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<blockquote data-quote="exempt" data-source="post: 3142911" data-attributes="member: 852">Just to let you know, trav_laney -- not that you probably didn't notice already -- but on the boards here and at Wizards there is a great number of people who have strong but conflicting opinions of teh samurai.&nbsp; So I applaud you for forging into this arena.I for one, would like to see the grenade style (ka-BOOM no machi)&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I just looked up the Diamon Mind path in Tome of Battle.&nbsp; If you don't have it, Diamond Mind is a combat method that emphasizes &quot;insightful&quot; strikes driven by concentration, which is what you seem to me seeking here.Some ideas from that:Make Conc check with DC = foe's AC.&nbsp; On success, add 1d6 damage (this is a 1-st level strike, so maybe scale the d6 with level, like the rogue's sneak attack... but put some limits on how often it can be used each day or encounter.Make attack, and if successful, make Conc check.&nbsp; This is the damage you deal, but don't add Str, magic, etc.&nbsp; Damage is just the Conc roll.&nbsp; You use a standard action for this attack.&nbsp; The higher -level ability multiplies the Conc check roll by two.&nbsp; Again, I'd limit the number of times you can use it each day or encounter.Or... just keep the ability as-is, but as the samurai progresses, add special effects (DC = 10+ 1/2 samurai level + 1/2 Con bonus).&nbsp; I mean effects like daze, stun (1 round), stun (1d4 rounds), knock off balance (no Dex bonus to AC for a round), etc.Or... just stick with it and assume that once characters get multiple attacks in a round, they'll use focused strike less often except for teh few occasions they meet enemies with very high AC.&nbsp; Then the extra attack bonus will reallly help.&nbsp; In any case, I like teh focused strike idea.I'd find a samurai you like and stick with it.&nbsp; And unless your campaign is historical Japan, just make the samurai in the image you want him.&nbsp; OA is one of the few venues in D&amp;D where people really focus on the historicity of the goods.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="exempt, post: 3142911, member: 852"] Just to let you know, trav_laney -- not that you probably didn't notice already -- but on the boards here and at Wizards there is a great number of people who have strong but conflicting opinions of teh samurai. So I applaud you for forging into this arena. I for one, would like to see the grenade style ([i]ka-BOOM no machi[/i]) ;) I just looked up the Diamon Mind path in Tome of Battle. If you don't have it, Diamond Mind is a combat method that emphasizes "insightful" strikes driven by concentration, which is what you seem to me seeking here. Some ideas from that: Make Conc check with DC = foe's AC. On success, add 1d6 damage (this is a 1-st level strike, so maybe scale the d6 with level, like the rogue's sneak attack... but put some limits on how often it can be used each day or encounter. Make attack, and if successful, make Conc check. This is the damage you deal, but don't add Str, magic, etc. Damage is just the Conc roll. You use a standard action for this attack. The higher -level ability multiplies the Conc check roll by two. Again, I'd limit the number of times you can use it each day or encounter. Or... just keep the ability as-is, but as the samurai progresses, add special effects (DC = 10+ 1/2 samurai level + 1/2 Con bonus). I mean effects like daze, stun (1 round), stun (1d4 rounds), knock off balance (no Dex bonus to AC for a round), etc. Or... just stick with it and assume that once characters get multiple attacks in a round, they'll use focused strike less often except for teh few occasions they meet enemies with very high AC. Then the extra attack bonus will reallly help. In any case, I like teh focused strike idea. I'd find a samurai [i]you[/i] like and stick with it. And unless your campaign is historical Japan, just make the samurai in the image you want him. OA is one of the few venues in D&D where people really focus on the historicity of the goods. [/QUOTE]

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