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<blockquote data-quote="jaker2003" data-source="post: 2386442" data-attributes="member: 18667"><p>I need a once over and any opinions.</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Blade Master</span></span></strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Hit Die:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> d10</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">Requirements</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">To qualify to become a blade master, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Base Attack Bonus:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> +5.</span></span></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Tumble 6, Balance 6, Sense Motive 6</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Feats:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Combat Expertise, Dodge, Weapon Focus (dagger or any sword).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Class Skills</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">The blade master’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Heal (</span><span style="color: silver">Wis</span><span style="color: silver">), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (str), Listen (</span><span style="color: silver">Wis</span><span style="color: silver">), Search (Int), Sense Motive (</span><span style="color: silver">Wis</span><span style="color: silver">), Spot (</span><span style="color: silver">Wis</span><span style="color: silver">), and Tumble (Dex). See Chapter 4 of the <em>Player’s Handbook</em> for skill descriptions.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Skill Points at Each Level:</strong> 2 + Int modifier.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">Class Features</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Weapon and Armor Proficiency:</strong> Blade masters neither gain nor loose proficiencies.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver"><strong>Chosen Weapon (Ex):</strong> Choose one type of sword or dagger for which you already have the weapon focus feat. You have forsaken all other weapons to master this one. A blade master adds his blade master level as a competence bonus to all damage rolls made with his chosen weaon. A blade master recieves a competence penalty equal to his blade master level on attack rolls made with any weapon but his chosen weapon.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Disbelief (Ex):</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> At 2nd level, the blade master gains Skill Focus (sense motive) as a bonus feat</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Deflect Arrows (Ex):</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> At 3rd level, when wielding his chosen weapon, a blade master may deflect an arrow with his blade, as the Deflect Arrows feat.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver"><strong>Canny Defense (Ex):</strong></span><span style="color: silver"> At 4th level, when not using a shield, a blade master uses his Intelligence bonus as a shield bonus to modify his Armor Class while wielding his chosen weapon. The shield bonus cannot exceed his blade master level. The blade master cannot use this ability when denied his dexterity bonus.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Spot Weakness (Ex):</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> A 5th level blade master can search his enemies’ armor and tactics for a weakness. A blade master may analyze his target’s defenses to receive an Insight bonus on attack rolls against that target. The total number of evaluated targets the blade master may have at any time is equal to his Intelligence bonus. Analyzing a target is a move action. A blade master may use a standard action to strike an evaluated foe with a single attack with his chosen weapon. This attack recieves a +5 Insight bonus on the attack roll and if the attack threatens a critical, the blade master recieves a +10 Insight bonus on the confirm roll. The benefits against an evaluated target only last for the encounter it was evaluated in.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Level </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">BAB </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Fort </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Ref </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Will S</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">pecial</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1 </span></span></strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+0 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+2 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+0 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Favored Weapon</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2 </span></span></strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+2 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+0 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+3 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+0 Disbelief</span></span></p><p>3 <span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+3 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+3 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1</span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Deflect Arrows</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4 </span></span></strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+4 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+4 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1 Canny Defense</span></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5 </span></span></strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+5 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+4 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">+1 </span></span><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Spot Weakness</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaker2003, post: 2386442, member: 18667"] I need a once over and any opinions. [b][b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Blade Master[/font][/color][/b][/b] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman].[/font][/color] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Hit Die:[/color][/b][color=silver] d10[/color][/font] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=silver]Requirements[/color][/font][/b] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]To qualify to become a blade master, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.[/font][/color] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Base Attack Bonus:[/color][/b][color=silver] +5.[/color][/font] [b]Skills:[/b] Tumble 6, Balance 6, Sense Motive 6 [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Feats:[/color][/b][color=silver] Combat Expertise, Dodge, Weapon Focus (dagger or any sword).[/color][/font] [b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Class Skills[/font][/color][/b] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]The blade master’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Heal ([/color][color=silver]Wis[/color][color=silver]), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (str), Listen ([/color][color=silver]Wis[/color][color=silver]), Search (Int), Sense Motive ([/color][color=silver]Wis[/color][color=silver]), Spot ([/color][color=silver]Wis[/color][color=silver]), and Tumble (Dex). See Chapter 4 of the [i]Player’s Handbook[/i] for skill descriptions.[/color][/font] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman][b]Skill Points at Each Level:[/b] 2 + Int modifier.[/font][/color] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=silver]Class Features[/color][/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][b]Weapon and Armor Proficiency:[/b] Blade masters neither gain nor loose proficiencies.[/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver][b]Chosen Weapon (Ex):[/b] Choose one type of sword or dagger for which you already have the weapon focus feat. You have forsaken all other weapons to master this one. A blade master adds his blade master level as a competence bonus to all damage rolls made with his chosen weaon. A blade master recieves a competence penalty equal to his blade master level on attack rolls made with any weapon but his chosen weapon.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Disbelief (Ex):[/color][/b][color=silver] At 2nd level, the blade master gains Skill Focus (sense motive) as a bonus feat[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Deflect Arrows (Ex):[/color][/b][color=silver] At 3rd level, when wielding his chosen weapon, a blade master may deflect an arrow with his blade, as the Deflect Arrows feat.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver][b]Canny Defense (Ex):[/b][/color][color=silver] At 4th level, when not using a shield, a blade master uses his Intelligence bonus as a shield bonus to modify his Armor Class while wielding his chosen weapon. The shield bonus cannot exceed his blade master level. The blade master cannot use this ability when denied his dexterity bonus.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Spot Weakness (Ex):[/color][/b][color=silver] A 5th level blade master can search his enemies’ armor and tactics for a weakness. A blade master may analyze his target’s defenses to receive an Insight bonus on attack rolls against that target. The total number of evaluated targets the blade master may have at any time is equal to his Intelligence bonus. Analyzing a target is a move action. A blade master may use a standard action to strike an evaluated foe with a single attack with his chosen weapon. This attack recieves a +5 Insight bonus on the attack roll and if the attack threatens a critical, the blade master recieves a +10 Insight bonus on the confirm roll. The benefits against an evaluated target only last for the encounter it was evaluated in.[/color][/font] [b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Level [/font][/color][/b][b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]BAB [/font][/color][/b][b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Fort [/font][/color][/b][b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Ref [/font][/color][/b][b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Will S[/font][/color][/b][b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]pecial[/font][/color][/b] [b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]1 [/font][/color][/b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+0 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+2 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+0 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Favored Weapon[/font][/color] [b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]2 [/font][/color][/b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+2 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+0 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+3 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+0 Disbelief[/font][/color] 3 [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+3 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+3 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1[/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Deflect Arrows[/font][/color] [b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]4 [/font][/color][/b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+4 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+4 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1 Canny Defense[/font][/color] [b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]5 [/font][/color][/b][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+5 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+4 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]+1 [/font][/color][color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Spot Weakness[/font][/color] [/QUOTE]
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