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Metablades

Warriors of Mind and Magic

byNevinFlanagan

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Contents

Spellstrike...................................... 12

SummonWeapon.......................... 12

SupernaturalFamiliar..................... 12

TirelessDevotion........................... 12

TouchProxy .................................. 12

UndyingFortitude.......................... 12

UnerringShot................................ 12

UnseenGuardian.......................... 13

Warrior’sInsight ............................ 13

WatchfulEye ................................. 13

Styles............................................ 13

BlazingEdge.................................. 13

MeditativeGrace........................... 14

NoMind,NoBody,OneWarrior... 14

OneisLegion................................ 14

SidewaystoAnywhere................... 15

SpiritofIron .................................. 15

TempooftheFist ........................... 15

ChapterThree—Classes

EnergizeWeapon .......................... 34

FlyTrue ......................................... 34

GuardianFamiliar.......................... 34

HarvestofBlades........................... 34

Ironward........................................ 35

LupineBerserk............................... 35

Mage’sGuidance........................... 35

MarkoftheInidel......................... 35

OtherworldlyAwe......................... 35

Outmaneuver ................................ 35

PositiveEnergyInfusion................. 36

Priest’sGuidance........................... 36

Pugilist’sGuidance........................ 36

Scoundrel’sGuidance.................... 36

ShadowStitch................................ 36

ShieldofShadows ......................... 36

SmiteHeretic................................. 37

SteelSatellites................................ 37

StiffeningStrike.............................. 37

StoreSpell..................................... 37

Thornskin ...................................... 37

ThreateningShadows..................... 37

Thundershock................................ 38

TouchNot ..................................... 38

Warrior’sGuidance ....................... 38

WeaponofWill............................. 38

Wielder’sEase ............................... 38

Wolf’sNose................................... 38

PowerLists.................................... 39

Psion/Wilder.................................. 39

DisciplinePowers.......................... 39

PsychicWarrior............................. 39

Powers.......................................... 39

AimTrue........................................ 39

AntiplasmicShell........................... 39

Bloodbane..................................... 40

Colocation..................................... 40

CombatAnticipation ..................... 40

DelayWounds............................... 40

DivertBlow................................... 40

EctoplasmStorm............................ 41

Electrogrip..................................... 41

IdFury........................................... 41

Launch .......................................... 41

MetaphysicalIntuition................... 42

Shadowfencer................................ 42

Sharkskin....................................... 42

Softsteel......................................... 42

TransspatialStrike.......................... 42

Chapter Five — Fabulous Items 43

GeneralItemAttributes................. 43

Armor........................................... 44

SpeciicArmors ............................. 45

Weapons ...................................... 45

SpeciicWeapons.......................... 46

Rings ............................................ 46

Staves ........................................... 47

WondrousItems ........................... 47

Appendix One – Epic Metablades 51

EpicFeats...................................... 51

ArcaneRetribution ........................ 51

AuraofNecrosis............................ 51

CriticalSpellstrike.......................... 51

DeceptiveMastery......................... 51

DivineProtection .......................... 51

Elementillirist................................. 51

FurySurge..................................... 51

IndestructibleVessel ...................... 51

PsionicCritical.............................. 51

ResonanceofAnnihilation............. 52

RetaliatorySeizure......................... 52

SnatchSpell................................... 52

SouthernCross .............................. 52

SpelldrinkingShadows .................. 52

SupremeFocus.............................. 52

TelepathicDeterrence.................... 52

EpicPrestigeClasses..................... 52

EpicAfinitist ................................. 52

EpicLordGeneral.......................... 53

EpicMartialAdept......................... 53

EpicMentalMarksman.................. 53

EpicRuneKnight........................... 53

EpicShadowArmorer.................... 54

EpicShadowKnight....................... 54

EpicStormrider.............................. 54

Appendix Two–Sample Characters 55

Ard*athé....................................... 55

DaraniantheEnlightened ............. 55

EadwhentheMad......................... 56

OlgaSerasdotter ........................... 57

SchelleCeleste ............................. 58

