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<blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 4910617" data-attributes="member: 9249">Swordsage is in Tome of Battle. They get what are essentially magical martial arts maneuvers that they can perform armed or unarmed. You can also take the Superior Unarmed Strike feat, which grants you a reduced Monk's unarmed strike damage progression based on your character level. (Or boosts your effective Monk level by four. See below.)Instead, what I'd recommend is Rogue 3/Swashbuckler X/Ninja X. Pick up Daring Outlaw, Improved Unarmed Strike, and Superior Unarmed Strike. Alternate between Swashbuckler and Ninja levels. Better BAB, better skill points, free Weapon Finesse, Intelligence to damage on unarmed strike, and real Sneak Attack. If you're planning on going Epic, Swashbuckler's weapon proficiencies will qualify you for Martial Stalker, allowing your Ninja levels to qualify you for Weapon Specialization, qualifying you for Daring Warrior. That way your Swashbuckler and Ninja levels count as Fighter levels for the purposes of qualifying for all of your weapon mastery feats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Viktyr Gehrig, post: 4910617, member: 9249"] Swordsage is in [i]Tome of Battle[/i]. They get what are essentially magical martial arts maneuvers that they can perform armed or unarmed. You can also take the Superior Unarmed Strike feat, which grants you a reduced Monk's unarmed strike damage progression based on your character level. (Or boosts your effective Monk level by four. See below.) Instead, what I'd recommend is Rogue 3/Swashbuckler X/Ninja X. Pick up Daring Outlaw, Improved Unarmed Strike, and Superior Unarmed Strike. Alternate between Swashbuckler and Ninja levels. Better BAB, better skill points, free Weapon Finesse, Intelligence to damage on unarmed strike, and real Sneak Attack. If you're planning on going Epic, Swashbuckler's weapon proficiencies will qualify you for Martial Stalker, allowing your Ninja levels to qualify you for Weapon Specialization, qualifying you for Daring Warrior. That way your Swashbuckler and Ninja levels count as Fighter levels for the purposes of qualifying for all of your weapon mastery feats. [/QUOTE]

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