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One of the group is buying the Book of Nine Swords. What should I expect?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 3095205" data-attributes="member: 16989"><p>Totally new way of doing a Fighter Type.</p><p></p><p>Lots of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon type special effects you can get.</p><p></p><p>The best way I describe it is as a War-Sorcerer.</p><p></p><p>Imagine a Sorcerer that, rather that channeling his Innate Spellcasting into Arcane Spellcasting, becomes a Fighter and harnesses his innate magical ability into enhancing his Physical Combat.</p><p></p><p>This isn't just a Plug-On, like a lot of the Complete Books where. It's a completly new system. </p><p></p><p>It also includes a lot of Fluff about the School of Nine Swords and the history of the Fighting Styles in the Book.</p><p></p><p>If he wants to use a Feat or Item here and there, you should have no problem, just make sure you read it first.</p><p></p><p>If he wants to play a Warblade or one of the other Base Classes, You'd better skim over that book for an hour or so to see if you even WANT to allow it in your game.</p><p></p><p>If yes, I'd ask to borrow the book for a few days to read it over before making a final decision.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As for any Real World Testing.</p><p></p><p>I have the book. One of my Players also bought it. He is currently playing a Psychic Warrior/Fighter, and is starting to go up Levels of Warblade. So far, so good, but he's only Level 2 Warblade.</p><p></p><p>I also have put a Game-World Restriction in place. The ways of the Nine Swords can only be learned from a Wandering Master, or a school that teaches one of the Ways. (As it turns out the party had already had several contacts with the Citadel of the Eagle where I decided the vast majority of all Warblades are trained).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vraille Darkfang, post: 3095205, member: 16989"] Totally new way of doing a Fighter Type. Lots of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon type special effects you can get. The best way I describe it is as a War-Sorcerer. Imagine a Sorcerer that, rather that channeling his Innate Spellcasting into Arcane Spellcasting, becomes a Fighter and harnesses his innate magical ability into enhancing his Physical Combat. This isn't just a Plug-On, like a lot of the Complete Books where. It's a completly new system. It also includes a lot of Fluff about the School of Nine Swords and the history of the Fighting Styles in the Book. If he wants to use a Feat or Item here and there, you should have no problem, just make sure you read it first. If he wants to play a Warblade or one of the other Base Classes, You'd better skim over that book for an hour or so to see if you even WANT to allow it in your game. If yes, I'd ask to borrow the book for a few days to read it over before making a final decision. As for any Real World Testing. I have the book. One of my Players also bought it. He is currently playing a Psychic Warrior/Fighter, and is starting to go up Levels of Warblade. So far, so good, but he's only Level 2 Warblade. I also have put a Game-World Restriction in place. The ways of the Nine Swords can only be learned from a Wandering Master, or a school that teaches one of the Ways. (As it turns out the party had already had several contacts with the Citadel of the Eagle where I decided the vast majority of all Warblades are trained). [/QUOTE]
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