[3.5] Golden Lion, a tactician's discipline [LoB, ToB, Discipline]

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Golden Lion

Commander Torran, a Golden Lion commander

The discipline of Golden Lion is a practice passed between war leaders, chieftains, generals, and militia leaders over the generations, meant to bring a group of warriors together into one cohesive unit. The practices are believed to have been founded in the deep, wild, and untamed plains where plainsmen watched the fighting techniques of the tawny furred lionesses and the role of the alpha male lion. Adapting these practices, the soldiers that conquered these people at great cost learned from their slaves, and from there the discipline was recognized and spread from amongst all who would wish to learn it.

Golden Lion is a discipline that only greatly benefits a warrior who believes strongly in teamwork. The larger the group, the more who can benefit from the skilled leadership of a dedicated commander. Golden Lion aids its practitioners by aiding his allies primarily instead. Because of this association with team work and working in groups with many differing people, the associated skill for this discipline is Diplomacy, and its associated weapons are longsword, long spear, ranseur, great axe, and the trident.

Author's Notes: Golden Lion is a replacement discipline to White Raven if it is used, and given to both Warblade (Intelligence) and Crusader (Charisma).