So there is a lot of talk about "simple" fighters and how boring they are or aren't, and how they measure up to spellcasters in terms of versatility, variety, and usefullness especially at higher levels. While I personally feel that the fighter is at a good place in terms of pure numerical balance in combat, I find it to be one of the most lackluster classes in 5e. It has no "wow" factor. It is Combat Numbers the class.
I want a martial warrior that is more interesting than a beat stick. I want to make tactically interesting choices on a round by round basis. I want resource management, versatility, and utility both in and out of combat. I accept that a martial character will never be as "significant" as a spellcaster in terms of utility, both on and off the battlefield, but I want more than what 5e has given us.
To that end, I created the 5e Swordsage. It draws heavily from the 3e Tome of Battle martial adepts, but utilizes the streamlined structure of 4e martial exploits to achieve a variety of interesting capabilities in combat. The class is not as tough as the fighter, nor as lethal in combat, but it has much more versatility. Tell me what you think!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zHLtUBIOpuzbhov9Jk6GsCgftm1TIb2_Q8oHBWo26Jk/edit?usp=sharing
I want a martial warrior that is more interesting than a beat stick. I want to make tactically interesting choices on a round by round basis. I want resource management, versatility, and utility both in and out of combat. I accept that a martial character will never be as "significant" as a spellcaster in terms of utility, both on and off the battlefield, but I want more than what 5e has given us.
To that end, I created the 5e Swordsage. It draws heavily from the 3e Tome of Battle martial adepts, but utilizes the streamlined structure of 4e martial exploits to achieve a variety of interesting capabilities in combat. The class is not as tough as the fighter, nor as lethal in combat, but it has much more versatility. Tell me what you think!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zHLtUBIOpuzbhov9Jk6GsCgftm1TIb2_Q8oHBWo26Jk/edit?usp=sharing