What could be a small boon for a ranged Bladesinger so lvl14 isn't completely "dead"?

[Wasp]

Hi!

For a Bladesinger that uses a Pistol or a Hand-Crossbow instead of a melee weapon - what could be a small thing one could grant the character at lvl 14 so that they have a little something besides "Song of Victory" (which doesn't provide any benefit for them). Or should one just leave it as it is (it's still a powerful subclass without anything new at that level)?

Cheers

Wasp

[noob]

Hi!

For a Bladesinger that uses a Pistol or a Hand-Crossbow instead of a melee weapon - what could be a small thing one could grant the character at lvl 14 so that they have a little something besides "Song of Victory" (which doesn't provide any benefit for them). Or should one just leave it as it is (it's still a powerful subclass without anything new at that level)?

Cheers

Wasp

It gives a boost to melee weapon attacks which is a completely different thing from attacks with a melee weapon.
You could probably benefit from it while using your pistol to bludgeon people when cornered.
Maybe shooting your pistol in melee might even count as a melee weapon attack.

[Nidgit]

You could offer +INT damage to one weapon attack per turn without breaking anything. If you want a stronger option, you could allow melee cantrip attacks to be made at range, so long as it's in the smaller attack range (e.g. 30 ft for a hand crossbow).

[GeoffWatson]

Hi!
Or should one just leave it as it is (it's still a powerful subclass without anything new at that level)?

This. It's already excellent.

[Leon]

Nothing needed, its a caster with a whole bunch of of extra perks already. That you have chosen to play it a slightly different way doesn't warrant you getting anything for that choice.

[Omni-Centrist]

Give the bonus to all attack rolls similar to Spirit Shroud. That's what I'm doing.

[Witty Username]

Song of Victory can still be good if they need to use a back up weapon for whatever reason, being stuck in melee, whip out weapon cantrips with a dagger, or a shadowblade.

[diplomancer]

Song of Victory can still be good if they need to use a back up weapon for whatever reason, being stuck in melee, whip out weapon cantrips with a dagger, or a shadowblade.

Or once they get Shapechange. That extra damage is very nice when you Shapechange into a Marilith. Or a Hydra with a LOT of heads.

[KorvinStarmast]

Nothing needed, its a caster with a whole bunch of of extra perks already. That you have chosen to play it a slightly different way doesn't warrant you getting anything for that choice.

Bladesinger is a good sub class all by itself.

[PhoenixPhyre]

Bladesinger is a good sub class all by itself.

To be a bit more specific:

Bladesinger is a strong (relative to other wizard subclasses) subclass of a strong class. And then you're using it in a way (ranged combat) that lessens one of its few downsides (being dependent on bladesong + shield to not get squished in melee) and is often considered stronger than melee even for non casters. Yeah, OP, I think you're fine without any changes.

[UnintensifiedFa]

I'm gonna echo what other's have said and say that simply adding it to all attacks (not just melee) is a little bit too much as it basically circumvents the weaknesses of the subclasses in an all-to easy manner.

I think if you want the ability to not be useless while also using a single handed ranged weapon I might recommend only allowing the bonus to apply with attacks within 5ft, this allows the bonus to be used with close ranged crossbow attacks (assuming the crossbow-master feat is taken) while also not circumventing the weaknesses of the class as a whole.