, Green-flame Blade
3 Shield of Faith, Protection from Evil and Good
3 Magic Weapon, Warding Bond
5 Counterspell, Elemental Weapon
7 Death Ward, Freedom of Movement
9 Dispel Evil and Good, Holy Weapon

Subclass Features

The singing sword has all normal class features of the bard class, plus the ones noted.

Singing Weapon

At 3rd level when you choose this college you select a type of weapon. This is usually a type of sword, but can be any type of weapon. You can assume the form of the chosen weapon as a reaction.

In Weapon Form

  • You can perceive (including the Search action), speak, and spend a bonus action to resume your normal form but cannot move or take any other actions. See Wielded Weapon below for how you can overcome this limitation.
  • You can be attacked and be targeted by spells as if you were a creature but you are immune to area effects.
  • You are immune to poison damage, exhaustion, and the poisoned condition.
  • You are a magic weapon.
  • If killed or rendered unconscious you revert to your humanoid form.
  • You do not age, eat, breathe, sleep, or execrate.
  • You retain your own ability scores, but your physical attributes are limited to the following effects:
  • Strength: Add half your Strength modifier (rounded down) to damage when you are used as a weapon.
  • Constitution: You keep your normal Hit Points. You have an Armor Class of 16 plus your Constitution modifier plus your Proficency Bonus.
  • Dexterity: Add half your Dexterity modifier (rounded down) to attack rolls when you are used as a weapon.

Wielded Weapon

At 3rd level, when using the Singing Weapon ability and wielded by a willing creature, you can take any action you wish, but you cannot move—only your wielder can move, carrying you along. If you take the Attack action, your wielder performs the attack using your weapon form, you are giving them an attack. When you take the Cast a Spell action you can satisfy the verbal and material components of the spell but your wielder must perform the somatic components using the hand they are holding you. In both cases the wielder must be able and willing, but need not spend any action. You can apply potions and effects with a range of touch to yourself or your wielder, but not to other creatures, even ones you touch.

When wielder takes damage or is otherwise disturbed you may lose your concentration.

Weapon Bond

Starting at 3rd level, you can use a Bardic performance die to create a bond with another creature. You forge a bond with a willing creature you touch, becoming partners. You cast Warding Bond on them without expending a spell slot and use the Singing Weapon feature to assume your weapon form in their hand. Any existing bond is automatically broken if a new bond is made. The bond can also be broken as if it was a curse. It is otherwise permanent. Until the bond is broken each of you can sense the partner's mood, health, and the approximate distance and direction between you. When in weapon form and wielded by a bonded partner, you can cast a spell with a range of self on the partner.

If you have an existing bond with someone from an earlier use of this feature, you can use this ability at any range to assume your weapon form and teleport into the hand of your bonded partner.

Weapon Union

Starting at 6th level, you can unite with and manifest the abilities of other weapons. As an action when in your normal form, you can bond with a weapon. This bond lasts as long as you carry the bonded weapon. You cannot bond with an intelligent weapon or another singing sword or relic weapon. To be bonded with a weapon that requires attunement, you must be attuned to that weapon. If you cease to be attuned, the bond breaks. You can bond with a number of weapons equal to your Proficency Bonus. If you exceed this number, you must spend an action to break an existing bond before you can create a new one.

When you assume weapon form, the bonded weapons become part of your form and you are still assumed to be carrying them. You can now use a bonus action to assume the form, weapon type, and powers of a bonded weapon, becoming this weapon. You keep all abilities from the Singing Weapon and Wielded Weapon features. If the weapon is magical you gain the magical abilities of that weapon. If you are attuned to the weapon whose form you assume, both you and your wielder can use all abilities of that weapon, as if you were both attuned to it.

Army of Song

Starting at 14th level, you can use a Bardic Performance die to imbue the weapons of allies with some of your power. As an action you enhance the weapons of all allies within 100 feet for one minute. Add half your Strength modifier (rounded down) to damage and half your Dexterity modifier (rounded down) to attack rolls with these weapons. The weapons become magical for the duration. If you are in your weapon form, the bonuses for wielding you increases while Army of Song lasts, add your full Strength modifier to damage and your full Dexterity modifier to attack rolls.