College of Dance

Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or even song; they are uttered by the movements of celestial bodies and flow through the motions of even the smallest creatures. To these Bards, dance is art freed from the constraints of a single point in space and time; it is meaning unconfined by narrow definitions of words and structures of grammar. The College of Dance practices a way of being in harmony with the ever-whirling cosmos, emphasizing agility, speed, and grace.

Dazzling Footwork

When you join the College of Dance at 3rd level, your practice of dance gives you the ability to gracefully dodge and make agile strikes. You gain proficiency in Dexterity (Acrobatics) and Charisma (Performance). Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of those proficiencies. While you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a shield, you gain the following benefits:

Unarmored Defense. Your base Armor Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Charisma modifier.

Agile Strikes. When you expend a use of your Bardic Inspiration as a bonus action, or a reaction you can make one unarmed strike as part of that bonus action or as a part of that bonus action or reaction.

Bardic Fighting. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack rolls of your unarmed strikes, and when you deal damage with an unarmed strike, you can deal bludgeoning damage equal to a roll of your 1d6 plus your Dexterity modifier. This die’s size increases to 1d8 at 5th level, 1d10 at 10th level and 1d12 at 15th.

Dancer’s Stride. While unarmored and not wielding a shield, your movement speed increases by 10 feet.

Inspiring Choreography

Also at 3rd level, you learn to inspire others in battle. When an enemy you can see ends its turn within 5 feet of an ally of yours who is within 60 feet of you, you can use your reaction and expend one use of your Bardic Inspiration to move up to half your movement speed. Then roll your Bardic Inspiration die, and the ally can move up to a number of feet equal to 5 times the number rolled. None of this feature’s movement provokes opportunity attacks.

Extra Attack

Starting at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Tandem Footwork

At 6th level, Whenever you roll initiative, you can choose to spend one use of your Bardic Inspiration as long as you aren’t Incapacitated. When you do so, roll your Bardic Inspiration die, and choose a number of creatures within 60 feet of yourself (you can choose yourself), up to a number equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one creature). Each of them gains a bonus to their Initiative equal to the number rolled.

Maestro’s Dance

At 14th level, you have mastered the art of weaving spell-casting and swaying movements use into a single harmonious act.

Leading Evasion. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and you take only half damage if you fail. If any creatures within 5 feet of you are making the same Dexterity saving throw, you can share this benefit with them for that save.

Irresistible Dance. You always have the otto’s irresistible dance spell prepared. You can cast it without expending a spell slot. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. You can also restore your use of the feature by expending four uses of your Bardic Inspiration (no action required).