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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corinthi" data-source="post: 1244078" data-attributes="member: 8272">I own both books and I have to say that both have thier place.The AEG Swashbuckler is just fine in Theah. Many of the SA feats areconsiderably more powerful than stock D&D or AU feats. The Swashbuckler really needs those feats to thrive, especially the unarmored AC feats, which are incredibly potent. I would not use AEG's Swashbuckler in core D&D because I've played Swashbuckling Adventures and have seen how potent those characters become. SA has decent internal balance, but isn't intended to be balanced with Core D&D.The Unfettered is balanced just fine for Core D&D, at least in my eyes. That said, I firmly assert that the Unfettered is a better class than the fighter. More skill points and better class abilities. The Unfettered is more flavorful and crunchier than the 3.5 fighter. But then, so is the 3.5 Barbarian and the 3.5 Ranger. In the efforts of fairness, I just don't like the Fighter. Perhaps had the 3.5 design team made some effort to make feats more interesting I'd feel differently, but they didn't. All I've ever seen the fighter class used for is a couple of bonus feats on the way to a prestige class. I'm not a fan of prestige classes. Give me a core class that's interesting enough to stick with for 20 levels and I'm happy. Hmm, that was a bit of a diversion. Anyway, the AEG Swashbuckler is fine for Swashbuckling Adventures, but takes a bit too much tweaking to be effective in standard D&D without being /too/ effective. The Unfettered is my choice for a finesse fighter.</blockquote>

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