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<blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 2994322" data-attributes="member: 2477">At a peripheral glance, I'd say the comparison should be Crusader vs Paladin, and Warblade vs either Fighter or Barbarian. I think in either case the 9Sword class is more powerful though.I don't think the feats are overpowered, I'm sort of undecided on the Rapid Assault. +1d6 damage for the first round of combat seems overpowered, but compared to more constant effect feats such as power attack or such, I'm not sure. There's no trade off to RA though, except the use of a feat.Maneuvers look overpowered to me. a 1st level maneuver that lets you charge without provoking AoO's, and then do +10 damage on the hit, seems a bit much.I think the flavor fits fine, in what the preface terms &quot;culture blind D&amp;D&quot;. D&amp;D is not Europe, as it were. Granted some of the schools are oriental feeling, a few arabian feeling. Some are just about tactics though, and the dwarf school and hobgoblin school fit those cultures IMO.They're not &quot;mundane&quot;, but in a world like D&amp;D, that does not mean they're &quot;supernatural&quot;. To put it another way, the Marshal or Bard can do stuff that pushes that border also, 9 Swords might push it a bit more, but not all the way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vocenoctum, post: 2994322, member: 2477"] At a peripheral glance, I'd say the comparison should be Crusader vs Paladin, and Warblade vs either Fighter or Barbarian. I think in either case the 9Sword class is more powerful though. I don't think the feats are overpowered, I'm sort of undecided on the Rapid Assault. +1d6 damage for the first round of combat seems overpowered, but compared to more constant effect feats such as power attack or such, I'm not sure. There's no trade off to RA though, except the use of a feat. Maneuvers look overpowered to me. a 1st level maneuver that lets you charge without provoking AoO's, and then do +10 damage on the hit, seems a bit much. I think the flavor fits fine, in what the preface terms "culture blind D&D". D&D is not Europe, as it were. Granted some of the schools are oriental feeling, a few arabian feeling. Some are just about tactics though, and the dwarf school and hobgoblin school fit those cultures IMO. They're not "mundane", but in a world like D&D, that does not mean they're "supernatural". To put it another way, the Marshal or Bard can do stuff that pushes that border also, 9 Swords might push it a bit more, but not all the way. [/QUOTE]

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