VhaerösRedbrand ........................ 58

OPENGAMELICENSEV.1.0a

Introduction

WhatisaMetablade?...................... 3

AbouttheCreator............................ 3

What’sinThisBook......................... 3

AbouttheExpandedEdition ............ 3

ChapterOne–Discussions

Classes............................................ 4

MartialClasses ................................ 4

MagicalClasses............................... 4

MixedClasses.................................. 5

Combinations................................. 6

ChapterTwo—FeatsandStyles

BanefulRadiance ............................ 7

BlazingFury.................................... 7

BondWeapon ................................. 7

ConcentratedAnger......................... 7

ConcussiveForce............................. 8

DoUntoOthers............................... 8

EnlightenedFocus............................ 8

FlockofBlades................................ 8

FocusedStroke ................................ 8

GuardianAngel............................... 9

HordeofMinions............................ 9

IdCompanion ................................. 9

IgniteWeapon................................. 9

IntenseEnergy................................. 9

KnottyPine...................................... 9

LightningAction.............................. 9

MesmerizingMotions...................... 9

MetaphysicalFist............................. 9

MysticBody .................................... 9

MystifyAmbusher.......................... 10

PerfectAction................................ 10

PsionicSpringAttack..................... 10

QuickerthantheEye..................... 10

RelectiveBarrier........................... 10

RepelArrows................................. 10

RetractableClaws.......................... 10

SapStrength .................................. 11

SearingShot .................................. 11

SeektheVoid................................. 11

ShadowStylings ............................ 11

ShimmeringStrike ........................ 11

ShiningBrand................................ 11

SiphonEnergy ............................... 11

SoulbindingSweep........................ 11

Spellsniper..................................... 12

Afinitist........................................ 16

AstralCenturion............................ 17

FortressMage................................ 18

LordGeneral ................................ 19

MartialAdept................................ 20

MentalMarksman......................... 22

Mindclaw ..................................... 23

RuneKnight.................................. 24

ShadowArmorer........................... 25

ShadowKnight ............................. 26

Starblade ...................................... 28

Stormrider..................................... 29

TranscendentInvoker.................... 30

Chapter Four — Spells & Powers 32

SpellLists...................................... 32

Bard .............................................. 32

Cleric ............................................ 32

DomainSpells............................... 32

Druid............................................. 32

Paladin .......................................... 32

Ranger........................................... 32

Sorcerer/Wizard ............................ 33

Spells............................................ 33

AnimateShield.............................. 33

BladeofDreams............................ 33

BorrowLimb ................................. 33

DisruptiveMight............................ 34

Introduction

ThenewestincarnationoftheD&Dgameopens

worldsofmulticlassingpotential.Notonlyarecharac-

tersabletoaddlevelsofnewclasseswithlittlerestric-

tion,butfeatsgivewarriorsandwizardsthepotentialto

tasteeachothers’abilitiessomewhatwithoutneeding

tomulticlass.

Theadditionofprestigeclasseshastakenthings

evenfurther.Classeslikethearcanearcherandthe

bladesingerhaveledthewayinthecreationofaset

ofcharacterswho,whilenotreallynew,havebegun

toreceivegreaterlevelsofexplorationanddeinition

thaninpreviouseditions.

Alsoincludedaresevennew“martialarts”stylesbased

oncombinationsoffeatsandspells.

NewprestigeclassesmaketheirdebutinChapter

Three.Theyaredesignedforamixofspellcasters,

psionsandintellectualwarriors,andforacombina-

tionofcloseandrangedighters.

ChapterFouroffersnewspellsandpowersforcom-

bateffectiveness.

ChapterFivepresentsavarietyofmagicitemswhich

offerlavorandoptionsformanycharacters,butespe-

ciallyformetablades.

Theirstappendixoffersrulesforhigh-levelmeta-

bladesthatcouldn’tbeincludedintheirstedtion,as

theepic-levelrulesweren’tpubliclyusablewhenit

wasreleased.

AppendixTwocontainssixfullydevelopedcharac-

ters,withcompletestatisticsandbackstories,suitable

foruseinacampaignorasinspiration.

sibletothoseplayers.Thiseditionnotonlyupdatesthe

psionicsmaterialtothecurrentframework,itallows

metoaddsomenewrulesmaterial,ironoutsome

gamebalancewrinklesthatweren’thammeredoutof

theirstversion,cleanuptheediting,andreplacemost

oftheartworkwithprofessionalpiecesbyspectacular

fantasyartistSergio“Obsidian”Isaza.

About the Illustrator

Thecoverandmostinteriorillustrationsforthis

bookweredonebySergioVillaIsaza,aka“Obsid-

ian.”RaisedonRPGs,fantasynovels,moviesand

comicbooks;“O”hasbeendepictingwhateverruns

throughhisimaginationsincehecouldholdapencil.

