Questions tagged [tome-of-battle]
For questions about "Tome of Battle", an expansion book for D&D 3.5e which introduces the concept of martial maneuvers to give martial characters extra options in combat.
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Cataphract—homebrew martial adept base class
This is a defensively-minded Tome of Battle martial adept. As with most of my work, I strive to make it stand-alone: ideally, this class should just work, as-is, without any meta commentary, and fit ...
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Does Swordsage's Insightful Strike Apply to Rolls for Ability Score Damage?
Insightful Strike, from the Tome of Battle's Swordsage class, says:
At 4th level, you can add your Wisdom modifier as a bonus on damage rolls whenever you execute a strike from the chosen discipline.
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Do different disciplines actually require different weapons? [duplicate]
Under each different discipline in Tome of Battle there is a list of associated weapons. Are these weapons flavour-based, or do you actually need a weapon on the list to use stances and maneuvers of ...
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Iron Maiden prestige class—Tome of Battle homebrew (v2)
Iron maiden v1
Not a lot to say, per se, up front, since the goal is for the class to read like you just came across it in Chapter 5 of Tome of Battle. See the preamble to v1 if you are unfamiliar ...
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Iron Maiden prestige class—Tome of Battle homebrew
See here for v2 of this class
I would like a review of this Tome of Battle-based prestige class I wrote. I decided to go ham on the write-up and do the full entry as Wizards themselves did (I even ...
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Can a crusader use Stone Power to negate damage delayed by steely resolve?
Crusaders (Tome of Battle p. 10) have a feature, steely resolve, that allows them to delay the damage they take until the following round. The size of the delayed-damage pool is limited based on their ...
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Martial Spirit stance with Improved Trip and Knockdown
Crusader with the Martial Spirit stance that also has the feats Improved Trip and Knockdown. If the crusader hits for over 10 points of damage, they would be allowed to trip the target. If the trip is ...
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Can a mounted combatant utilize the pouncing charge maneuver from their mount's charge?
As related to this question, can a creature utilizing a mount take advantage of pouncing charge from page 88 of Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords?
The relevant rules for pouncing charge are:
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Does a lance deal double-damage for all attacks made when using the pouncing charge maneuver?
Pouncing Charge, From Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords, page 88:
As part of initiating this maneuver, you make a charge attack. Instead of making a single attack at the end of your charge, you ...
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Is there a reason for Searing Blade to have a standard action as an initiation action?
Both Inferno Blade (stronger) and Burning Blade (weaker) have a swift action as the initiation action, which make sense, as the boost only lasts until your turn ends, however, Searing Blade stands out ...
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Is the damage from Snap Kick fixed like, for example Insightful Strike or can you add any more bonuses to it?
Snap Kick states the following (emphasis mine):
When you make a melee attack with one or more melee weapons (including
a standard attack, full attack, or even a strike maneuver), you can
make an ...
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What's the initiator level of a Paladin (7)/Crusader(2)?
The question is pretty simple. Multiclass characters get half their non-martial adept levels + full martial adept levels for initiator level. However, what happens when the level is odd? Do you round ...
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Does Discipline Focus (Insightful Strikes) add the Wisdom bonus to each attack of Flashing Sun's full-attack action?
Discipline Focus (Insightful Strikes) states the following:
At 4th level, you can add your Wisdom modifier as a bonus on damage
rolls whenever you execute a strike from the chosen discipline. At
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Can I swap a maneuver known with another one if I have te requisite before the swap but stop having it after?
The Tome of Battle states the following:
Upon reaching 4th level, and at every even-numbered swordsage level
after that (6th, 8th, 10th, and so on), you can choose to learn a new
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Is there a minimum requirement for a character to have line of effect with Shadow Jaunt/Stride/Blink?
I'm pretty sure this has been asked already but I can't find the question in question, so I hope I don't break any rules by asking again.
The Shadow X maneuvers from Shadow Hand have a line of effect ...
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What's the DC for Hatchling's Flame?
