Epic Iaijutsu Master Build [Archive] - Wizards Community

Epic Iaijutsu Master Build [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
GaiusIuliusCaesar
03-13-07, 06:34 PM I need some sujestions for a Epic Iaijutsu master build, ok this charecter will 24th level since thats when he can take epic Iaijutsu focus, but anyway. I need something to take for the levels 17-20 that can take advantage of this characters gigantic charisma. It would be paladin but this character is LE or LN so thats out of the question. And all of the various evil paladin varients are pretty terrible. A friend of mine sugested some figther or rouge levels, fighter for feats and rouge for skill points and a tiny bit of sneak attack. At 21 he starts the epic Iaijutsu master progression, but any other ideas? This is taking place on toril, it's in faerun but he is from Kozakura in Kara-tur.
DeathXI
03-13-07, 06:52 PM i'm interested in this "Rouge" class. Pray tell, how powerful is the color?

(Dang..I had to go back and fix it because I spelled it right, lol)
GaiusIuliusCaesar
03-13-07, 07:11 PM It's not really a rouge class, it's actually a samurai/fighter pestige class from Oriental Adventures. Basically Iaijutsu is a subset of kenjutsu which it martial art of using a katana. Anyway, Iaijutsu is art of attacking durring the motion of drawing the katana. There is a skill in the OA book called Iaijutsu Focus which allows you to deal extra damage durring a Iaijutsu duel(((iajutsu focus check -10)/5)d6 extra damage) . To do it you oponent has to be flat footed. Iaijutsu masters use Iaijutsu in combat. It's a 10 levels. The bigest thing is Iaijutsu masterseventually get to add their charisma mod to damage for each die of extra iaijutsu damage they do. They also get to add their intelligence modifer to their dex modifer for AC when they aren't wearing armor, and their Chrisma modifer to the dex for initive. They have few other tricks but the extra damage is the big one. So they go first(because of the massive modifer to initive) hit their opontent, do massive damage, and the rest of comabt are a ok but not a great fighter. Wizards has article with a epic progression for it on the d&d website.
timidbarbarian
03-13-07, 07:32 PM You should really consider taking some Rouge levels. They have all those skill points and you clearly need to drop some points into sense motive.
Jaerom Darkwind
03-13-07, 10:02 PM Definitely. As a plus, you can blind people with the brightness of your clothing.
Aluroon
03-13-07, 10:04 PM Definitely. As a plus, you can blind people with the brightness of your clothing.

And your lips :)
demi d20
03-14-07, 04:25 PM And your cheeks! (Upper cheeks, of course).
PhaedrusXY
03-14-07, 04:46 PM You might find the Shou Iaijutsu Swashbuckler link in my signature useful. It focuses more on Int synergy than Cha, however.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
GaiusIuliusCaesar 03-13-07, 06:34 PM	I need some sujestions for a Epic Iaijutsu master build, ok this charecter will 24th level since thats when he can take epic Iaijutsu focus, but anyway. I need something to take for the levels 17-20 that can take advantage of this characters gigantic charisma. It would be paladin but this character is LE or LN so thats out of the question. And all of the various evil paladin varients are pretty terrible. A friend of mine sugested some figther or rouge levels, fighter for feats and rouge for skill points and a tiny bit of sneak attack. At 21 he starts the epic Iaijutsu master progression, but any other ideas? This is taking place on toril, it's in faerun but he is from Kozakura in Kara-tur.
DeathXI 03-13-07, 06:52 PM	i'm interested in this "Rouge" class. Pray tell, how powerful is the color? (Dang..I had to go back and fix it because I spelled it right, lol)
GaiusIuliusCaesar 03-13-07, 07:11 PM	It's not really a rouge class, it's actually a samurai/fighter pestige class from Oriental Adventures. Basically Iaijutsu is a subset of kenjutsu which it martial art of using a katana. Anyway, Iaijutsu is art of attacking durring the motion of drawing the katana. There is a skill in the OA book called Iaijutsu Focus which allows you to deal extra damage durring a Iaijutsu duel(((iajutsu focus check -10)/5)d6 extra damage) . To do it you oponent has to be flat footed. Iaijutsu masters use Iaijutsu in combat. It's a 10 levels. The bigest thing is Iaijutsu masterseventually get to add their charisma mod to damage for each die of extra iaijutsu damage they do. They also get to add their intelligence modifer to their dex modifer for AC when they aren't wearing armor, and their Chrisma modifer to the dex for initive. They have few other tricks but the extra damage is the big one. So they go first(because of the massive modifer to initive) hit their opontent, do massive damage, and the rest of comabt are a ok but not a great fighter. Wizards has article with a epic progression for it on the d&d website.
timidbarbarian 03-13-07, 07:32 PM	You should really consider taking some Rouge levels. They have all those skill points and you clearly need to drop some points into sense motive.
Jaerom Darkwind 03-13-07, 10:02 PM	Definitely. As a plus, you can blind people with the brightness of your clothing.
Aluroon 03-13-07, 10:04 PM	Definitely. As a plus, you can blind people with the brightness of your clothing. And your lips :)
demi d20 03-14-07, 04:25 PM	And your cheeks! (Upper cheeks, of course).
PhaedrusXY 03-14-07, 04:46 PM	You might find the Shou Iaijutsu Swashbuckler link in my signature useful. It focuses more on Int synergy than Cha, however.