Wartex1
2015-05-07, 09:29 AM
I noticed that one-handed weapon users without a shield get the short end of the stick, so I decided to somewhat incorporate some of the Iaijutsu elements from Oriental Adventures and Complete Warrior.
Iaijutsu Master
You've developed a technique to rapidly draw your weapon and strike in one fluid motion, allowing you to strike swiftly and unexpectedly. However, you cannot perform this technique with a shield, as the bulk and weight of one disrupts the celerity required to pull off this technique.
- If you are not currently wielding a weapon or shield in your hands, you may draw a shortsword or a longsword during your Attack action before making an attack roll. If you choose to do so, your first attack after drawing the weapon has advantage and adds your proficiency bonus to the damage roll.
- If you are not currently wielding a weapon or shield in your hands and you make an Opportunity Attack, you can draw a shortsword or longsword as part of the attack. If you choose to do so, your first attack has advantage and adds your proficiency bonus to the damage roll.
- As part of the Attack action, if you are not using a shield, you may stow your weapon as part of the action once after making an attack roll.
EDIT: I added a clause that supports higher-level play a bit more, but is not overpowering. Basically, you can unsheathe as part of any attack you make in the Attack action using a short or longsword and not just once. In addition, you can sheathe your weapon once per Attack action in order to gain the bonus twice, but cannot sheathe it more than once per attack action. Naturally, this favors monks (martial arts) and paladins (honor code sort of fits the samurai theme) since they can only attack twice using the Attack action.
Iaijutsu Master
You've developed a technique to rapidly draw your weapon and strike in one fluid motion, allowing you to strike swiftly and unexpectedly. However, you cannot perform this technique with a shield, as the bulk and weight of one disrupts the celerity required to pull off this technique.
- If you are not currently wielding a weapon or shield in your hands, you may draw a shortsword or a longsword during your Attack action before making an attack roll. If you choose to do so, your first attack after drawing the weapon has advantage and adds your proficiency bonus to the damage roll.
- If you are not currently wielding a weapon or shield in your hands and you make an Opportunity Attack, you can draw a shortsword or longsword as part of the attack. If you choose to do so, your first attack has advantage and adds your proficiency bonus to the damage roll.
- As part of the Attack action, if you are not using a shield, you may stow your weapon as part of the action once after making an attack roll.
EDIT: I added a clause that supports higher-level play a bit more, but is not overpowering. Basically, you can unsheathe as part of any attack you make in the Attack action using a short or longsword and not just once. In addition, you can sheathe your weapon once per Attack action in order to gain the bonus twice, but cannot sheathe it more than once per attack action. Naturally, this favors monks (martial arts) and paladins (honor code sort of fits the samurai theme) since they can only attack twice using the Attack action.