Versatile Swordsman

You master fighting with sword weapons (Longsword, Shortsword, Greatsword, Scimitar), gaining the following stances:

• Defensive stance: You gain a +1 bonus to AC and Saving throws while wielding a sword.
• Offensive stance: You gain +1 to your hit rolls and +1 (or +2 for two-handed weapons) damage to your damage rolls with sword weapons.

You only benefit from a stance while in combat and may assume a stance when you roll initiative unless you are surprised. You can use a bonus action to assume or change a stance. You may only assume and hence benefit from one stance at a time.