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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trav_laney" data-source="post: 3153935" data-attributes="member: 46508">Geez, where were you last week, when I was fishing for non-combat abilities of the Samurai?  <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=":-)" />  I want this class to be as true to history as possible, and all I have been able to find so far is combat-related.  There was something about a tea ceremony, and a little about the rite of passage of a student and his master, but other than that, all I can find is info on weapons that were used, combat tactics, and the like.Its closer to being a more narrowly focused Ranger, but I get what you are saying.The problem I am running into there is, most of these things could be handled through good role-playing.  By putting enough points into Diplomacy and taking the Leadership feat, any character could accomplish what you are recommending.In other words, a character class doesn't need a special ability or class feature in order to do something well.  A paladin can summon a special mount...but he is no more skilled at riding it than an ordinary fighter is.  Clerics make great diplomats and leaders, but so do bards, rogues, paladins, aristocrats, and experts.  It all depends on how much role-playing you intend to do with your character, versus how much dice-throwing you want to do.Dude, I never take criticism personally.  Okay, maybe not 'never,' but you know what I mean.  I appreciate your feedback, and I hope you won't hesitate to offer suggestions on how to improve this class.  So far, my gaming group likes what I have come up with...but that doesn't mean I should call it "good enough" and move on.</blockquote>

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