That sounds pretty awesome, I never thought to use a hobgoblin as a player character race in 3e. (A Tri-Partite Arcanist Who Has Forgotten More Than Most Will Ever Know) There's not reason to play a Fighter otherwise. Never used anything in the book, but it was definitely needed. Will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding." Then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they Words unwritten and set them down ere they fade. Wherefore guard the word written and heed To be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious "These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is Mithral Tornado and Adamantine Tornado were fun! I don't remember what I named him, he was a blast the 3 or 4 sessions I played with that build. I created a Hobgoblin Warblade (IIRC 15th lvl 16th total) that used Diamond Mind and Iron Heart Maneuvers He was fun. So tell me, how has this supplement enhanced your Gaming table? Any fun or interesting ways it affected your story? I do have a character, Sir Ivan Brightflame with a few levels of Crusader and a Purple Knight of Cormyr that utilizes his maneuvers as supplications to Helm in his fight against the Netherese.īo9S was one of the best 3.5 books ever made. This was made even easier with the amazing work of Eytan Bernstein and his Class Chronicles that gave these classes and prestige classes of the book more Realms-life. The Crusader, Swordsage, and Warblade could have easily replaced the Paladin, Monk, and Fighter (respectively) in any campaign and it would have fit thematically just fine. ![]() ![]() Now I know I'm biased because I love warriors and I love this book, but understand that roughly 2/3 of the content can easily be attributed to Extraordinary abilities (as seen in a HUGH portion of feats and feature throughout 3.5 labeled in their descriptions.Īnother aspect that I truly admired was their attempts to make credible Warrior base classes that simply were better than their PHB counterparts. Often referred to, usually with distain, the Book of Weeaboo Fightan Magic the ToB tried to bridge the significant gap between those of Martial abilities and ones who could do magic by creating a sub-system of maneuvers and stances that could usually do extraordinary things. ![]() I understand the level of controversial aspects its created but honestest to goodness that was well needed in a system wrought with a level of brokenness that D&D really ever witnessed before. Even over a decade later, I find myself absorbed by the lore and mechanics this tome provides. Candlekeep Forum - The Beauty of the Tome of Battle: Bo9SĬopper Elven Vampire made me look a lot at 3.5 material over the last few weeks and I've been re-reading and going over the contents in this book.
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