iaijutsu focus [Archive] - Wizards Community

iaijutsu focus [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
AAB
07-05-07, 08:07 PM okay, i was thinking of running an OA-style game but with all of the new splatbooks and what-have-you that have come out, but i would like to know which classes i should give iaijutsu focus as a class skill. i was basically thinking every class with 3/4 or full BAB, but there might be some classes that won't fit. i'd like to have some sort of system (like the BAB thing) to avoid having to go in and look at each class individually to decide, but that might end up being what i have to do.

suggestions?
Ranger REG
07-05-07, 08:28 PM Swordsage from ToB.
narukagami
07-05-07, 08:41 PM Swordsage from ToB. Sapphire Nightmare Blade makes giving the Swordsage IF as a class skill a really dangerous proposition. Its my opinion that if you allow ToB you really don't need IF anymore, you've got the Diamond Mind maneuvers that any class could pick up with feats or multiclassing.

Honestly? I wouldn't give many classes IF as a class skill. If you must possibly the more "Noble warrior" types.
Besides, if your players really want to play something like a hexblade with iaijutsu training, there are feats that let you pick up cross-class skills as class skills.
AAB
07-05-07, 09:09 PM Sapphire Nightmare Blade makes giving the Swordsage IF as a class skill a really dangerous proposition. Its my opinion that if you allow ToB you really don't need IF anymore, you've got the Diamond Mind maneuvers that any class could pick up with feats or multiclassing.

Honestly? I wouldn't give many classes IF as a class skill. If you must possibly the more "Noble warrior" types.
Besides, if your players really want to play something like a hexblade with iaijutsu training, there are feats that let you pick up cross-class skills as class skills.

where are those feats? so you would suggest leaving IF to samurai?

alternatively - has anyone redone the Iaijutsu Master PrC using ToB material? if not i think i found a new project :)
Azzy
07-07-07, 02:50 PM Personally, I just took IA out of my games completely. I don't play Rokugan, have no use for Rokugan, and IA belongs more in Rokugan than anywhere else. Meh.
Ranger REG
07-08-07, 04:55 AM Personally, I just took IA out of my games completely. I don't play Rokugan, have no use for Rokugan, and IA belongs more in Rokugan than anywhere else. Meh.
I disagree. It's not a Rokugan-specific skill. If it were, they would put that L5R notation symbol near the text.
Hochiu
07-08-07, 10:39 AM I'm actually thinking about putting IF into my Euro-Asian mashup game. I'm not sure. I bet my players would find some way to consider it broken.
Azzy
07-08-07, 12:02 PM Sorry, but the Quick Draw feat in combination with the Improved Initiative feat feel more like iajutsu/batoujutsu than this horrible kludge of a mechanic. Bleh.
DM Aruthiat
07-08-07, 09:40 PM heres a quick question-is IF a prescion based attack?
narukagami
07-08-07, 10:17 PM heres a quick question-is IF a prescion based attack? Nope.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
AAB 07-05-07, 08:07 PM	okay, i was thinking of running an OA-style game but with all of the new splatbooks and what-have-you that have come out, but i would like to know which classes i should give iaijutsu focus as a class skill. i was basically thinking every class with 3/4 or full BAB, but there might be some classes that won't fit. i'd like to have some sort of system (like the BAB thing) to avoid having to go in and look at each class individually to decide, but that might end up being what i have to do. suggestions?
Ranger REG 07-05-07, 08:28 PM	Swordsage from ToB.
narukagami 07-05-07, 08:41 PM	Swordsage from ToB. Sapphire Nightmare Blade makes giving the Swordsage IF as a class skill a really dangerous proposition. Its my opinion that if you allow ToB you really don't need IF anymore, you've got the Diamond Mind maneuvers that any class could pick up with feats or multiclassing. Honestly? I wouldn't give many classes IF as a class skill. If you must possibly the more "Noble warrior" types. Besides, if your players really want to play something like a hexblade with iaijutsu training, there are feats that let you pick up cross-class skills as class skills.
AAB 07-05-07, 09:09 PM	Sapphire Nightmare Blade makes giving the Swordsage IF as a class skill a really dangerous proposition. Its my opinion that if you allow ToB you really don't need IF anymore, you've got the Diamond Mind maneuvers that any class could pick up with feats or multiclassing. Honestly? I wouldn't give many classes IF as a class skill. If you must possibly the more "Noble warrior" types. Besides, if your players really want to play something like a hexblade with iaijutsu training, there are feats that let you pick up cross-class skills as class skills. where are those feats? so you would suggest leaving IF to samurai? alternatively - has anyone redone the Iaijutsu Master PrC using ToB material? if not i think i found a new project :)
Azzy 07-07-07, 02:50 PM	Personally, I just took IA out of my games completely. I don't play Rokugan, have no use for Rokugan, and IA belongs more in Rokugan than anywhere else. Meh.
Ranger REG 07-08-07, 04:55 AM	Personally, I just took IA out of my games completely. I don't play Rokugan, have no use for Rokugan, and IA belongs more in Rokugan than anywhere else. Meh. I disagree. It's not a Rokugan-specific skill. If it were, they would put that L5R notation symbol near the text.
Hochiu 07-08-07, 10:39 AM	I'm actually thinking about putting IF into my Euro-Asian mashup game. I'm not sure. I bet my players would find some way to consider it broken.
Azzy 07-08-07, 12:02 PM	Sorry, but the Quick Draw feat in combination with the Improved Initiative feat feel more like iajutsu/batoujutsu than this horrible kludge of a mechanic. Bleh.
DM Aruthiat 07-08-07, 09:40 PM	heres a quick question-is IF a prescion based attack?
narukagami 07-08-07, 10:17 PM	heres a quick question-is IF a prescion based attack? Nope.