Readying The Same Maneuver Multiple Times?

[Pasus Nauran]

I was wondering if it's possible for a Martial Adept (Warblade specifically) to ready the same maneuver more than once (just as a Mage can prepare multiple of the same spell). I can't find anything saying yes or no in the book (I may be blind).

For example: Could my warblade ready 3 Emerald Razor maneuvers?

 

[Nifft]

No. Each maneuver has its own "state": readied, expended, or known-but-unreadied.

(This is actually part of the balance of maneuvers in general.)

Cheers, -- N

 

[Pasus Nauran]

No. Each maneuver has its own "state": readied, expended, or known-but-unreadied.

(This is actually part of the balance of maneuvers in general.)

Cheers, -- N

I figured, but wanted to make sure.

 

[ShadowX]

Actually, I think the rules are unclear on this point. However, the obvious intention allows each maneuver to be readied only once as per Nifft's post.

 

[Drowbane]

I've scanned the book to decipher this issue multiple times... and I still don't know how its supposed to be officially.

We reason that its no different than preparing a spell-slot (except that you're better off being diverse as you can reprepare much quicker than a caster).

 

[Zurai]

The rules don't explicitly state it but the FAQ and Sage Advice are perfectly clear: You cannot prepare a maneuver multiple times, and you cannot leave maneuver slots open.

 

[Arkhandus]

The rules are not unclear on it. They explicitly used different terminology, and did not describe it in a manner similar to spellcasting. You do not prepare maneuvers in slots. You just choose a certain number of maneuvers to have ready for use (and as such you cannot ready a maneuver more than once at a time, that's impossible, since you already got it ready). It's that simple.

It is not like wizard spell preparation, and never does the book insinuate it to function like a wizard's spells. People just ASSUME it to be so, but the Tome of Battle is a supplement presenting a new subsystem, NOT presenting a variant magic system or anything else that would imply use of the standard spellcasting rules by default.

 

[Drowbane]

The rules are not unclear on it. They explicitly used different terminology, and did not describe it in a manner similar to spellcasting. You do not prepare maneuvers in slots. You just choose a certain number of maneuvers to have ready for use (and as such you cannot ready a maneuver more than once at a time, that's impossible, since you already got it ready). It's that simple.

It is not like wizard spell preparation, and never does the book insinuate it to function like a wizard's spells. People just ASSUME it to be so, but the Tome of Battle is a supplement presenting a new subsystem, NOT presenting a variant magic system or anything else that would imply use of the standard spellcasting rules by default.

I can buy that.