Saving Throw: Reflex half
You focus a burning aura of energy at the end of your blade. It forms
a seething sphere that, after a moment, bursts into a torrent of
energy.
The Desert Wind discipline ...
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Against which AC do you check on the strikes of the Tiger Claw discipline?
As the title says. If, let's say, I catch my opponent flat-footed and use Claw at the Moon, do I check against flat-footed AC or complete AC?
Claw at the Moon:
As part of this maneuver, you attempt a ...
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Per RAW, does knowing Assassin's Stance allow for feats that have "sneak attack" as a prerrequisite?
I've read that both Craven and Staggering Strike are very good feats for a Sneak Attack oriented swordsage, however, per RAW, I don't think knowing Assassin's Stance would accomplish the prerrequisite ...
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Where can I find the web enhancement for the Tome of Battle? [duplicate]
So I found this link:
https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Absolute_Steel_Stance
That says its text was taken from a web enhancement for the Tome of Battle, however the link returns a 404 error. Anyone ...
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Do "Giant's Stance" and "Improved Natural Attack" stack as a Medium character?
Giant's Stance states the following:
While you are in this stance, you deal damage as if you were one size
larger than normal, to a maximum of Large. This benefit improves your
weapon and ...
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Can you apply Decisive Strike to martial maneuvers?
Most strikes in the Tome of Battle state
As part of this maneuver, make a single melee attack...
Does this mean that you can make that single attack a Decisive Strike by spending a full-round ...
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Does "Claw at the Moon" require the character to make a normal attack roll in addition to the Jump check?
Claw at the Moon's description states the following:
ToB p.86
As part of this maneuver, you attempt a Jump check to leap into the
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Question about multiplying damage with decisive strike [duplicate]
So, reading another question about Decisive Strike, the answer was that it works the same as a critical, by multiplying its damage and therefore utilising multiple rolls and adding the totals, however,...
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Is the swordsage's recovery interruptable?
I'm new with the whole "martial adept" thing, and while the Tome of Battle itself is kinda self-explanatory, some things are more ambiguous.
In the manual it says that a swordsage can recover a ...
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Is there a way to have Shadow Hand save DCs based on Charisma?
I am playing a Spellthief/Rogue and just picked up the Martial Study feat to gain access to Shadow Hand maneuvers. Shadow Hand is a Swordsage-exclusive school and its maneuvers key off Wisdom for ...
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How does Initiator Level work for multiclass characters?
Below is the rule for determining Initiator Level for multiclass characters from Tome of Battle.
Multiclass Characters
If you are a multiclass martial adept, and you learn a new maneuver by attaining ...
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Does Iron Guard's Glare stack with itself?
The Devoted Spirit Stance Iron Guard Glare reads:
While you are in this stance, any opponent that you threaten takes a
-4 penalty on attack rolls against your allies. Tome of Blades p. 59
Let's ...
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When you attack with more than one action, which attacks suffer the penalty from the Stone Power feat?
The Stone Power feat (ToB. p. 32) allows you to voluntarily take a penalty to your attack rolls in order to gain temporary hit points:
When you use an attack action or a full attack action, or you ...
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Is there any way for an Initiator to alter their Discipline list?
Assume I'm going for a pure single-classed build, and I don't mind devoting feats or other character options towards this--just not levels. Is there any way for a member of a given Initiator class, ...
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How do Dvati work with Maneuvers?
So Dvati may be my new favorite race. One character with two bodies poses a number of interesting questions, and while the rules are pretty clear on how that works with spellcasting, nothing is said ...
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Can I use strike maneuvers while polymorphed?
I have a level 7 Swordsage equipped with a Cape of Vipers from the Magic Item Compendium. He is currently in tiny viper form.
I assume he is proficient with his natural bite attack. I have the Tiger ...
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Can a Warblade use Wall of Blades to counter an attack from an invisible foe?
My Warblade is battling a vampire. The vampire is invisible. My Warblade is level 8, and has Uncanny Dodge, letting him keep his DEX bonus to AC.
He has Wall of Blades readied. Can he use that ...
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Can warblades use strike maneuvers with improvised weapons?
