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source: Midguard Heroes Handbook
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Sword-dancers blur the line between warrior and courtier. Sword-dancers are graceful and charming, with wits as sharp as their flashing blades. Fighters who follow the sword-dancer archetype often attach themselves to powerful lords as bodyguards, spies, and diplomats.

||**Sword-Dancer Progression**|
|---|---|
|**Fighter Level**|**Features**|
|3rd|Bonus Proficiency, Light on Your Feet|
|7th|Dust on the Wind|
|11th|Deadly Artistry|
|15th|Howling Edge of the Razor|

# Bonus Proficiency 

_3rd-Level Sword-Dancer Feature_ 

You gain proficiency in the Performance and Persuasion skills.

# Light on Your Feet 

_3rd-Level Sword-Dancer Feature_ 

While wearing light or no armor, you can add your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1) to your Armor Class, and you ignore difficult terrain.

# Dust on the Wind 

_7th-Level Sword-Dancer Feature_ 

When you make a melee attack against a creature, you don’t provoke opportunity attacks from that creature until the start of your next turn.

# Deadly Artistry 

_11th-Level Sword-Dancer Feature_ 

After you move at least 10 feet, your melee attacks deal an additional 1d8 damage until the start of your next turn.

# Howling Edge of the Razor 

_15th-Level Sword-Dancer Feature_ 

As a reaction when you take damage from a creature within 5 feet of you, you can make one melee weapon attack against that creature.