You qualify for feats that usually require a minimum number of fighter levels (such as Weapon Specialization) as if you had a fighter level equal to your warblade level –2. Weapon Aptitude (Ex): Your training with a wide range of weaponry and tactics gives you great skill with particular weapons. As long as you are not fl at-footed, you gain an insight bonus equal to your Intelligence bonus (maximum equals your warblade level) on your Reflex saves. Unlike with maneuvers, you cannot learn a new stance at higher levels in place of one you already know.īattle Clarity (Ex): You can enter a state of almost mystical awareness of the battlefield around you. A stance is an extraordinary ability unless otherwise stated in the stance description. All the stances you know are available to you at all times, and you can change the stance you are currently using as a swift action. Unlike maneuvers, stances are not expended, and you do not have to ready them. At 4th, 10th, and 16th level, you can choose additional stances. Stances Known: You begin play with knowledge of one 1stlevel stance from any discipline open to warblades. You cannot initiate a maneuver or change your stance while you are recovering your expended maneuvers, but you can remain in a stance in which you began your turn. You can recover all expended maneuvers with a single swift action, which must be immediately followed in the same round with a melee attack or using a standard action to do nothing else in the round (such as executing a quick, harmless flourish with your weapon). When you initiate a maneuver, you expend it for the current encounter, so each of your maneuvers can be used once per encounter (until you recover them, as described below). You begin an encounter with all your maneuvers unexpended, regardless of how many times you might have already used them before. Maneuvers Per Encounter: You can use all three of the maneuvers you know at 1st level, but as you advance in level and learn more maneuvers, you must choose which maneuvers to use. You can swap only a single maneuver at any given level. For example, upon reaching 10th level, you could trade in a single 1st-, 2nd-, 3rd- or 4th-level maneuver for a maneuver of 5th level or lower, as long as you meet the prerequisite of the new maneuver. The old maneuver with a maneuver of the same level. You can choose a new maneuver of any level you like, as long as you observe your restriction on the highest-level maneuvers you know you need not replace In effect, you lose the old maneuver in exchange for the new one. Upon reaching 4th level, and at every even-numbered warblade level after that (6th, 8th, 10th, and so on), you can choose to learn a new maneuver in place of one you already know. See details on Blade Magic or the bottom of this page. You must meet a maneuver’s prerequisite to learn it. You learn additional maneuvers at higher levels, as shown on the above table. Your maneuvers are not affected by spell resistance, and you do not provoke attacks of opportunity when you initiate one. A maneuver usable by warblades is considered an extraordinary ability unless otherwise noted in its description. Once you know a maneuver, you can use it (see Maneuvers per Encounter, below). The disciplines available to you are Diamond Mind, Iron Heart, Stone Dragon, Tiger Claw,and White Raven. Maneuvers: You begin your career with knowledge of three martial maneuvers. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: You are proficient with simple and martial melee weapons (including those that can be used as thrown weapons), light and medium armor, and all shields except tower shields. Warblades, often called sword princes, live for the chance to test themselves in battle the stronger the foe, the greater the glory once an enemy is defeated.īalance, Climb, Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge, Martial Lore, Swim, Tumble.īattle clarity (Reflex saves), weapon aptitude

But even more important are his athleticism, endurance, daring, recklessness, and joy in the hour of danger. Sheer combat skill is important to a warblade, so he trains intensely with his chosen weapons.

Battle is beautiful to him a perfect moment in which life hangs suspended on the bright edge of a sword. Swift, strong, enduring, and utterly confident in his martial skills, he seeks to test himself against worthy foes. That is all the enlightenment I require.' 'Give me field of battle, the scent of blood, the fallen under my feet.

Warblade class 3.5