Tome of Battle: Anyone know anything about it yet?

[Felon]

Hexblade, Duskblade, and now "Warblade"? Christ, can we get a moratorium on putting the word "blade" at the end of a class's name?

 

[MerricB]

What are you talking about, Felonblade?

Cheers!

 

[Nightfall]

Besides blades are cool!

In any case I am hopeful to see how this turns out. I know there will be some people wanting to improve on the martial aspects of fighting one handed.

 

[Knightfall]

Hmm, this actually sounds interesting. I wasn't thrilled when I first heard about this book, I was more thrilled by the new Tome of Magic, which i've now decided I'm not to keen on.

New ways to change melee is a nice addition, new arcane capstone systems are not, IMO.

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Nightfall]

Rob,

Just goes to show, some times what you think you want and what you really need are two separate things. Or at least what you think would be cool some times isn't.

Me I liked Tome of Magic, just not enough to want to use it every time.

 

[Gold Roger]

Crusader could be not very magic version of the AU/AE Champion. A warrior that is driven by his dedication to a certain principle.

Swordsage sounds like a clever fighter and maybe armed martial artist (having studied the way of the sword).

I have no idea what a Warblade is supposed to be. Maybe a nonmagic class focused on mook destruction or a leader type a la marshal.

I hope none of the class is a fighter/class x blend. All of this sounds a lot martial artsy to me.

If this is a book that focuses completely on nonmagical combat options I'll be all over it. I didn't buy Tome of Magic because between (flavor reworked) incarnum, complete arcane, psionics, core and PHB2 I have enough magic systems and magic classes to fill about every setting. But nonmagic classes are much rarer.

 

[The_Gneech]

Next up:

Maceblade
Clubblade
Bowblade
Flayedblade
Gladeblade
Gayblade
Baldblade

-The Gneechblade

 

[Nightfall]

Gold,

Some how I doubt there will be a lot of magic power involved with these classes. Although they might have supernatural abilities to help them as they fight.

 

[Ashanderai]

Swordsage strikes me as the more esoteric fighter/supernatural/magical warrior class rather than the Warblade being the magical/supernatural fighter class. I'll bet Crusader is tied to a more lawful minded concept and Warblade is more of a chaotic minded concept.

 

[Nightfall]

Ash,

It's entirely possible...OR the Warblade is more of "Marshall with better martial skills" you know inspiring troops in a battle, etc.