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Azual 07-14-04, 11:24 AM	i LOOOVE SAMURAI i really do, but eberron doesnt allow them, could anyone give me some scenarios where i could play a samurai??
Hellcow 07-14-04, 12:08 PM	Originally posted by Azual could anyone give me some scenarios where i could play a samurai?? * Raised in Darguun, you learned the ancient blade arts of the Kech Sharaat, developing a level of martial discipline unknown among the common soldiers of the Ghaal'dar. (Assuming you're not a hobgoblin, the question of how you were raised and taught by the Kech Sharaat is a good one, but it would make for a colorful background) * You are a Valenar whose patron ancestor was renown as the greatest swordsman of Xen'drik. You have devoted yourself to studying and replicating his martial traditions, sense of honor, and mastery of war. * The Inspired have discouraged the development or arcane and divine magic among the people of Riedra; instead, they have focused on developing one of the most disciplined and dangerous military forces in Eberron. You were trained in this tradition, but your personal sense of honor forced you to turn against your masters. There's a few...
Enforcer5981 07-14-04, 12:35 PM	Just wanted to point out that Keith Baker posted three pretty darn cool samurai ideas in 44 min...whoa...
Aaramis 07-14-04, 02:05 PM	Just a twist on Keith's Samurai among the Inspired, but a house rule I've allowed is Samurai from the land of Adar. Loyalty, honor, respect, discipline / control, courtesy, etc.... all of the things that the Samurai used to embody, I could see the Kalashtar (and other races that live among them, and have been influenced by them) as having. They seem to be a very spiritual people (for having 2 souls, you'd think they would be :p), and their religion (Path of Light - which sounded very zen-like) only seems to enforce that. As a result, it wasn't a huge leap for me to imagine the Kalashtar (and those other races, such as Humans, living among them and who were influenced by them) to follow the path of the Samurai, instead of their usual Psionic-oriented classes. I can also easily envision them having Monk classes there as well.
Parcival42 07-14-04, 06:44 PM	In my own campaign I had planned on placing the samurai among the tribal people of Argonesson. I felt that many of the samurai's abilities and their fighting style were reminiscent of the dragons that the Argonessons revere. The two-sword style could be called fang and claw style or something along those lines. The intimidation abilities that the class gains, along with the feats Kiai Shout and Greater Kiai Shout, jived well with dragon's frightful presence and roar. You could also go to the Dragon Samurai presteige class...The only things that may need to be changed are the list of class skills available. The lawful alignment restriction could be either kept or discarded. If kept, the class could be justified as an elite cadre of warriors among the barbarians, deadly in their awe-inspiring discipline. If discarded, you would be able to multi-class with barbarian for a powerful combination. Hope some of these ideas help!
Azual 07-14-04, 09:37 PM	Originally posted by Hellcow * Raised in Darguun, you learned the ancient blade arts of the Kech Sharaat, developing a level of martial discipline unknown among the common soldiers of the Ghaal'dar. (Assuming you're not a hobgoblin, the question of how you were raised and taught by the Kech Sharaat is a good one, but it would make for a colorful background) * You are a Valenar whose patron ancestor was renown as the greatest swordsman of Xen'drik. You have devoted yourself to studying and replicating his martial traditions, sense of honor, and mastery of war. * The Inspired have discouraged the development or arcane and divine magic among the people of Riedra; instead, they have focused on developing one of the most disciplined and dangerous military forces in Eberron. You were trained in this tradition, but your personal sense of honor forced you to turn against your masters. There's a few... TY SOOOOOOOOO MUCH. i really thougth samurai were goners in Eberron