So yeah, any help would be appreciated and all 3.5 books are allowed in this, I would be interested in seeing what some of y'all can come up with Since the Iaijutsu Focus skill specifically says "flat footed" and not "whenever they dont get their dex bonus to AC" like Sneak Attack does, I don't think Uncanny Dodge applies.
So I am trying to find a way to beat this character in a duel as described above (else I would just use an ubercharger.) using only a martial class and really just need a way to not be flat footed to pull it off. If for some reason the opponent survives the first round (hasnt happened so far) she has Sapphire Nightmare Blade to lean on the rest of the fight. Even if she loses init and only the first 2 from the surprise round land, that is still A LOT of damage. Iaijutsu Focus nets her an average of 8d6 + 32 (+4 to each dice from charisma modifier) of damage for each of the strikes that lands.
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She gets her free surprise round no matter what, and for a Iaijutsu Master that is an extra 2 attacks, then that is followed by 10 attacks should she win initiative (2 standard actions at 5 attacks each from the haste and belt of battle), all of which have Iaijutsu Focus due to the opponent being flat footed and roughly 7 of them hit reliably. So as you can see, everything is in the Iaijutsu Master's favor. The way a lot of disputes are settled in our region of the game world is through "gentlemen's duels", and in these duels the opponents start out right next to eachother. Of course, this lead to someone having a Samurai2/Warblade4/Iaijutsu Master 10 with 18 charisma, max ranks and skill focus in Iaijutsu Focus, an insane initiative modifier, and whos very limited selection of magic items includes a belt of battle and a katana with the haste enchantment. that was an awesome idea though) and have a houseruled Quick Sheath feat.
We are playing in a very low magic campaign (only thing stopping me from getting a Foresight item, even a 1/day use one. I didnt explain it earlier cause the setup is LONG and I was running short on time, but I got time now. If you don't like Strike of Perfect Clarity (some people say it sucks), you could take Girallon Windmill Flesh Rip instead.Īlright, thanks a lot guys, now I have a much narrowed down pool of maneuvers to consider.Īlso, the flat-footed thing is to get around Iaijutsu Focus cheese. It's a pity to miss out on White Raven Tactics, so you could consider squeezing it in. It might also be worth spending 3000 gp on an Amulet to get the Devoted Spirit "Shield Block" counter, even though Maneuvers Readied are already a scarce resource. It's just too good with two-weapon fighting (and a shield is a weapon for goodness' sake, take Improved Shield Bash and Agile Shield Fighter! And STORMGUARD WARRIOR!) You can see I couldn't resist mixing in some Tiger Claw. Tiger Claw: Pouncing Charge, Raging Mongoose
Iron Heart: Wall of Blades, Iron Heart Surge, Adamantine Hurricane, Iron Heart Endurance, Strike of Perfect Clarity Stances: Punishing Stance, Hunter's Sense, Pearl of Black Doubt, Stance of Alacrityĭiamond Mind: Moment of Perfect Mind, Greater Insightful Strike, Rapid Counter, Avalanche of Blades, Moment of Alacrity, Diamond Nightmare Blade, Time Stands Still For a weapon-and-board, Iron Heart/Diamond Mind-focused Warblade 20, I'd probably end up with a maneuver selection like:
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