Blind Swordsman?

[Daermon]

I like the Psion option better.

Actually, a Psionic Warrior/Fighter build with the appropriate feats could work well with this.

 

[Mistwell]

At a cost of 3,000gp ((1 x 1 x 2000)x1.5) to make this into goggles, I think this is your best bet.

Except it wouldn't help you with darkness, or invisibility, or the many other things that the blindfold would help with. And, you could NEVER be given darkvision, or see invisibility, even with a spell, since it specifically says it will not function (you need the light to function).

The Blindfold is the better bet.

 

[Cabral]

Another option is ask your DM if you play a Grimlock Swordsman. (He was the best Dinobot ...)

 

[Cabral]

I just added a Blind Swordsman Prestige Class thread to the House Rules forum if you want to check it out.

 

[BalazarIago]

You have the PC do all of this, getting feats and special abilities, and then have a Mesiah go through town, healing all the sick and afflicted pass the PC.

"Your blind, poor thing. " Cast cure blindness, "There you go, enjoy your gift of sight"

Then sit back and watch the player implode.

 

[Xereq]

yup, blindsight feat in compleat warior is update for the feat in sword and fist, but i think i saw a psionic monk somewhere and you could just add the wierdsight power to the list of powers available, ancestral blade (from samuri in OA) instead of ki strike and unarmed strike that works with flurry of blows etc. sounds doable as a core class

 

[lukelightning]

Because he can't see his surroundings? Someone who is blinded should have more penalties than someone who is fighting invisible opponents.

So why doesn't he keep the dex bonus to AC (versus melee opponents anyway?)

 

[Enamel_32]

Perhaps this would work well as an exalted feat, similar to the vow of poverty?

 

[Cabral]

Because he can't see his surroundings? Someone who is blinded should have more penalties than someone who is fighting invisible opponents.

Why? being blinded just makes everyone invisible
And blind-fight reduces the penalties versus invisible opponents.

 

[Krelios]

But being blinded makes everything invisible. Walls, floors, ceilings, dangerous molds... You have no visual landmarks to discern your location and relative position to other objects/creatures. Being blind really should have a steeper penalty than fighting an invisible creature. I bet if you asked a blind person if they'd like to see everything but people, they'd take you up on it (although I'm not sure how that would work).