Spellsword (D&D Homebrew Class)

The Spellsword is at it's core a Magic Using Fighter specializing in the use of the sword and magic that augments their attack and defense. They cause their swords to burn with fire, they create ethereal armor around them that provides protection but weights nothing. This class idea has a lot of potential though some players may opt to instead multiclass as a Fighter-Sorcerer or Fighter-Wizard or flipped combinations of those two. The benefit of a single class is that players can create a level one character with good melee and magic rather then having to go through one level as either a fighter or magic user.
== Basic Dungeons and Dragons ==
Basic Dungeons and Dragons offers an easy avenue for creating this class- reworking the Elf class. The simplest method is to have the Spellsword be a Human class (like Cleric or Thief). Then remove all the Elf abilities from the Elf class (Infravision, Secret Door Detection, and Immunity to Ghoul Paralysis) while increasing the hit die (which determines hit points) from a d6 to a d8. Use Elf saving throws for the character. You now have a Spellsword.
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