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Ancedotes do not make for useful data. Looking at this well reviewed ranking system: We see that all of the ToB classes are neatly within Tier 3: Tier 3: Capable of doing one thing quite well, while still being useful when that one thing is inappropriate, or capable of doing all things, but not as well as classes that specialize in that area. ...

Yes. Favored weapons are relevant for certain feats, but they are never a requirement to initiate a maneuver. Any requirements for initiating a maneuver, other than knowing it and having it available (rather than expended) will be explicitly listed in the maneuver's entry in ToB; if you don't see a required weapon, there isn't one.

No, but you have to learn maneuvers to be able to use them. The classes presented in Tome of Battle learn maneuvers automatically as they gain levels, but no other class does. The crusader, warblade, and swordsage are also the only classes who gain a mechanic for recharging their maneuvers during a fight. Other classes can learn maneuvers by taking the ...

You use your warblade initiator level. From Tome of Battle, p31-32, Martial Study: ... If you have martial adept levels, this maneuver becomes one of your maneuvers known. If you do not have martial adept levels, you can use this maneuver once per encounter as a martial adept with an initiator level equal to 1/2 your character level. If you have any ...

Check the Tome of Battle For Dummies handbook provides: A list of maneuvers organized by prereqs and level. A list of choice maneuvers

Yes. There are only a few requirements for using a maneuver: You meet its prerequisites (including Initiator Level) You know it You readied it You’ve been granted it, if a Crusader You have not expended it since the last time you recovered You can and do use the action required for it As you say, this means you can use more than one per round. In ...

Quoth ToB, p38: Initiating stances and manuvers: ... The process of initiating a maneuver is similar to that of casting a spell.. though there are some key differences ... P39: Resolving a maneuver or stance: Many maneuvers include an attack of some kind. All offensive combat actions... all maneuvers that opponents can resist with ...

Yes, you can take higher level stances on your first martial adept class level. While I agree with OP's own analysis, I still want to point out a precedent helping the same cause. Please, take a look at ardent class description (Complete Psionic). It has related clause about powers, and states specifically that 1st level ardent must select 1st level powers ...

Yes, you can take higher-level Stances at your first class level There are several issues here. First of all, this line is in the form of a descriptive statement, not a prescriptive one: it describes the usual case of things, rather than defining a limitation on your options. I would argue that it is there solely to help players new to the book, who are ...

No. You get a 1st level stance. It says you get a first level stance, so you get a first level stance. If you want more stances or better stances, keep leveling up the class till you get another stance choice (which doesn't have that 1st level restriction) or buy access to the stance with the feat (whose name escapes me at the moment) from the book. If you ...

Well, can't help you much with reach, short of suggesting you switch to spiked chain. I do have a fair bit to say about item selection, though. In magic item selection theory, there's a notion called the Big Six. They're defined as passive, always-on boosts to the important combat stats (AC, saves, to-hit, and damage). They're generally considered to be: ...

A lot of the trouble people see with ToB classes is that they tend to omit their individual limits where they gain access to their powers in different ways from class to class ()crusader/swordsage/etc. the crusader has a random selection at the start of combat with ways to add/swap/refresh the selection through use & such... If you treat it like a ...