Battle Dancer – Shadow Waltz – D&D 3.5
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Shadow Waltz
The Dark Elf, despite being chained, was dancing gracefully on the palace’s floor, entertaining guests of the baron, delighted to see such a beautiful specimen paraded like that.
The baron, under the counsel of his mistress, who was quite a savvy woman, had bought her from a travelling slave merchant, and despite the elvic reputation for being attached to their freedom, and especially the dark elves for their treachery, she had remained extremely docile, entertaing his guests, projecting his status amongst his peers.
As he daydreamed about his advancing peerage, he did not notice that the dark elf, as her dance reached it’s crescendo, was whispering words of power. And suddenly, darkness as dark as he had never encountered before.
As he recoiled in his chair in panic, screams all around him, people fleeing as something landed on the table he could still feel right in front of him. As he reached for his blade, he felt the delicate hands of the dark elf wrap around his neck with a force he would have never expected from such a thin frame.
-I have entertained you, now you entertain me Baron. Away, in the night, the Baron’s mistress cackled.
Race
Dark Elf
Class
Battle Dancer 20 (LA Buyback 2)
Ability Scores
Str 10/Dex 18/Con 13/Int 12/Wis 10/Cha 17
Skills
Tumble, Hide, Move Silenty, Perform(Dance)
Equipment
Nothing, have fun picking whatever yer heart desires
Goal
Your unarmed strikes deal crazy damage, and you are an extremely mobile opponent, hard to pin-down, with the ability to summon darkness to help you murder things on the battlefield with ease. Your AC is surprisingly high, and with a flying speed, you can reach even foes that would normally be out of reach from a melee combattant such as you.
Level | Class | HD | Feat | Special |
1 | Battle Dancer | 9 | Weapon Finesse, Improved Unarmed Strike | AC Bonus(Cha), Unarmed 1d6 |
2 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+1 | – | Dance of Reckless Bravery |
3 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+1 | At Home in the Deep | – |
4 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | +10 Speed, Unarmed 1d8, +1 Con |
5 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Dance of the Vexing Snake, +1 AC |
6 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | Improved Initiative | Dancer’s Strike (Magic) |
7 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | – |
8 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Dance of the Floating Step, Unarmed 1d10, +1 Cha |
9 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | Improved Natural Attack | Unarmed 2d8 |
10 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | +10 Speed, +1 AC |
11 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Dance of the Springing Tiger |
12 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | Circle Kick | Dancer’s Strike(Alignme mt), Unarmed 3d8, +1 Dex |
13 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | – |
14 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Dance of the Crushing Python |
15 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | Blend into Shadows | +1 AC |
16 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Speed +10, +1 Dex, Unarmed 4d8 |
17 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Dance of the Soaring Eagle |
18 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | Gift of the Spider Queen | Dancer’s Strike (Any) |
19 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | – |
20 | Battle Dancer | 1d8+2 | – | Dance of Death’s Embrace, Unarmed 6d8, AC +1, +1 Dex |