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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Souljourner" data-source="post: 3663635" data-attributes="member: 1622">Please look at the Martial Bard here: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=3334709&postcount=2" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=3334709&postcount=2</a>A friend of mine is playing this in one of our campaigns, and it seems terribly overpowered.  This may be bias since I'm playing a crusader and another friend is a warblade, but man - the martial bard is just a little too good.The main contention I have is with how it regains maneuvers - a swift (or move!) action gets one spent maneuver re-readied.   There's pretty much zero cost to this recovery, and it means that the martial bard can use the same maneuver every round.  Even if you rule that you can't use the maneuver you just recovered during this round, it still means that unless you use more than one maneuver in a round (which is generally unusual), you will never have more than one expended maneuver at any time.The class is basically just like the swordsage (same huge number of maneuvers, 6 skillpoints, 3/4 BAB) with bardic music and a FAR SUPERIOR recovery mechanic (swordsage has to spend a full round action to recover one maneuver).Yes, the swordsage's recovery mechanic is terrible, but the Martial Bard's is just as horrible in the other direction.-Nate</blockquote>