Editing Bladesinger (section)

==3rd Edition==
In 3rd edition, the Bladesinger is presented in [[Races of Faerun]] as a 10 level long [[Prestige Class]] only accessible to Elves and Half-Elves. It requires a Base Attack Bonus of +5, 4 ranks in the Concentration skill, 3 Ranks in the Perform skill (Song and Dance), 3 ranks in the Tumble skill, the feats of Combat Casting, Dodge, Expertise, Still Spell, and Weapon Focus (Longsword or Rapier), and the ability to cast 1st level arcane spells.

Bladesingers gain proficiency with Light Armor (though their class features are useless in anything heavier), an array of new spells per day of 1st through 4th levels, three bonus feats from a special list (Any Metamagic, Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (Longsword), Improved Disarm, Mobility, Quick Draw, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack), and five "Songs".

Bladesong grants a Dodge bonus to the Bladesinger's AC equal to their Intelligence bonus, so long as they have one hand free and are wielding a longsword or a rapier with the other.

Lesser Spellsong means that when a Bladesinger benefits from Bladesong, they also gain the ability to take 10 on Concentration checks when casting defensively.

Song of Celerity means that when a Bladesinger benfits from Bladesong and uses the full attack action, they can also cast any arcane spell with a casting time of 1 action or less as a free action. Which, coincidentally, also covers their iconic "bladesinger spells" like 

Greater Spellsong means that Bladesingers ignore the arcane spell failure chance of Light Armor.

Finally, Song of Fury means that when a Bladesinger benefits from Bladesong and uses the full attack action, they can choose to inflict one extra attack that round, at the cost of inflicting a -2 penalty on all attacks that round.

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