Knight Otu said:
Now that is just... not right. Ronin as prestige class?
Yeah, yeah, I know. It's actually an odd-duck prestige class, similar to the Blackguard in that when you take it, you can convert your Samurai levels into Ronin levels. This is one place where the term 'prestige' really works against the concept.
I remember when glancing over it last night, wondering why I would
want to become one. I don't recall what makes it a class worth taking...or if it's a class you drop into. Hmm. 'Shame' Classes? Time for a new book.
Are these tactical feats or fighting style feats, the same things as the fighting styles from OA, virtual feats that you didn't have to buy if you had all of the steep requirements?
No, they're actuall honest to goodness feats. These particular ones favor fighters more than others, since they use a valuable feat slot, and many are for weapon combinations.
Is there any room for modifying the samurai since it seems too focussed with the whole katana/wakizashi thing, when it's something in my campaign that would only come from one nation. Could it be changed to used a long sword (aka Gum) and be a Hwoarang?
I don't see why you couldn't. It's still a medium/light weapon combo, correct? Most of the weapon-dependent feats, like the virtual quickdraw feat, would work fine with the Gum/Hwoarang combo (these are Korean?).
Did they take any feats from D20 Modern such as Agile Riposte, Elusive Target, or that one where you can avoid an opponent's strength bonus to hit you?
Not that I noticed, but I may have missed them.
Is Mirror Move the spell that lets you emulate any feat you saw used, in that book?
No idea on this one. I glazed right over the spells.
Has the Bladedancer (aka the Flying Swordsman Prc) been revised?
Yes. Another trend I didn't like, a lot of Elf/Half-ELf only classes, as opposed to one halfling, one gnome, and one Orc/Half-orc. I glazed over it, honestly. The class itself hasn't really grabbed me that much.
Just how much extra damage does a Swashbuckler depend on? And how much of this extra damage works on things that are immune to criticals?
Here, I'm not sure. I believe that they have to abilities, one which is similar to sneak attack and one that is not. My memory is weak on this one. I know one ability was just like sneak attack (no good against critically immune creatures), but I think the other was not.
What kind of spells do hexblades get? Is it mainly ability enhancing transmutation spells?
Honestly, I forgot to look for his spell list, but given his write-up, I would expect them to be more offensive hex and debuff spells. The concept appears to be more of 'curse my enemy and cast his ruin upon the mountain' more than 'fear my terrible power'.
What is there for Bards beyond some new spells? Is their anything like a Skald Prc?
There is one bard specific Prc that I don't recall the name of, but it was pretty amusing. He could Inspire Recklessness and something else (Rage?) and was clearly a fighting man's bard, so he might do for your Skald, depending on what you're after.
When looking for a magic-less ranger, I was expecting a ranger with no magic. Maybe it's my Canadian English that is failing me.