AftergraduatingasaGraphicDesignerhedecided

thattherewasnothinghe’dratherdothandrawfantasy

artandtherestis--well--therest.Hehasalsoworked

with12toMidnight,MongoosePublishing,Bluedevil

Games,DarkfuriesandseveralotherRPGpublishers,

andistheauthorofthewebcomic“ C OMMISSIONED ”and

occasionalco-hostoftheExtralifeRadiopodcast.Ifany

timeisleftafterthat,hededicatesittoreading,gaming

andmartialarts.Hisonlineportfoliocanbeviewed

at www.theministryofabnormality.com .

What is a Metablade?

Metabladesarecharacterswhonotonlywieldboth

magicalandphysicalskillbutintegratethetwointo

acohesiveart.Manyofthembeginbymulticlassing,

learningthetwoskillsseparatelyandblendingthem

astheygo,butafewuseoneasapathwayintothe

other,honingmartialskilluntilpersonaldevelopment

unlockstheirmysticpotentialortwistingtheirmagical

mightintoatoolforpersonalcombat.

Thisbookisforthesecharactersandtheirplayers.

Morethanjustaheapofnewfeatsorprestigeclasses,

itismeanttohelpsuchcharactersrealizethepower

acheivablethroughamultidisciplinaryapproach,and

togivetheirplayersthetoolstoshapethemanddraw

themfromtherealmoftheunformedintoaworldof

cultivatedimagination.Playerscancombinetherules

andsuggestionsinthisbooktofacilitatemakingtheir

charactersdistinctlytheirown.

About the Author

ThisbookwaswrittenandlaidoutbyNevin

Flanagan.NevinhasbeenplayingD&Dandother

role-playinggamessince1985.Heroleplayedthrough

mostofcollege,helpedseveralfriendsdevelopworld

andruleideas,andgraduatedwithadegreeindigital

mediaproduction.Hiscareerhasexploredanumber

ofdirectionsincludingteachingEnglishinJapan,

administration,technicalwriting,graphicdesign,

computerprogramming,hospitaladministrationand

electronicsretailing.

Whenhe’snotearningalivingordesigninganew

gamesetting,Nevinenjoysfantasyandsci-ireading;

Japanesemusic,anime&manga(comics);console

RPGs;aikido;and,ofcourse,roleplaying.

The Year’s Best d2 0

Attheendof2004,D&D®3rdEdition

co-designerMonteCookannounced

thathewouldreleaseacollection

ofd20materialselectedfrom

publishers’contributionstothe

bodyofOGLworkreleased

duringthatyear.Inadditionto

materialpublishedbyleading

groupssuchasSword&Sorcery,

andGreenRonin,threespellsfrom M ETABLADES ( borrow

limb,scoundrel’sguidance and shadowstitch )andone

magicitem(the sparehand )werechosenforinclusion.

M ONTE C OOK P RESENTS :T HE Y EAR ’ S B EST D 20 iscompiled

andproducedbyMalhavocPressandpublishedby

Sword&Sorcery.

What’s in This Book

ChapterOneisintendedsimplytogiveideasforhow

playerscancombinepointsfromtheexistingrulesto

givealittledeinitiontotheirbuddingmetablades.Use

thematerialhereasadviceorinspirationwhencreating

anewcharacterordevelopinganoldone.

ChapterTwopresentsanumberoffeatsintended

mostlyforspellcastingandpsioniccharacters,tohelp

themincreasetheircombatpotential,butalsoafewfor

martialcharacterstogivethemametaphysicaledge.

About the Expanded Edition

M ETABLADES wasreleasedshortlyaftertheRevised

SystemReferenceDocumentwasreleasedtothepub-

lic;atthattime,psionicshadstillnotbeenupdatedto

itscurrentincarnation.Thechangesmadetopsionics

aboutsixmonthslaterwereradicalandexciting,but

renderedmuchofthematerialin M ETABLADES inacces-

Chapter One –Discussions

Therearealreadyanumberoftoolsforcreating

amartialspellcaster.Anumberofsuggestionsfollow

forbuildingacapablecharacterusingexistingclasses

andrules.Manypotenteffectscanbeachievedby

usingtherightcombinationofmulticlassingandspell

orpowerselection.

Ranger

Rangersarehalfwaytobeingmetabladesalready,

withtheirselectionofspells.Theycanincreasethis

potentialwithlevelsofdruidorpossiblysorcerer,gain-

ingthebeneitofspellslike faerieire,lameblade,

rustinggrasp,warpwood,shield,jump,seeinvisibility

and blur .

