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<blockquote data-quote="Ferrix" data-source="post: 2115685" data-attributes="member: 6115"><p>I don't think it's overpowering at all, the bladedancer gives up over 20 levels (since at best they can be an 8th level bard/2nd level rogue/10th level bladedancer):</p><p></p><p>Inspire Greatness</p><p>Song of Freedom</p><p>Inspire Courage +3 & +4</p><p>Inspire Heroics</p><p>Mass Suggestion</p><p>12 levels of bard spellcasting</p><p></p><p>I was also really placed with the amount of description and detail you gave the class.</p><p></p><p>Although I agree the bladedancer abilities should probably be supernatural.</p><p></p><p>I don't think having the sneak attack progression put in there makes it over the top, and tireless dance is really not that much of a benefit when you have 19 rounds of bladedancing before you become fatigued. It's just an added benefit, at level 16, I don't think it's an issue.</p><p></p><p>Dance of Whirling Steel is fine I think as is, some people argue over the Invisible Blade's Uncanny Feint ability but it was designed so that the Invisible Blade could potentially get a feint on each one of their attacks in a round. The only limitation I would add is one feint per attack roll or something like that, so you can't keep feinting for free until you think you've rolled high enough and then make your attack roll. People will cry havoc over sneak attacks potential damage capability, but it's really contrived arguments usually.</p><p></p><p>Great PrC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ferrix, post: 2115685, member: 6115"] I don't think it's overpowering at all, the bladedancer gives up over 20 levels (since at best they can be an 8th level bard/2nd level rogue/10th level bladedancer): Inspire Greatness Song of Freedom Inspire Courage +3 & +4 Inspire Heroics Mass Suggestion 12 levels of bard spellcasting I was also really placed with the amount of description and detail you gave the class. Although I agree the bladedancer abilities should probably be supernatural. I don't think having the sneak attack progression put in there makes it over the top, and tireless dance is really not that much of a benefit when you have 19 rounds of bladedancing before you become fatigued. It's just an added benefit, at level 16, I don't think it's an issue. Dance of Whirling Steel is fine I think as is, some people argue over the Invisible Blade's Uncanny Feint ability but it was designed so that the Invisible Blade could potentially get a feint on each one of their attacks in a round. The only limitation I would add is one feint per attack roll or something like that, so you can't keep feinting for free until you think you've rolled high enough and then make your attack roll. People will cry havoc over sneak attacks potential damage capability, but it's really contrived arguments usually. Great PrC. [/QUOTE]
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