Legends & Lairs Path of the Sword.pdf

Path of the Sword

Credits

LEAD DEVELOPER

Wil Upchurch

MANAGING DEVELOPER

Greg Benage

WRITING

Clay Breedlove, Shaun Cashman, Lizard, Michelle Lyons, James Maliszewski, Brian Patterson

INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Toren “Macbin” Atkinson, Andy Brase, David Griffith, Eric Lofgren, Chad Sergesketter, Tyler Walpole

GRAPHIC & COVER DESIGN

Brian Schomburg

EDITING

Greg Benage & Wil Upchurch

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Wil Upchurch

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Path of the Sword

Contents

CHAPTER ONE

The Fighting Classes

CHAPTER TWO

The Fighting Arts

CHAPTER THREE

Schools of Combat

CHAPTER FOUR

The Warrior’ s World

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Introduction

Path of the Sword was a great project to work

on for me. I’ve always enjoyed playing the

fighting classes, as I like to be able to directly

affect my in-game environment. A fighter

never runs out of muscles or forgets how to

throw his axe.

legendary class, for characters that are above

and beyond the norm. Finally, several variant

core classes are presented.

Chapter 2 details more than two dozen new feats.

Next, two sections are presented detailing rules

for combat while mounted and acrobatic combat.

Chapter 3 includes an essay about maximizing

your character’s fighting potential. Fighting

schools are described next, giving characters

new options for building unique fighting styles

by specializing in the techniques of a particular

school.

We introduce several new concepts in this book

that will be followed up on in the future Path

books. The most notable examples are leg-

endary classes, schools of learning, and organi-

zational templates. Schools of learning and

organizational templates are my way of trying

to help players differentiate their characters in

a meaningful way while gaining some benefit

for doing so. Options are good. Legendary

classes, on the other hand, are just cool. I’m

excited about this new format of add-on class

and I think you will enjoy them as well. They

are different enough from prestige classes to

really make it feel as if your character is some-

thing special, a child of destiny, a legend in his

own time. They are similar enough, I hope, to

fit right into any d20 campaign.

Chapter 4 presents information on mounts and

a variety of new organizations that characters

can join. Next up is a a complete system for

determining the effects of unique terrains on

combat. New equipment, weapons, armor, and

tools follow, as well as information on how

characters can personalize their weapons. The

chapter concludes with a look at some of the

tournaments and games that one might find in

local faires or royal competitions.

The Open Game License

Path of the Sword is published under the terms

of the Open Game License and the d20 System

Trademark License. The OGL allows us to use

the d20 System core rules and to publish gam-

ing material derived from those rules.

So, all you characters who pride yourselves in

strength of arms over shadow, magic, and faith,

take heed the call and use the knowledge

gained herein to kick some serious butt.

Wil Upchurch

Fantasy Flight, Inc.

Material that is strictly rules related is Open

Content.

Welcome

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to present

Path of the Sword , the sixth volume in our

Legends & Lairs line of sourcebooks for the

d20 System. Path of the Sword brings together

a host of information for those characters inter-

ested in the fighting arts.

Not everything in this book is Open Content,

however. The names of races, feats, skills,

equipment, spells, magic items, and rules

derived from the d20 SRD are designated as

Open Content. Descriptive text, unless other-

wise noted, is closed content and cannot be

republished, copied, or distributed without the

consent of Fantasy Flight Games. A note at the

beginning of each section describes the open

and closed content found within.

Chapter 1 contains more than 20 new classes

for use by characters that are well versed in the

fighting arts. Twelve new prestige classes,

including the mysterious brother of the cloak

and the brutal pit fighter, are presented. Each

prestige class is accompanied by a new organi-

zation, designed to fit into any campaign

world. A new concept is also presented, the

All illustrations, pictures, and diagrams in this

book are Product Identity and the property of

The Open Game License is printed in its entire-

ty at the end of this book. For further informa-

tion, please visit the Open Gaming Foundation

website at www.opengamingfoundation.org.

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