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<blockquote data-quote="Garthanos" data-source="post: 7997384" data-attributes="member: 82504"><p>Interestingly I think it is not JUST a bookish thing it is both just as many martial types IRL encoded their maneuvers with flowery names and illustrated them in books a swordmage encoding his arcane/martial maneuvers in books makes sense too.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps some inspiration from battlemaster maneuvers could be involved mechanically? These are an admixture of arcane and martial.</p><p></p><p>I liked a lot of your description and there is definitely a Kensei flavor element involved but with Intelligence backing rather than wisdom ... I admit thinking in terms of an ideal where a merger between physical and intellect is perhaps the platonic ideal in question. Perhaps using Intelligence for to hit and initiative might support this while leaving a physical for the base damage is good.</p><p></p><p>I see the weapon as ones carver of reality ...</p><p>It cuts and stabs and pins at a distance not just close. (moderate range even with sword)</p><p>it cuts reality and the elements which compose the planes stream in its wake.</p><p>It cuts through space and time - sure all the teleports, but also swordburst in an at-will could be seen as this and a paragon path at high levels allowed some incredible area of effect but low damage (easily seen that way).</p><p>The weapon is your reality sculptor's tool - one that can do metamorphing of enemies to harm them. (this is beyond the 4e swordmage) but still within the paradigm of the blade being a reality sculptor.</p><p>The weapon creates dangerous terrains and barriers ( perhaps you run along and the barrier is streaming out beside you where your weapon cuts.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garthanos, post: 7997384, member: 82504"] Interestingly I think it is not JUST a bookish thing it is both just as many martial types IRL encoded their maneuvers with flowery names and illustrated them in books a swordmage encoding his arcane/martial maneuvers in books makes sense too. Perhaps some inspiration from battlemaster maneuvers could be involved mechanically? These are an admixture of arcane and martial. I liked a lot of your description and there is definitely a Kensei flavor element involved but with Intelligence backing rather than wisdom ... I admit thinking in terms of an ideal where a merger between physical and intellect is perhaps the platonic ideal in question. Perhaps using Intelligence for to hit and initiative might support this while leaving a physical for the base damage is good. I see the weapon as ones carver of reality ... It cuts and stabs and pins at a distance not just close. (moderate range even with sword) it cuts reality and the elements which compose the planes stream in its wake. It cuts through space and time - sure all the teleports, but also swordburst in an at-will could be seen as this and a paragon path at high levels allowed some incredible area of effect but low damage (easily seen that way). The weapon is your reality sculptor's tool - one that can do metamorphing of enemies to harm them. (this is beyond the 4e swordmage) but still within the paradigm of the blade being a reality sculptor. The weapon creates dangerous terrains and barriers ( perhaps you run along and the barrier is streaming out beside you where your weapon cuts.) [/QUOTE]
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