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aka_tarquin 03-03-07, 09:04 AM

Inspired by the Ascetic and Devoted feats from Complete Adventurer and their ilk in Complete Scoundrel, I've decided to make some multiclassing feats for martial adepts -- avoiding simple "X stacks with X for Sneak Attack/Unarmed Damage/whatever" solutions in favor of flavor. I'm planning on using them in a game of mine in not too long, but I'm still concerned about balance issues -- any help towards fixing these (if you think they're there at all) will be appreciated. MARTIAL ARTIST Prerequisite: Unarmored Speed bonus +10 ft., Discipline Focus (insightful strike). Benefit: Your monk and swordsage levels stack for the purpose of determining your Initiator Level, Quick to Act bonus, AC bonus, unarmored speed bonus, and slow fall ability. Special: A character with this feat may multiclass between the Monk and Swordsage classes freely, though he must remain of a Lawful alignment to continue advancing as a Monk. DEVOTED CRUSADER Prerequisite: Smite Evil, Steely Resolve 15. Benefit: Your paladin and crusader levels stack for the purpose of determining your Smite and Smite Evil attacks, your Furious Counterstrike bonuses, and your Steely Resolve pool. When delivering a Smite Evil with a Furious Counterstrike, the attack and damage roll bonuses from Steely Resolve is doubled. Special: You may also multiclass freely between the Paladin and Crusader classes, though you must remain Lawful Good to continue advancing as a Paladin. (Note that there is a fairly high level requirement for this feat; it cannot be taken until level 9 at the earliest. I also thought to make the benefit of this feat to automatically threaten a critical hit if the character hits while delivering a Smite (Evil) along with a Furious Counterstrike, but I thought that could be unbalancing even if a character with this feat can only Smite twice a day at 9th level.) SUBTLE WAY STALKER Prerequisite: Ki Dodge, Initiator level 1st. Benefit: Your ninja and martial adept levels stack for determining your Ki pool, your Sudden Strike damage, and your Initiatior Level. You gain the option of expending one use of Ki to recover all your expended maneuvers once per encounter as a swift action. (Would it be a good idea to let characters with this feat choose to forego taking martial maneuvers and take Ninja Ki Power class features when they want to?) CLEVER COMBATANT Prerequisite: Insightful Strike, Battle Ardor (critical confirmation). Benefit: Your Swashbuckler and Warblade levels stack for the purpose of determining Dodge and Grace bonuses and your initiator level. When resolving a martial maneuver, you may use your Int modifier for the purpose of determining save DCs, regardless of what statistic you normally use to determine the DC.