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<blockquote data-quote="trav_laney" data-source="post: 3143591" data-attributes="member: 46508">You are, like, the fifth person to suggest this change.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; And most frustrating of all, you guys are absolutely right.&nbsp; I can't find anything (outside of pop culuture sources, anyway) that says that Samurai wielded both weapons in battle simultaneously.&nbsp; There was the fighting style known as nitojutsu, but it focused on using a paired set of odachi swords and wasn't historically practiced among the samurai.&nbsp; So I guess I'll have to rework it.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Howsabout this: I get rid of daisho, and I call the combat style kenjutsu (lit. &quot;sword methods&quot;) instead.&nbsp; At 2nd level, the samurai may use Cleave regardless of whether or not he meets the requirements.&nbsp; At 6th level, he may use Great Cleave.&nbsp; At 11th level, he may use Improved Critical.&nbsp; And at 17th level (going with Kularian's suggestion), the samurai may use Mighty Cleave.*&nbsp; Giving Power Attack at 2nd level is too weak compared to the other combat styles.*Mighty Cleave: The samurai may take a single 5-foot step while using his Great Cleave ability.&nbsp; This counts as his five-foot step for the round.&nbsp; (This is possibly unbalancing...will have to play-test this one.)I've decided to give a bonus feat at 3rd level.&nbsp; Personally, I prefer Improved Initiative over Quick Draw since I don't change weapons very often.&nbsp; But samurai did study iaijutsu, as Sadrik already mentioned...so in the interest of keeping this class historically accurate, I'm going with Quick Draw.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trav_laney, post: 3143591, member: 46508"] You are, like, the fifth person to suggest this change. :) And most frustrating of all, you guys are absolutely right. I can't find anything (outside of pop culuture sources, anyway) that says that Samurai wielded both weapons in battle simultaneously. There was the fighting style known as nitojutsu, but it focused on using a paired set of odachi swords and wasn't historically practiced among the samurai. So I guess I'll have to rework it. :( Howsabout this: I get rid of daisho, and I call the combat style kenjutsu (lit. "sword methods") instead. At 2nd level, the samurai may use Cleave regardless of whether or not he meets the requirements. At 6th level, he may use Great Cleave. At 11th level, he may use Improved Critical. And at 17th level (going with Kularian's suggestion), the samurai may use Mighty Cleave.* Giving Power Attack at 2nd level is too weak compared to the other combat styles. *Mighty Cleave: The samurai may take a single 5-foot step while using his Great Cleave ability. This counts as his five-foot step for the round. (This is possibly unbalancing...will have to play-test this one.) I've decided to give a bonus feat at 3rd level. Personally, I prefer Improved Initiative over Quick Draw since I don't change weapons very often. But samurai did study iaijutsu, as Sadrik already mentioned...so in the interest of keeping this class historically accurate, I'm going with Quick Draw. [/QUOTE]

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