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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 3762028" data-attributes="member: 6562">Swordsages are awesome. Don't multi-class.A spiked chain would be cool, but don't sweat it too hard -- you would need a high Int and Str to make good use of one, as well as a fair number of feats. Hmm, looks like you have the requisite Str and Int. One suggestion: put the 14 in Int and the 13 in Str starting out, because you can raise your Str at 4th level, but raising your Int at 4th level instead costs you 6 skill points.Str: 14 (13 +1 level)Dex: 18Con: 16 (15 +1 level)Int: 14Wis: 18Cha: 9Human Swordsage 101: Shadow Blade, Power Attack -- Weapon Focus (Shadow Hand) -- Island of Blades (SH/Stance)&nbsp;-- Burning Blade (DW/Boost), Sapphire Nightmare Blade (DM/Strike), Shadow Blade Technique (SH/Strike), Wind Stride (DW/Boost), Charging Minotaur (SD/Strike), Stone Bones (SD/Strike)2: Blood in the Water (TC/Stance) -- Sudden Leap (TC/Boost)3: Weapon Finesse -- Cloak of Deception (SH/Boost)4: Wis to Damage (Diamond Mind) -- Emerald Razor (DM/Strike), <s>Charging Minotaur</s> -&gt; Shadow Jaunt (SH)5: Assassin's Stance (SH/Stance) -- Bonecrusher (SD/Strike)6: Exotic Weapon (Spiked Chain) -- Shadow Garrote (SH/Strike), <s>Stone Bones</s> -&gt; Death Mark (DW/Strike)7: Ruby Nightmare Blade (DM/Strike)8: +2 to Saves (Shadow Hand) -- Fountain of Blood (TC/Boost), <s>Burning Blade</s> -&gt; Searing Blade (DW/Boost)9: Adaptive Style -- Step of the Dancing Moth (SH/Stance) -- Dancing Mongoose (TC/Boost)10: Elder Mountain Hammer (SD/Strike), <s>Shadow Jaunt</s> -&gt; Shadow Stride (SH)(Even with two levels of Fighter, you can't get the three feats you'd need to be a good tripper -- Combat Reflexes, Combat Expertise, and Improved Trip. So don't bother tripping.)Cheers, -- N</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 3762028, member: 6562"] Swordsages are awesome. Don't multi-class. A spiked chain would be cool, but don't sweat it too hard -- you would need a high Int and Str to make good use of one, as well as a fair number of feats. Hmm, looks like you have the requisite Str and Int. One suggestion: put the 14 in Int and the 13 in Str starting out, because you can raise your Str at 4th level, but raising your Int at 4th level instead costs you 6 skill points. Str: 14 (13 +1 level) Dex: 18 Con: 16 (15 +1 level) Int: 14 Wis: 18 Cha: 9 [b]Human Swordsage 10[/b] 1: Shadow Blade, Power Attack -- Weapon Focus (Shadow Hand) -- Island of Blades (SH/Stance) -- Burning Blade (DW/Boost), Sapphire Nightmare Blade (DM/Strike), Shadow Blade Technique (SH/Strike), Wind Stride (DW/Boost), Charging Minotaur (SD/Strike), Stone Bones (SD/Strike) 2: Blood in the Water (TC/Stance) -- Sudden Leap (TC/Boost) 3: Weapon Finesse -- Cloak of Deception (SH/Boost) 4: Wis to Damage (Diamond Mind) -- Emerald Razor (DM/Strike), [s]Charging Minotaur[/s] -> Shadow Jaunt (SH) 5: Assassin's Stance (SH/Stance) -- Bonecrusher (SD/Strike) 6: Exotic Weapon (Spiked Chain) -- Shadow Garrote (SH/Strike), [s]Stone Bones[/s] -> Death Mark (DW/Strike) 7: Ruby Nightmare Blade (DM/Strike) 8: +2 to Saves (Shadow Hand) -- Fountain of Blood (TC/Boost), [s]Burning Blade[/s] -> Searing Blade (DW/Boost) 9: Adaptive Style -- Step of the Dancing Moth (SH/Stance) -- Dancing Mongoose (TC/Boost) 10: Elder Mountain Hammer (SD/Strike), [s]Shadow Jaunt[/s] -> Shadow Stride (SH) (Even with two levels of Fighter, you can't get the three feats you'd need to be a good tripper -- Combat Reflexes, Combat Expertise, and Improved Trip. So don't bother tripping.) Cheers, -- N [/QUOTE]

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