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Message: <blockquote data-quote="akbearfoot" data-source="post: 4417871" data-attributes="member: 33560">I'm playing a warblade currently going through the Age of Worms storyline adapted for Ebberon.We just hit 6th level and sofar he is a lot of fun.  He definitely hits harder than anyone else in the group, but he is behind on the defensive front.  He's also got a neat twist as he's inherited the Genie blood line from UA.Everyone in the group has some sort of bonus item/bloodline/ability to add a little extra strength, and his bonus was a free minor Genie bloodline, with the option to buy up to Major(for the cost of intermediate), additionally the DM gave me 1d8s for hit points on the bloodline levels I spend.  Right now he's a Warblade 5, Bloodline1, focused on Diamond mind and Iron heart, with a little white raven.Punishing stance and Pearl of black doubt are his 2 stances.  Maneuvers = Tactical Strike, White Raven Tactics, Steel Wind, Moment of Perfect Mind, Iron Heart Focus, and Sapphire Nightmare blade(never prepared).Feats: Exotic Wpn:bastard Sword 1, Power Attack B, Vital Recovery 3, Adaptive Style 6, Blind Fight B, Improved Initiatave BHis future plans are to buy his major bloodline with another bloodline level, a level of Swordsage, then take all 5 levels of master of 9.  The bloodline levels synergize VERY well with initiator classes, as well as providing 2 of the 5 required feats for Mo9, and giving an extra +2 bonus to concentration checks for those nifty diamond mind maneuvers.His attack options are currently limited, since he only has 2 useful strike maneuvers.  But in the next 2 levels he'll be trading Steel Wind for Mithral Tornado, and adding Ruby Nightmare blade to his list.  At the mid range of 12-15th level he'll be gaining many extra maneuvers from swordsage and Mo9 which will give him a LOT of extra versatility.He usually keeps Moment of perfect mind up instead of Iron Heart Focus since failed will saves are a fight ender, and he can spend a full round action to 're-load' Iron heart focus if he gets poisoned or diseased or what have you.My DM has ruled that I 'can' use White raven tactics on myself, however I have only used it on other allies sofar, usually to raise their initiative so we act before the Bad guys.  It works quite well with my +7 initiative mod.My strikes hit harder than the rest of the groups, but my 22 AC is lower than the 2 warforged (23 and 24) and especially the beasthide elite shifter druid with PHB2 shifting with his 27+ armor class.  However I have the best defense against mind affecting stuff with MoPM and a +13 concentration mod.</blockquote>

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