Oriental Adventures Material updated?

[Ranger REG]

Other than the Dragon Mag article a while back that updated the OA book for 3.5, what material from Oriental Adventures has been redone in 3.5? Classes, feats, etc.

Other than the article in Dragon #318, nothing else I know of. Some of the Complete books updated the feats that first introduced in OA.

Or, what are good sources for an OA style campaign that are for 3.5?

You could try Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords.

I believe one of last year's Dungeon issue have an OA type adventure that have nothing to do with Rokugan.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

The samurai, wu jen, and shugenjawere all redone as base classes in the Complete books.

Not quite. Wu Jen and shugenja did indeed receive attention in the first batch of Complete books. But the Samurai wasn't updated. Instead they whipped up some gaudy monstrosity of a base class and called that Samurai. (I still maintain that whoever thought that one up should commit seppuku. With a wooden sword ).

My current take on samurai is a Gestalt Warblade/Kiniticist. Works quite well (if you're not in a Gestalt Campaign, straight warblade can work, too)

 

[Arkhandus]

Wait, what?

A warblade/kineticist? How does that a samurai make?

 

[Razz]

Not quite. Wu Jen and shugenja did indeed receive attention in the first batch of Complete books. But the Samurai wasn't updated. Instead they whipped up some gaudy monstrosity of a base class and called that Samurai. (I still maintain that whoever thought that one up should commit seppuku. With a wooden sword ).

Right on! I saw everything wrong with that class on my first reading of it. Sad, sad class. All flavor, no fun.

 

[Qualidar]

I believe one of last year's Dungeon issue have an OA type adventure that have nothing to do with Rokugan.

That’s the Palace of Plenty. I’m running a modified Bo9S version this weekend at KahunaCon (might be the GenCon game I run as well). Great Adventure. A real Oriental Adventure's adventure: no Rogukan.

~Qualidar~

 

[Cam Banks]

I love the sohei. I'm wondering what you'd call that in a non-Eastern setting, because it's really one of my favorite OA classes.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[jolt]

I love the sohei. I'm wondering what you'd call that in a non-Eastern setting, because it's really one of my favorite OA classes.

Cheers,
Cam

I'd call it the Defender or Guardian or some other synonym like that. Anything more specific and it'll sound like a Prestige Class.

I thought the Complete X versions of the OA characters was, at worst, passable (except for the aforementioned Samurai; as others have said, the Complete version blows).

jolt

 

[Arnwyn]

You should check out the consolidated lists of feats, classes, etc. on Wizards' page and you'll get a pretty good overview of what was updated and where there.

This is the best answer.

Quick Summary:
- see Dragon #318

Classes:
- Samurai = CW
- Shugenja = CD
- Wu-jen = CAr

Feats:
- Artist = PGtFaerun
- Defensive Strike = CW
- Defensive Throw = CW
- Discipline = PGtFaerun
- Eagle Claw Attack = CW
- Earth's Embrace = CW
- Fists of Iron = CW
- Flying Kick = CW
- Freezing the Lifeblood = CW
- Improved Grapple = 3.5 PHB
- Karmic Strike = CW
- Ki Shout = CW ("Kiai Shout")
- Luck of Heroes = PGtFaerun
- Magic in the Blood = PGtFaerun
- Magical Artisan = PGtFaerun
- Pain Touch = CW
- Prone Attack = CW
- Resist Poison = PGtFaerun
- Roundabout Kick = CW
- Saddleback = PGtFaerun
- Sea Legs = Stormwrack
- Smooth Talk = PGtFaerun
- Strong Soul = PGtFaerun

Didn't get a chance to check the spells.

 

[Ranger REG]

I'd call it the Defender or Guardian or some other synonym like that. Anything more specific and it'll sound like a Prestige Class.

Sentinel.

But if you're feeling a bit medieval, you could call it a templar.

 

[Cam Banks]

Sentinel.

But if you're feeling a bit medieval, you could call it a templar.

Templar sounds good. Since the historical sohei were Buddhist warrior monks attached to shrines, "templar" makes the most sense.

Cheers,
Cam