solomonw
2014-12-08, 11:43 AM
Hey guys,
I joined some mates on DnD 3.5 at Level 6 and once I found the Swordsage, it really appealed to me. We have just reached Level 7 and the other guys are already looking at Prestige classes with a view to cross class once (if necessary) in order to reach the relevant pre-requisites for their Prestige.
I wanted to get a better understanding of the best Swordsage pathways to go down. Having looked at the Tome of Battle prestiges, my mates are really bigging up the Jade Phoenix Mage but having been a spellcaster previously (Druid), I can't see any major spellcasting benefits by crossclassing into a Wizard for three levels just to get the ability to cast 2nd level spells.
My character is True Neutral but depending on my pathway, the DM may be willing to fine (or let) me change alignment if the Prestige class requires it.
I am a human, giving me the extra bonus feat and I rolled pretty high stats for my ability scores. The following stats include the relevant +1 gears: Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 12.
I went down the two-weapon fighting route (and have considered changing this) with feats like Weapon Finesse (Kukri), TWF, Improved Toughness and Adaptive Style. I also gain Weapon Focus (Scimitar) and Insightful Strike (when in Shadow Stance) as Swordsage qualities.
I'm not looking to be all-powerful but I play more of a attack-support role to rest of the group. The stances I have are Island of Blades, Assassin's Stance and Dance of the Spider and my manoeuvres so far are Insightful Strike (DN decision: which can only be used once per encounter even if fully reset with Adaptive Style), Death Mark, Fire Reposte, Cloak of Deception, Shadow Garrote and Fan The Flames. I have Burning Blades and others on standby but I never use them and the DM has agreed that my manoeuvres known can be left empty for now in order for the more advanced manoeuvres to slot in without the need to replace old ones through the annoying mechanic at certain levels.
I don't want to go down the Monk route, become Divine or cross to a Crusader. I still don't understand the Warblade crossclassing and whether there is a Prestige for something like this crossover but I imagined there being a nice mix of qualities between the two.
Any help would be greatly appreciated and sorry for the essay.
Cheers
I joined some mates on DnD 3.5 at Level 6 and once I found the Swordsage, it really appealed to me. We have just reached Level 7 and the other guys are already looking at Prestige classes with a view to cross class once (if necessary) in order to reach the relevant pre-requisites for their Prestige.
I wanted to get a better understanding of the best Swordsage pathways to go down. Having looked at the Tome of Battle prestiges, my mates are really bigging up the Jade Phoenix Mage but having been a spellcaster previously (Druid), I can't see any major spellcasting benefits by crossclassing into a Wizard for three levels just to get the ability to cast 2nd level spells.
My character is True Neutral but depending on my pathway, the DM may be willing to fine (or let) me change alignment if the Prestige class requires it.
I am a human, giving me the extra bonus feat and I rolled pretty high stats for my ability scores. The following stats include the relevant +1 gears: Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 12.
I went down the two-weapon fighting route (and have considered changing this) with feats like Weapon Finesse (Kukri), TWF, Improved Toughness and Adaptive Style. I also gain Weapon Focus (Scimitar) and Insightful Strike (when in Shadow Stance) as Swordsage qualities.
I'm not looking to be all-powerful but I play more of a attack-support role to rest of the group. The stances I have are Island of Blades, Assassin's Stance and Dance of the Spider and my manoeuvres so far are Insightful Strike (DN decision: which can only be used once per encounter even if fully reset with Adaptive Style), Death Mark, Fire Reposte, Cloak of Deception, Shadow Garrote and Fan The Flames. I have Burning Blades and others on standby but I never use them and the DM has agreed that my manoeuvres known can be left empty for now in order for the more advanced manoeuvres to slot in without the need to replace old ones through the annoying mechanic at certain levels.
I don't want to go down the Monk route, become Divine or cross to a Crusader. I still don't understand the Warblade crossclassing and whether there is a Prestige for something like this crossover but I imagined there being a nice mix of qualities between the two.
Any help would be greatly appreciated and sorry for the essay.
Cheers