To help clarify; it's my Eilistraee Sword Dancer build inspired by Qilué Veladorn the Dark Sister, Mystra's youngest daughter and Eilistraee's High Priestess because both goddesses were involved in her birth.

As Eilistraee's sword dancer I wanted the build to reflect her being equally deadly with both her sword and her spells;

  • War Cleric primarily for roleplay, but also that sweet extra bonus attack and proficiencies
  • Sword Bard primarily for roleplay, but also Extra Attacks, flashy instrument spells and 2 feats
  • Vengeance Paladin so she is extremely deadly with her [Phalar Aluve] as she channels holy power into it. Fighting style is Great Weapon Fighting to boost [Phalar Aluve] since as a dancer she may only wear dresses or robes.
  • And Wizard because of a certain dilemma grin

(The dilemma)

I initially really wanted to go Lore Bard because of Haste and all the fancy looking flair with spells, but that meant her not being super deadly with her sword and not being able to reach Bard 10 spells anyway. So it became a choice between sword or spells, but after a TON of hours of thinking it dawned on me... WIZARDS!

One dip into Wizard and I get pretty much the entire spell arsenal in the game as a Sword Bard;

  • Mage Armor because as a dancer she may only wear dresses or robes
  • Magic Missile their signature spell that also interacts wonderfully with Phalar Aluve's shrieking
  • Haste an insane boost in combat efficiency. Either an extra attack or two spells in one turn along with massive movement boost
  • Otto's Irresistible Dance which is absolute perfection for her as Eilistraee's dancer by making her enemies dance

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Her combat starts with Haste + [Phalar Aluve]'s Shriek + Sanctuary, and then she performs her incredibly deadly dance for the next 10 turns. So overall it is a carefully crafted composition of charming beauty, graceful elegance and deadly skill all in one while fully maintaining the roleplay element of being Eilistraee's Sword Dancer.

(The Sword Dancer)
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