SpellSword (Elf Bard 16)

SpellSword CR 15

XP 51,200
Elf Bard 16
N Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +15

DEFENSE

AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 91 (16d8+16)
Fort +6, Ref +13, Will +10; +2 vs. enchantments, +4 vs. bardic performance, language-dependent, and sonic
Immune sleep

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.
Melee +2 elven curve blade +18/+13/+8 (1d10+6/15–20)
Special Attacks bardic performance 39 rounds/day (swift action; countersong, dirge of doom, distraction, fascinate, frightening tune, inspire competence +5, inspire courage +3, inspire greatness, inspire heroics, soothing performance, suggestion)
Bard Spells Known (CL 16th; concentration +21)

6th (1/day)greater shout (DC 21), project image (DC 21)
5th (4/day)greater dispel magic, mind fog (DC 20), mirage arcana (DC 20), shadow evocation (DC 20)
4th (5/day)dimension door, dominate person (DC 19), freedom of movement, greater invisibility, shadow conjuration (DC 19)
3rd (6/day)charm monster (DC 18), dispel magic, haste (DC 18), scrying (DC 18), slow (DC 18)
2nd (6/day)alter self, glitterdust (DC 17), mirror image, pyrotechnics (DC 17), silence (DC 17), suggestion (DC 17)
1st (7/day)charm person (DC 16), expeditious retreat, grease, hideous laughter (DC 16), silent image (DC 16), unseen servant
0th (at will)dancing lights, detect magic, light, mage hand, read magic, resistance

TACTICS

During Combat The bard attacks with his wand of fireball and shadow evocation spells from a distance, then casts either greater invisibility or mirror image on himself before entering melee. He augments himself and allies with haste and his bardic performance abilities. He then makes melee attacks, stopping to cast spells when necessary.

STATISTICS

Str 16, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 20
Base Atk +12; CMB +15 (+17 sunder); CMD 28 (30 vs. sunder)
Feats Arcane Strike, Bleeding Critical, Cleave, Critical Focus, Improved Critical (elven curve blade), Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (elven curve blade)
Skills Knowledge (arcana, dungeoneering, local, nature, planes, religion) +12, Perception +15, Perform (dance, oratory) +24, Perform (string, wind) +22, Spellcraft +13 (+15 to identify magic item properties), Stealth +24, Use Magic Device +18
Languages Common, Elven
SQ bardic knowledge +8, elven magic, jack-of-all-trades (use any skill, all skills are class skills), lore master 2/day, versatile performance (dance, oratory, string, wind), weapon familiarity
Combat Gear scroll of teleport, wand of cure moderate wounds (50 charges), wand of fireball (50 charges); Other Gear +2 shadow elven chain, +2 elven curve blade, belt of giant strength +4, headband of alluring charisma +2, 345 gp

DESCRIPTION

Spellswords make dangerous music with a mixture of swordplay and spellcasting.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game NPC Codex © 2012, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Jesse Benner, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Alex Greenshields, Rob McCreary, Mark Moreland, Jason Nelson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Patrick Renie, Sean K Reynolds, and Russ Taylor.

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