Off to War (always recruiting) OCC Year 2:
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Dragonwriter
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As I understand, the OA Samurai class is superior. But I've never looked at OA, so I can't really be sure.
Well, which aspect of the samurai style were you most interested in following? The 'fight against all odds, beyond the point of death' Seven Samurai style? The 'single strike ends the battle before it begins' style? The noble, honorable warrior defending the interests of his lord?
The more info we(/I) have on what you are trying to achieve, the more help can be offered.
As to the classes, Knight will likely get more of what you are after if it's honorable single combat or holding the line against a horde of foes. Only power-problem is the reliance on Charisma. It really doesn't do enough else for you to make it a really useful thing. Fighter is a little trickier... You get a lot of feats, but not much else. Of course, there are ways to tailor the feats to fit the style, and they allow you to really master your chosen weapon (katana, I assume).
Personally, between the two, I'd likely take the Knight. Better HD, better defenses and the ability to make foes come to you or face a penalty if they go after your allies. Very good for the whole 'defender of the people' thing.
SJRSamurai
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Well for what I'm trying to emulate is the honorable defender of his lord/adopted people. I also want him to be close to an historical representation, wich means less katana focussed than what you would otherwise see.
Samurais were masters of many weapons not just the sword, although it was an important part of their gear, so was the bow, spear and other various weapons. I think the knight would be the best fit.
Samurais were masters of many weapons not just the sword, although it was an important part of their gear, so was the bow, spear and other various weapons. I think the knight would be the best fit.
Dragonwriter
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Very true, much like the European Knights. The sword or katana just gets a lot of focus. Largely due to a mix of cool factor, romanticism and the really nice ones being really pretty, I believe.
After all, some of the most exquisite weapons ever created were various swords and katanas. Real works of art.But for game mechanics (since Knight doesn't get the awesome Warblade toy of being able to change all weapon-specific feats to a different weapon after an hour of practice), you're generally better off focusing on one weapon and keeping the others as back-ups.
Anyways, for more class-based info... There are no PrCs capable of advancing the Knight abilities. So you may want to remain single-classed. This campaign isn't particularly high-power, so it should be such an issue with a Knight class character. If you really want a PrC, the Knight Protector fits the concept. You could also look at the Kensai PrC, which tends to be pretty good (but you will be required to focus on a particular weapon).
Still, not a single Prestige Class exists that will make your Knight class features better. Your Challenges will not increase in number or DC, nor will you gain the more advanced uses of the Challenge.
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Just not as much as I did in the previous weeks. I hate my life, my job and most things around me at the moment. Can't even make my regular RL D&D sessions...
SJRSamurai: There are many multi-class options open to you. I suppose it depends if you want your character to have grown up with the typical D&D "Western Europe" culture, or if he grew up in the "East" and was exiled as a teenager. Fighter and/or Samurai could work well. You could always have him grow as a person and develop religous traits, or take on the role of a "Western" noble and become a Knight etc. Hell, maybe he hates his Dad and wants to become a Wizard (or Wu Jen)?
Just not as much as I did in the previous weeks. I hate my life, my job and most things around me at the moment. Can't even make my regular RL D&D sessions...SJRSamurai: There are many multi-class options open to you. I suppose it depends if you want your character to have grown up with the typical D&D "Western Europe" culture, or if he grew up in the "East" and was exiled as a teenager. Fighter and/or Samurai could work well. You could always have him grow as a person and develop religous traits, or take on the role of a "Western" noble and become a Knight etc. Hell, maybe he hates his Dad and wants to become a Wizard (or Wu Jen)?
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