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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 1241071" data-attributes="member: 533">"Is the CW Samurai core class 'historically accurate'?"Well, it is inspired by one prominent legendary swordsman, the creator of niten ryu, Musashi Miyamoto.Or in splatbook-speak, it's a combination of master samurai and tempest prestige class, with emphasis on the tempest portion.But honestly, that is only one fighting style of the samurai. IMHO, they made that core class way too specific. Of course, one can argue that he still have the feat allotment at 1st, 3rd, and three levels thereafter to customize the class, but still, the niten ryu fighting style is the core of this class' ability, and historically, it's not one of the oldest Japanese swordfighting arts.1e Samurai represent the archetypal Japanese buke warrior class. He must not only learn swordfighting, although that is the first weapon a samurai should be proficient with, but also must learn archery and spearfighting. There are those in the buke class that are well-known for their spearfighting techniques in battle rather than their sword of status.If it were me, I steal the combat path example from the ranger class and emphasize the katana swordfighting, the yumi archery, and the yari spearfighting. Of course, if I were to steal from d20 Modern, I set them up as talent trees.</blockquote>