The Sword Dancers of Eilistraee were the speciality priests of the Dark Maiden. Membership It can round out my Int to 18 and works well with Faerie fire and with shadow blade, which I plan to use as my main weapon, to gets advantage on all attacks in dark or dim light. There they worked to aid the local population by bringing food, cures and protection, in order to establish friendships and offer to the drow converts a place on the surface world. Top. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A sword dancer gains no weapon or armor proficiencies. They were little known and often seen as enemies by the surface dwellers, even as the priestesses tried to establish good relationships and to live in peace with them. They were also known to nurture beauty, music and song and to work to spread joy whenever they could. There again lore can change at a drop of ink. Brutus, Aventurier. A Spellsong could replicate the effects of many other spells, heal a given creature, or grant her protection from magic. Mind Effecting Spells and your weapons do 2d6+5 cold damage. I watched MrRhexx's recent video on Eilistraee and it made me really want to build a Sword Dancer. Except Drizzt, because he has godlike awesomeness."). This forum is for general discussion and open to all. [3], The Sword Dancers had the ability to cast the magic missile spell, or to use its energy to empower their next sword strike, surrounding their blade with blue-white flames. Shae'lyn Veladorn, Sword Dancer of Eilistraee CG female drow elf Monk 3/Sorcerer 17 Design Notes This build attempts to approximate the previous editions' take on the Eilistraeean Sword Dancer, a female drow divine spellcaster who wields a heavy sword and often wears no armor. They encourage drow to return to the surface and renounce their evil ways. [1], The Sword Dancers could sing and dance to channel the power of Eilistraee and had the ability to sing their magic even amidst the chaos of the battle, while dodging and dancing around or while wounded. Questions About Character Builds, Build Critiques, and Build Sharing. Allegiances https://www.dmsguild.com/product/176361/The-Dark-Maiden-beckons-On-the-drow-goddess-Eilistraee-and-her-Faith. (Which I doubt they'll do, since they seem to be trying to ignore all the lore and reduce drow to "evil elves. For example, the citizens of Waterdeep witnessed the Dark Dancer, as she danced in the moonlight, near the walls of the city, up the road to Amphail. Sword dancers hone their battle skills with swordplay, as Eilistraee’s favored weapon is the sword. I'm planning to take his suggestion from the video and go with a Bladesinger with a dip in Cleric. These stories can be funny, dramatic, epic in scale, of very small scope, or really anything you can think of. The Sword Dance is a ritual of shedding a small amount of blood and invoking Eilistraee’s favor to prevent a blade from breaking or rusting for the next three months. Eilistraee, Church of Eilistraee For in character roleplaying please use the Free Form Roleplaying forum. This page was marked as abandoned on 20:25, 12 September 2019 (MDT) because: Issue(s) unaddressed for over a year. 21/02/2019, 14h36 #4. That's most of what I have planned out so far, and that gets me to Level 6 with all the basic stuff I need to be a sword dancer and a pretty cool/powerful Combo in Shadowblade+searing smite. A solitary spellsinger could replicate the effects of many spells (of 4th level or lower), heal a given creature or grant her protection from magic, a choir of them could create more powerful beneficial effects (like restoring lost limbs). They could use a particular kind of Spellsong. As far as feats go, I was thinking Elven Accuracy Would be good. D&D 5e. Apr 6, 2017 - Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Build Challenge: Sword Dancer of Eilistraee. But whether your stories come from roleplaying or whether you wrote them separate of anything else, this is the forum to post your stories. Sword dancers are priestesses of Eilistraee, the Dark Maiden. [1][3], Like the rest of the clergy of the Dark Maiden, the Sword Dancers didn't have a rigid hierarchy or chain of command and recognized Qilué Veladorn as the spiritual guide of all followers of Eilistraee. So I looked over the DMs guild and found the following two releases. Ability Score Priority: Int>Dex>Con>Cha>Wis>Str, Main Cantrips: Green Flame Blade, Sword Burst, Main Spells: Shadowblade, Mirror Image, Shield, Magic Missile. Post by Leonides02 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:13 am You know, I'm sorry the changedance is no longer necessary. Though Eilistraee is CG aligned so I'm not certain order fits. Jump to: navigation, search. However, no rule in this document has been playtested, as I don't have the possibility to do so. Maybe I'm just super impressionable. So when I finally was able to play a drow or the drow again in 5e I looked around for current material. Yes that bother me a little along with them being Sword Dancers. [1], The Sword Dancers were in direct opposition with the church of Lolth, due to joyless and cruel life that their tyranny forced upon the drow. 2 + Int. Eilistraee is represented by a drow female in the nude, dancing with a silver sword under the moon. They were little known and often seen as enemies by the surface dwellers, even as the priestesses tried to establish good relationships and to live in peace with them. I'm planning to take his suggestion from the video and go with a Bladesinger with a dip in Cleric. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. Archers Bane. Being away from D&D for a long time I needed an update of things. Ah, Eilistraee... Every teenage male (and some female) gamer's fantasy goddess. This led many moondancers to the City of Splendors, with the goal of creating a shrine to their goddess within its walls. Eilistraee’s church observes a number of festivals. Sword Dance (Su): At 3rd level, the sword dancer can grant her attuned sword the dancing magic weapon property a number of times per day equal to her class level. The author knows his stuff, with extensive footnotes and citations that probably cover nearly every published mention of Eilistraee. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. They fought employing an agile and acrobatic style, that allowed them to quickly and gracefully move on the battlefield, with movements that resembled a dance. Drow, Elves, Half-elves, Half-drow They are excellent dancers and have the ability to use the sword in a unique fashion: through an agile, acrobatic and almost artistic swordplay, they can fight in such a graceful way to resemble a dance. Unfortunately there is no way to emulate the Sword Song power (+2 to attack and damage while the sword sings) because that isn't how bardic inspiration works in 5th edition. Blessing of the forge is also a nice early bonus to AC. Moderators: Moderator, DM. I'm here to pay my respects to Lady Silverhair. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oubliés (French), Organizations in the Promenade of the Dark Maiden, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_Dancer_of_Eilistraee?oldid=464082. They seek to nurture beauty, music, and song, and they work to spread joy wherever and whenever they can. Hit die. You're right about sword bard and order cleric. I need to see more of what they are doing. They also had to be quick and agile, proficient in the arts of dance, song and acrobatics and skilled diplomats. Re: Eilistraee LIVES! I think that the 5e bard could be a very good fit for a Sword Dancer of Eilistraee, even alone. A sword dancer in combat. At 7th level as an action you can imbue your sword (or swords) and the weapons of anyone standing within 10 feet of you with Eilistraee's Moonfire, you and eveyone else affected gains advantage on all attacks and Saves vs. They could also use their magic to temporarily enchant a bladed weapon with a silvery glow that increased the precision of its strikes, without the possibility of it being dispelled. If more priestesses took pa… Kinda throws a wrench in, but I think you're right, I can move around it with Tasha's new race rules. References Edit ↑ Paul S. Kemp (February 2006). Eilistraee (eil-iss-tray-yee) is a melancholy, moody deity. Lanzlo Posts: 127 Joined: Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:35 am. 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