Seems you like Stone Dragon and Iron Heart. I would drop Stone Bones, it's really not that good. Just remember you can get rid of one of your 1st level maneuvers at level 4 for a 2nd level one. Hunter's Sense for scent I figured would be helpful, if you think not, Step of the Wind or Island of Blades would also be very useful.Īh, and I just did a sample swordsage build. But w/ Adaptive Style, you can refit to suit your needs in a matter of seconds. Of course, you can't have all of them readied at once. Counter Charge and Fire Riposte make anyone that tries to come after you pay dearly. Distracting Ember gives you or the rogue an instant flanking buddy. Charging Minotaur in addition to the obvious, is movement that does not provoke AoOs (though your tumble should be maxed anyway). Shadow Blade Tech lets you virtually guarantee a hit by rolling twice and taking the higher. Sudden Leap lets you move in, hit, and back out again (use the jump for "moving in"). Cloak of Deception lets you dart between two points of cover while remaining unseen. Mountain Hammer lets you destroy traps, doors, walls, whatever. ![]() Uses a falchion and skirmishes around (only has one attack per round anyway), flames constantly trailing from the blade. Level 5: Gain another maneuver known (Shadow Garrote) and readied, and learn a stance (Holocaust Cloak).īasically a very varied list of options, slightly oriented towards fire attacks. Note: At level 4, you traded Wolf Fang Strike for Fire Riposteġ Child of Shadow (SH Gain 20% concealment every round you move 10+ ft) Since Swordsage w/ Adaptive Style is the most "jack of all trades"-y of the 3 and given your party, I'd probably suggest playing that class unless you really like White Raven, Iron Heart, and/or Devoted Spirit a lot.Ī sample level 4 Swordsage. Swordsage can pretty easily go into up to 3 different disciplines. You can basically focus in two and get a fair amount of maneuvers from each might be able to dip a tiny bit into a 3rd or 4th for like 1 maneuver or stance. Have you looked at the disciplines at all? Are there any you particularly like? That'd be the best way to figure out what class to play. The BAB also kind of hurts, as does the awful refresh mechanic (Adaptive Style is basically a required feat for them.like, to a far greater extent than Natural Spell is a "hidden class feature" is to druids they cannot function without it). Swordsage has the most maneuvers and gets some really interesting options, but lacks access to BOTH of the 2 best maneuvers in the game - WR Tactics and Iron Heart Surge. Warblade is the best damage dealer and can take a hit w/ his d12, though his AC tends to be pathetic and thus still manages to feel almost like a "glass canon." Almost. Their maneuver granted mechanic might be too big a pain for you to care to learn. Oh well.Ĭrusader is boring but effective, IMO. The only crappy thing is due to both of those classes having messed up stance progressions, you'll never get to enjoy a 3rd level stance. Especially if a Warblade or Crusader, as that manuever can be White Raven Tactics. ![]() If the game ends at 5th level, you want to be single classed to get that 3rd level maneuver.
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