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<blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 3054024" data-attributes="member: 41187"><a href="http://www.iron-league.com/displaycontent.cfm?iCatId=3&amp;iConID=66" target="_blank">This</a> might inspire a few abilities for use with a staff-based class.&nbsp; They're set up as feats for a variant ruleset (Iron Heroes) but they should transfer over very well, whether the character uses a staff as a double weapon or a two-hander.As written, your class would work much better as a prestige class.&nbsp; It only gets a few abilities, all of which have limited utility, it has crap for skills and only 1d8 of hp.&nbsp; Honestly, a staff fighter would probably be better off using a ranger as the base, or a fighter with feats in TWF and the &quot;specific weapon&quot; feats.For example, the Weapon Block is flavorful and interesting but weak.&nbsp; Ring of Protection +5 is fairly standard by 17th level, which superceeds the benefit of Weapon Block.&nbsp; Also, Weapon Block has the odd side effect of making a member of this class, that is holding a staff and ,caught by a Hold Person or paralysis effect harder to hit.&nbsp; Standing like a statue, holding a staff in one hand, yet is mystically blocking attacks with the non-moving staff.&nbsp; Very strange.It's a great concept and with a good bit of work you'll have something interesting and effective to play with.&nbsp; [Pimpage]Or you could just play Iron Heroes, which already allows you to do <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~evildm/dd3e/IronHeroes/GenCon/Junshuaya.html" target="_blank">this</a> at level 4, and just be meaner as you progress.&nbsp; That's right, 1d8+6 three times a round.&nbsp; At level 4.[/Pimpage]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValhallaGH, post: 3054024, member: 41187"] [url=http://www.iron-league.com/displaycontent.cfm?iCatId=3&iConID=66]This[/url] might inspire a few abilities for use with a staff-based class. They're set up as feats for a variant ruleset (Iron Heroes) but they should transfer over very well, whether the character uses a staff as a double weapon or a two-hander. As written, your class would work much better as a prestige class. It only gets a few abilities, all of which have limited utility, it has crap for skills and only 1d8 of hp. Honestly, a staff fighter would probably be better off using a ranger as the base, or a fighter with feats in TWF and the "specific weapon" feats. For example, the Weapon Block is flavorful and interesting but weak. Ring of Protection +5 is fairly standard by 17th level, which superceeds the benefit of Weapon Block. Also, Weapon Block has the odd side effect of making a member of this class, that is holding a staff and ,caught by a Hold Person or paralysis effect harder to hit. Standing like a statue, holding a staff in one hand, yet is mystically blocking attacks with the non-moving staff. Very strange. It's a great concept and with a good bit of work you'll have something interesting and effective to play with. [Pimpage] Or you could just play Iron Heroes, which already allows you to do [url=http://home.earthlink.net/~evildm/dd3e/IronHeroes/GenCon/Junshuaya.html]this[/url] at level 4, and just be meaner as you progress. That's right, 1d8+6 three times a round. At level 4. [/Pimpage] [/QUOTE]

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