Arangercanmakeadecentbardifhehasgood

scoresinWisdom,CharismaandDexterity.Sucha

characterwillprobablypreferarange-basedstyleof

combat,supportingallieswithbowire,rangedspells

andherabilitytoinspirecourage.

Rangersarealreadymovingtowardsprestigeclasses

liketheafinitist,runeknightandmentalmarksman.

Monkswhowanttopursueamoreenlightened,

supportingstyleofplaycangrabafewlevelsofcleric

orpaladinandusethenewMeditativeGracestyleto

increasetheirmulticlassingoptions.

Monkshavealottogainfrompowerslike biofeed-

back ,thenew divertblow,duodimensionalhand and

empathictransfer (especiallywhencombinedwiththe

wholenessofbodyfeature);powerslike brainlock,

dimensiondoor,crisisofbreath ,thenew combat

anticipation andtheEnlightenedFocusfeatcanemu-

lateclassicHongKong-stylesupernaturalmartialarts

powers.Monkswithspellcastingabilitiescanmaster

magicalcombatwiththenewtranscendentinvoker

class,andamonkwithastaffcouldmakeaninterest-

ingruneknight.Alawfulevilmonkisasuperbbasis

forashadowknightvillain.

Classes

Forthepurposesofourdiscussion,classesfallinto

threebasiccategories

Martial Classes

Obviously,straightwarriorclassesusuallyneedto

becombinedwithsomemagicalclasstoqualifyas

metablades.Afewprestigeclasses,suchastheafinit-

istandtheshadowknight,allowawarriortoattaina

levelofsupernaturalprowessderivedfromhisskill

incombat.

Rogue

Rogueshavestrongpotentialasmetablades.Their

heftyallotmentofskillpointsandaccesstoskillslike

UseMagicDevicegivethemsomeconsiderablepower

bythemselves,andatypicalrogue’sabove-average

Charismamakeshimagoodcandidateforthesorcerer

class.

Idealogically,roguesarenotusuallyascompatible

withdruidsorclerics.However,neveroverlookthe

powerofcombiningthe sanctuary spellwithsuch

tacticsaspositioningtogiveanallyalankingbonus,

pickinganopponent’spocketoftheirbackupweapon

orsparewand,orstrollingthroughenemylinesand

unlockingthedooroutoftheroomsothepartycan

makearushattempttoescape.

Aroguewhowantsamorecombativeapproachcan

addapsychicwarrior’sconsiderableightingprowess

tohersneakattackandimmunitytolankingfora

formidablecombination.

Barbarian

Thebarbarianisaformidableighterwithscadsofhit

pointstooffsetaspellcaster’slowerhitdice,buthehas

somedificultiesasametabladebecausehisprincipal

abilitymakesitimpossibletocastspellsormanifest

powers.Suchacharacterhastochoosecarefully.

Oneapproachistotakesomelevelsasaspellcaster

andbeefupwithsupportspellsbeforeragingintocom-

bat.Spellslike aid,blur,cat’sgrace,delaypoison,expe-

ditiousretreat,greatermagicweapon,keenedge,shield

offaith and summonmonster canallhelpabarbarian

considerably,especiallysincemostofthemarelow-

levelspells.Asfarasrole-playinggoes,thebarbarian’s

outlookismorecompatiblewiththeluidnatureofthe

sorcererthantherigidlyintellectualwizard.

Experienceasabarbarianmakesagoodingredi-

entforenteringthemindclaworstormriderprestige

classes,andmetabladebarbarianswilllovetheoptions

offeredbythenewConcentratedAngerfeat.

Fighter

Theighterisanexcellentbuildingblocktobegin

convertingaspellcasterintoametablade,ashecomes

withnostringsattachedtohisclaimofmartialprowess.

Hisselectionoffeatsgiveshimmanyoptions,andthere

arefewcharactersindeedwhowillgainnobeneitfrom

accesstoWeaponSpecialization.

Aighter’sgreatestchallengeinprogressingasan

arcanespellcasterisgettingusedtothelackofarmor.