Can warblades use strike maneuvers with improvised weapons? Would they be able to take the standard penalty for improvised weapons, or not be able to do so at all?
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Can a warblade use maneuvers on thrown weapons?
Most strike maneuvers require a melee attack. Thrown weapons aren’t really melee attacks. Warblades get proficiency with thrown weapons.
Can warblades use strike maneuvers with thrown weapons?
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Can I use Improved Trip with Strikes? [duplicate]
Can I try to trip with the Maneuvers (Strikes) of a Crusader?
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Bloodclaw Master's Superior TWF and Natural Weapons
I'm working on a build for a shifter with four natural attacks while shifting. I'm already taking levels of Warblade, so I looked at Bloodclaw Master, the shifter-themed prestige class for martial ...
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Is Sudden Leap's jump DC doubled if you don't have a 20 ft. running start?
Sudden Leap
You can make a Jump check as a swift action and move the distance determined by your check result. You provoke attacks of opportunity with this movement, and you must move in a ...
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Does thunderous throw permit iterative attacks with two-handed thrown weapons?
The Player's Handbook on Thrown Weapons says, "Throwing a light or one-handed weapon is a standard action, while throwing a two-handed weapon is a full-round action" (113). The prestige class ...
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Feats that use Concentration for a swordsage.
I’m playing a Diamond Mind-based swordsage. I’m going to take all of the concentration-based strikes and counters.
If I am loading up my concentration skill, are there any feats I could take that ...
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Combat with Shadow Jaunt and Shadow Stride
First, can I use Shadow Jaunt with a move action to appear next to an enemy?
Next, can I use a standard action to attack or use a strike maneuver?
Last, can I use Shadow Stride with a swift action ...
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Can I use Moment of Perfect Mind in response to a surprise attack?
Say I want to use the Tome of Battle maneuver Moment of Perfect Mind, a maneuver that replaces my Will save with the equivalent Concentration Check.
Out of combat, my warblade and an enemy wizard ...
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Is the ToB Manuever Shadow Jaunt overpowered/broken?
Shadow becomes available to Swordsages at level 3. It allows the player to teleport 50 ft. as a standard action. If they spend a full round recovering, they can teleport 50 ft. every 12 seconds right? ...
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Swordsages in mithral breastplate? [duplicate]
Swordsages are not proficient in medium armor.
Mithral breastplate is medium armor, but treated as light armor.
Are swordsages proficient in medium armor?
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When a Bloodstorm Blade uses Lightning Ricochet, do they expand one IH maneuver?
A Bloodstorm Blade (Tome of Battle, p. 100) has among other abilities:
Returning Attacks (Ex): You can hurl your weapon at a foe and command it to ricochet back to you. Any weapon you throw behaves ...
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Maneuver and stance prerequisites
My eighth level character going ninth level is starting at first level war blade. He would get one stance and 3 maneuvers at up to 3rd level. Could I take absolute steel stance and iron heart surge ...
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Jump-themed maneuvers underwater
My swashbuckling human warblade just encountered what I presume to be a young dragon of indeterminate color while exploring an underwater cave.
He has his trusty rapier on him, and he’s not afraid ...
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Is there a feat for Path of War rules to use two Martial Stances at once?
Is there a feat, Rogue Trick, Ninja Trick, etc that can be used with Path of War rules that lets you use two Martial Stances at once?
So far I've found Fuse Style which let you use a Fighting Style &...
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Does the Desert Wind Strike Death Mark cause fire damage on a miss?
The wording of the Swordsage maneuver Death Mark is as follows:
When you use the strike, you channel overwhelming fiery energy into
the body of your foe. In addition to dealing normal damage with ...
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Aura of Chaos and Alignment
Aura of Chaos, Perfect Order, Triumph, Tyranny: Can you use them as a crusader without being of the said alignment?
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How do Masters of the Nine prepare maneuvers?
Say I have a multiclass warblade/swordsage. I want to go into Master of the Nine.
What are my initiator levels for each class? How do I prepare maneuvers gained through the PrC? Under what classes ...
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