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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elemental" data-source="post: 3627435" data-attributes="member: 7931">Unlimited effects seems to be the way of the future--the Warlock, Binder and Incarnum classes all spring to mind, as do reserve feats. And IME, once the spellcaster is tapped, that's when the group falls back and rests.Martial characters can be very "special effects" in some genres. Anime and wuxia are the most obvious, but you can find similar examples in places like the mythology of the Fianna or the Indian Mahabharata. I'll see if I can dig up some examples. I know a lot of D&D players disdain anything that's not "Tolkeinesque" or "medieval Europe", but D&D has always had a strong element of the superheroic, especially at mid to high levels. The Bo9S just lets "the guy with a sword" get in on the spellcasters game.With that said, Bo9S characters don't have to be flashy. It's perfectly possible to put together a Warblade who uses Iron Heart and Diamond Mind, and who never does anything obviously unnatural beyond "I'm really good at fighting." during the entire game.</blockquote>