Base Class: Rogue
The Dueler is a form of rouge, primarily focused on the art of skilled and dextrous fighting and clever tactics and wordplay to get their way in battle. They are sly and witty, as well as incredible swordsmen akin to the Fighter's skill. Most Duelers do not prefer the way of thievery as they are much more interested in the excitement of battle and deception than the thrill of crime. Proud fighters, these sneaky and clever rouges always find a clever way to win a fight and rarely lose even when the odds are stacked against them. Most Duelers do not prefer the antics of usual rouges and act more like fighters in personality however their fighting style is much more similar to that of most rouges.
Dexterous Fighter
The skill involved with being a Dueler makes you easily able to attack and weave your way around attacks all in the same motion. Because of this if you have a weapon in which you are proficient, after landing an attack you are able to use the dodge action as a bonus action. This can be repeated until you are hit by any attack. After being hit a short rest is required to use this ability again.
Favored Weapon
Being a skilled combat artist you trained yourself in the way of one weapon, therefore, granting your treating ability with that type of weapon. Starting at level 3 when this subclass is picked choose any type of weapon and you are now proficient in it, whenever you attack an enemy with your favored weapon you add your proficiency bonus and your dexterity modifier to your damage roll.
Clever Tactics
Because of your sly and witty fighting style, you can cleverly deceive your opponent into believing you have retreated and surprise them with a quick and sudden attack. If you disengage as your action that allows you to use your sneak attack ability as your action for the next turn.
Magic Evasion
Your ability to weave your way through attacks has heightened and now allows you to even dodge through the arcane. When you use the dodge action as your turn all spells cast on you have disadvantage. This can only be used once per short rest and twice per short rest starting at level 15.
Bonded with Blades
You have mastered the way of your favored weapon to perfection and you now know how to weave the arcane around your blade, causing your weapon to deal 1D10 either divine, necrotic, force, or lightning damage and this damage type will stay the same after chosen.
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