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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonwriter" data-source="post: 5532193" data-attributes="member: 54988"><p>As I understand, the OA Samurai class is superior. But I've never looked at OA, so I can't really be sure.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>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?</p><p>The more info we(/I) have on what you are trying to achieve, the more help can be offered. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragonwriter, post: 5532193, member: 54988"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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