Fighterswhowanttobecomemagesshouldconsider

Dodge,MobilityorDelectArrowstoreducethehits

theytake;CombatExpertiseisparticularlyuseful,al-

lowingaighter/wizardorighter/psiontogainsome

defensivebeneitfromhishighintelligence.Aighter

whotakesaselectionoffeatssuchasPointBlankShot,

FarShot,WeaponFocus(bow)andWeaponSpecializa-

tion(bow)canalsomakeanexcellentrangedsupport

spellcasterorarcanearcher,reducinghisdangerby

stayingoutofmelee.

Someexperienceasaighterisparticularlyhelpful

fortheafinitist,martialadept,mentalmarksmanand

shadowknightprestigeclassesinthisbook,andmany

ighterswillappreciatethenewSpiritofIronstyle.

Monk

Monksneedsomespecialconsideration.Onone

hand,nearlyeveryclassbeneitsfromoneortwolevels

ofmonk.+3toallsaves,evasion,andtheabilityto

addyourWisdomscoretoyourACareallinvaluable

toanarcanespellcasterwhocan’teasilyweararmor

andneedstoavoidallthedamageshecan,aswellas

psionswhocantakearmorproicienciesifinclinedbut

stillhavelimitedhitpoints.

Magical Classes

Sinceallclassesgetabaseattackbonus(however

slight),spellcastersarebetterequippedtobesingle-

classmetablades.However,theyoftensuffersevere

drawbacksincombat,sosomecarefully-chosenlevels

inamorephysicalclasscanoftenbeworththelossof

spellcastingpower.

Wizard

Wizardshavetraditionallymadepoorighters.Until

recently,theycouldn’twieldmostweaponsevenif

theywantedto,andthewizardhidingintheback

ofthepartytohurlspellsisafantasyicon.Thenew

arcanefeatsinthisbookhelpawizardturnsomeof

hisspellcastingpowerintoacombatedge,butmost

wizardmetabladeswillwanttomulticlassinorderto

boosttheirhitpointsandattackbonuses.

Wizardscanbeneitfrommostphysicalclasses.They

shouldremaincautiousofthebarbarianclass,which

willreducetheirabilitytousetheirpowerseffectively,

butseethediscussionofbarbariansaboveforsome

ideasofhowtogettwosuchdifferentbeaststopullin

thesameharness.Rogueisprobablythebestchoice

thatisn’timmediatelyobvious,sinceevasion,uncanny

dodgeandastrongRelexsaveareallplussesfora

dextrouswizardwhotendstoattractireballs.Rogue

levelsalsogiveyouanexcusetocarryequipmentand

weaponstoreducethetelltalerobes-and-staffimage

thatsays,“Hey,I’mawizard!ShootME!ShootME!”

Wizardsareexcellentcandidatesfortheshadow

armorer,fortressmageandmartialadeptclasseslater

inthisbook.Theyalsogainaccesstoanewkindof

feat,thearcanefeat,whichcanbesubstitutedfortheir

itemcreationormetamagicbonusfeats.

Psion

Whilenotstrictlyamagicalclass,psionsinthe3rd

editionaremosteasilycategorizedasanothersortof

spellcaster.However,theycanpumpmostoftheir

powerintosignatureabilitieswithoutgivingupthe

optionofusingotherpowersifneeded.

Psionswhowanttomulticlassareprobablybetter

offchoosingighterorranger,asmostotherspellcast-

ingclassesusuallydon’tcombinewellwiththeir

powers.Spellcastingpsionsneedtwodifferentsetsof

itemcreationandmetaeffectfeatstomakethemost

oftheirabilities.

Thepsionisagoodbasisfortheastralcenturion,

mentalmarksmanandruneknightprestigeclasses.

Bard

Thebardhasalwaysbeenthe“alittleofeverything”

class.Ontheonehand,bardscombinethe“wizardly,”

“martial”and“skillful”aspectsintoasinglecharacter,

butontheotherhand,theydon’treallyexcelatanyof

these.Thebardprobablyneedsalittlehelptobecome

apropermetablade,asfewbardicspellsarecombat-

orientedspellsandthebard’sweaponselectionand

baseattackarelimited.

Considerspecializinginrangedattacks.Abard

canchooseproiciencyinabowofherchoice,bards

typicallyhavehighdexterity,andstayingoutofmelee

combatmakesupforlowerhitpoints(Anelvenor

half-elvensingle-classedbardcanbecomeanarcane

archerat9thlevel).

Bardshaveagoodstartontheshadowknight

prestigeclass,althoughthistakesalittleimagina-

tion—theshadowknight’simagedoesnoteasilyit

thecongenialbardstereotype.Whatwouldsucha

characterbelike?.

