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Tsukasa_Macleod

11-25-07, 09:35 PM
I have recently decided that I prefer to play fighters, Warblades, swashbucklers, or other classes that focus on physical prowess. Can Anyone recommend good books for me? I already own Complete warrior and Book of Nine Swords. Thanks
False-paradox-Truth

11-25-07, 09:39 PM
What kind of campaign is it going to be?
Tsukasa_Macleod

11-25-07, 09:44 PM
DM made universe currently. But it doesn't matter. I need the books for future campaigns as well
crow04

11-26-07, 12:49 AM
phb two has some good stuff, and i was fond of Complte Champion, but ymmv.
Krusk

11-26-07, 02:11 AM
PHB2- Tons of useful feats for higher level fighters
TOB- For being TOB
Complete warrior- for prestige classes and new weapons
Complete adventurer -not so much, but some
Dungeonscape -for dungeoncrasher variant
Complete champion- if you like paladins
Unearthed Arcana- for tons of variants on martial classes
Races of stone- for heavy armor, and feats related to it
races of the wild- for light armor and things related to it.

All i can think of off the top of my head.
Tsukasa_Macleod

11-28-07, 02:14 PM
Okay thanks. If anyone can find anything else that would be great.
Cartigan

11-28-07, 02:26 PM
The problem with races books is that the stuff in there is generally aimed at the races the book covers. Can't go wrong with PHB II and Complete Warrior.

And offtopic give or take, Complete Adventurer has more Bard related feats than anything else that I could tell.
Orenmir

11-28-07, 02:30 PM
I have recently decided that I prefer to play fighters, Warblades, swashbucklers, or other classes that focus on physical prowess. Can Anyone recommend good books for me? I already own Complete warrior and Book of Nine Swords. Thanks

As a Fighter, you would want to conentrate on feat choices from as many books you can get your hands on. Check out CrystalKeep.com for a comprehensive (yet incomplete) list of feats.
Averroes

11-28-07, 02:46 PM
And offtopic give or take, Complete Adventurer has more Bard related feats than anything else that I could tell.

If I remember there are some pretty handy fighter feats in the Complete Adventurer. I think the Oversized TWF feat is in that one. Plus a couple others, also there are some decent fighter PrC's in it as well.
But if you don't have PHB 2 that should be the first thing you pick up.
Great feats in that one.
Cartigan

11-28-07, 03:00 PM
If I remember there are some pretty handy fighter feats in the Complete Adventurer. I think the Oversized TWF feat is in that one. Plus a couple others, also there are some decent fighter PrC's in it as well.
But if you don't have PHB 2 that should be the first thing you pick up.
Great feats in that one.
I meant more Bard related feats there than Bard related feats elsewhere.

And yes, Complete Adventurer does have other good stuff,
happy_fuzzy

11-28-07, 10:38 PM
+1 for PHB II, although its pretty great for fighter it also has celerity mmmm
serow_#R

11-29-07, 02:00 AM
PHB2.
1 ton ghost

11-29-07, 03:32 PM
Heroes of Battle.
cannot recommend this enough to all classes. simple tactical advice, environmental FX, Dread Commando is fairly decent PcC, feats are totally decent too.
Johnny_Angel

11-29-07, 03:43 PM
Player's Handbook 2 is a good resource for melee types.


Complete Adventurer would be my second choice.
Yue Ryong

03-08-08, 02:31 PM
If you get the opportunity, I'd recommend taking a peek at the Skill Tricks in Complete Scoundrel. Fighter-types get relatively few skill points, but even fewer useful Class Skills, so spending their skill points on Skill Tricks is a fairly good idea, if you can find ways to meet the prereqs. 'Spot the Weakpoint' in particular serves for getting past the exceptionally high natural armour bonuses of some monsters.