Sorcerer

Sorcerershavedeinitelybecomethebattlemage

ofchoice.Theirpowertohurlaroundsignaturespells

inlargequantitieshasearnedthemareservedspace

onanybattleield.Unfortunately,theysufferallthe

samedrawbacksinclosecombatthatwizardsdo,with

theexceptionofslightlygreaterweaponproiciency.

Manyofthesuggestionsofferedforwizardsapplyto

sorcerersaswell.

Druidisalsoapossibility.Augmentthedruid’snatural

magicsandgreaterightingprowesswithspellsthatcom-

plementhisimage,suchastheclassic3rd-levelevocations

andotherspellsthatconjureforcesfoundinnature.

Sorcerershaveagoodstartonthemartialadeptand

shadowarmorerclasses,andseveralnewfeatscapital-

izeontheiringrainedknowledgeofcertainspells.

Paladin

Paladinsarethetoughestofthemixedclasses,with

theirmaximumbaseattack,d10hitdice,andgoodFor-

titudesave.Atthesametime,theirturnundeadability,

divinespellsandhealingpowersgivethemmuchmore

ofamysticfocusthanmanyotherighters.

Thisisgood,sincemulticlassingisnotusuallyan

optionforpaladins.Likemonks,theMeditativeGrace

styleoffersthemsomemulticlassingoptionsbuttends

todrawthemawayfromtheirusualcombativefocus.

Anex-paladincouldalsotakesomelevelsindruid,

providedthattheDMwillallowhertoretainher

paladinabilitieswhenshebecomesneutralgoodor

lawfulneutral,orinwizardorpsychicwarriorandgain

someconsiderablebeneitsaslongassheupholdsher

codeofconduct.

Apaladin/wizardcouldmakeapotentmartialad-

ept,andafinitistcouldprovetobeapowerfulchoice

aswell.Paladinscanalsobeneitfromthenewfeat

ShiningBrand.

Cleric

Traditionallytheparty’ssupportmemberandhealing

supply,theclericstillpacksafairpunchasamelee

combatant.Hislexibilityinwearingarmor,higherhit

pointsandgreaterbaseattackbonusallmakehima

betterchoiceifyoulikewadingintomelee.

Thebiggestchallengeofplayingaclericmetablade

isintegratingthetwosidesintosomethingcohesive.

Heoftenseemsbestequippedtohitthingswhen

everyone’shealthy,thenstepbacktocastspellsonce

combathasprogressedalittle,andhisspellstendto

focusonsupportingthegroupratherthanincreasinghis

ownprowess.Tobringthesetwodisparatesidescloser

together,preparespellslike shieldoffaith,bear’sendur-

ance,greatermagicweapon ,and divinepower .

LookintodivinefeatslikethenewShiningBrand

thatallowyoutochannelsometurningpowerinto

combatadvantage.ConsidertheDestructiondomain,

whichgivesyouanextrasmite,ortheStrengthdomain,

whichnotonlyallowsyoutoliftthatcollapsedceiling

offofyourcomradebutalsohelpsyouknockthatogre’s

headsofardownbetweenhisshouldersthathe’llhave

tounbuttonhisvesttoeat.

Wilder

Thewilderhasmuchthesamerelationshiptothe

psionasthesorcererhastothewizard.Wilders,how-

ever,tendtomakebettermetabladesbecausetheycan

devotetheirincrediblereserveofpowerpointstoa

concentratedcollectionofpowers,andtheirconined

powerselectionmakesitharderforthemtotakeon

thesortof“swiss-armyknife”lexibilityofawizardor

evenapsioninanycase.

Wilder/barbarianscanusethenewBlazingFuryfeat

toplumbthetruedepthsoftheiranger.

Druid

Thedruidhasagoodsupplyofcombatpotential,

withherd8hitpoints,moderatebaseattackandsup-

plyofspellslike poison and rustinggrasp . Wildshape

andspontaneoussummoningalsoassistthedruidin

atightspot.

Druidscanmulticlassaslongastheyupholdtheir

taboos,butkeepinmindthatwhilemulticlassingwill

Mixed Classes

Severalclassesalreadycontainablendofmagical

andmartialtalent.However,theseclassesusuallystill

requiresomedevelopmentorsupporttobemostef-

fectiveasmetablades.

d20 Genjitsu Games Metablades - Warriors of Mind and Magic.pdf

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