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Dungeons & Dragons Edition 3.5
Complete Warrior
Forge your name in battle
The "Complete Warrior" provides you with an in-depth look at combat and provides detailed information on how to prepare a character for confrontation.
This title was not only compiled from various D&D sources, but contains new things as well, including new battle-oriented character classes, prestige classes, combat maneuvers, feats, spells, magic items, and equipment. The prestige classes included have been revised and updated based on player feedback, and there are rules for unusual combat situations. The "Complete Warrior "will assist all class types, including those classes not typically associated with melee combat. There are also tips on running a martially focused campaign and advice on how to make your own prestige classes and feats.
To use this accessory, a Dungeon Master also needs the" Player's Handbook," "Dungeon Master's Guide," and "Monster Manual." A player needs only the "Player's Handbook."
The "Complete Warrior" provides you with an in-depth look at combat and provides detailed information on how to prepare a character for confrontation.
This title was not only compiled from various D&D sources, but contains new things as well, including new battle-oriented character classes, prestige classes, combat maneuvers, feats, spells, magic items, and equipment. The prestige classes included have been revised and updated based on player feedback, and there are rules for unusual combat situations. The "Complete Warrior "will assist all class types, including those classes not typically associated with melee combat. There are also tips on running a martially focused campaign and advice on how to make your own prestige classes and feats.
To use this accessory, a Dungeon Master also needs the" Player's Handbook," "Dungeon Master's Guide," and "Monster Manual." A player needs only the "Player's Handbook."
159 pages, Hardcover
First published November 3, 2003
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Other authors publishing under this name are:
Andy Collins, Writer, painter and designer of jewelry born 1973
Andy Collins, Nom de plume of a Brazilian female author
Andy Collins, Pseudonym of Andrzej Sieradzki
Andy Collins
Andy Collins, Baseball coach
Andy Collins, Teacher
Andy Collins, Communication expert and trainer
Andy Collins, Travel
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April 28, 2020
Complete Warrior offers a few extra classes but is pretty scant overall for the asking price, I would’ve preferred a collection of all the “Complete” books in a single volume for a price closer to the core 3.5 books.
January 13, 2018
Giving away another awesome rule book for DnD. If you want it message me.
January 16, 2015
Definitely an improvement over Sword and Fist, but unfortunately it's not without its own misses.
Complete Warrior aims to expand on what it is to be one of the warrior classes in D&D, with the term "warrior" being loosely defined to include monk and a bit of rogue. It introduces the hexblade, the samurai, and the swashbuckler as new core classes. I've always felt that the latter two don't deserve to be a core classes because they're mostly flavour, but that's just me. The hexblade I've heard to be an underpowered class. There are also non-spellcasting variants of the ranger and the paladin.
The bulk of the sourcebook is filled with prestige classes - which was a big letdown in two ways. The first is that it seemed to me that WotC thinks warrioirs are defined by their PrC, which they really shouldn't be. The second is that most of the prestige classes are simply updated versions of 3.0 prestige classes and some reprints from Dragon magazines. They even chucked in Forgotten Realms specific ones.
Some new feats were present, the most interesting of which are tactical feats. This was wasted opportunity I think. It could have been expanded more and given better treatment. Another weak point is equipment - you'd think that warriors are a lot about tactics and choice of weapons - there's very little in the way of new equipment and weapon options. Along the magical front, we have some new domains and spells aimed for more combat usage, plus a brief 9-deity warrior-oriented pantheon.
Bringing up the rear are some ideas for warrior-focused and low magic campaigns, and a small section of warfare ideas, which ended up being somewhat pointless with its brevity.
I was hovering between two or three stars, but I went with latter. It's not a poor sourcebook at all, it's just that it tried to cover everything, but made the wrong decision to cover one part too heavily, and missed out on other parts.
Complete Warrior aims to expand on what it is to be one of the warrior classes in D&D, with the term "warrior" being loosely defined to include monk and a bit of rogue. It introduces the hexblade, the samurai, and the swashbuckler as new core classes. I've always felt that the latter two don't deserve to be a core classes because they're mostly flavour, but that's just me. The hexblade I've heard to be an underpowered class. There are also non-spellcasting variants of the ranger and the paladin.
The bulk of the sourcebook is filled with prestige classes - which was a big letdown in two ways. The first is that it seemed to me that WotC thinks warrioirs are defined by their PrC, which they really shouldn't be. The second is that most of the prestige classes are simply updated versions of 3.0 prestige classes and some reprints from Dragon magazines. They even chucked in Forgotten Realms specific ones.
Some new feats were present, the most interesting of which are tactical feats. This was wasted opportunity I think. It could have been expanded more and given better treatment. Another weak point is equipment - you'd think that warriors are a lot about tactics and choice of weapons - there's very little in the way of new equipment and weapon options. Along the magical front, we have some new domains and spells aimed for more combat usage, plus a brief 9-deity warrior-oriented pantheon.
Bringing up the rear are some ideas for warrior-focused and low magic campaigns, and a small section of warfare ideas, which ended up being somewhat pointless with its brevity.
I was hovering between two or three stars, but I went with latter. It's not a poor sourcebook at all, it's just that it tried to cover everything, but made the wrong decision to cover one part too heavily, and missed out on other parts.
December 14, 2016
A fairly solid splatbook. Hexblade is pretty niche; swashbuckler is fun (maybe too much overlap with the duelist? NO SUCH THING); samurai is...well, it's weird overlaying real-world culture so directly onto the fantasy narrative, but with a little bit of homebrew adjustment you can fix that. Prestige classes allow for more fighter/etc. specialization, which is nice. I particularly like Order of the Bow.
February 7, 2020
Basic Premise: A supplement for players of fighter-type classes in D&D 3.5.
This was a solid supplement for D&D 3.5, giving new classes, prestige classes, combat maneuvers, feats, spells, magic items, and equipment. Everything you need to bash, slash, or poke your enemies into submission. Not necessary for game play, but it gives some good, new opportunities.
This was a solid supplement for D&D 3.5, giving new classes, prestige classes, combat maneuvers, feats, spells, magic items, and equipment. Everything you need to bash, slash, or poke your enemies into submission. Not necessary for game play, but it gives some good, new opportunities.
January 25, 2008
Most of this book I didn't find too useful. It's hard to find new classes beyond the player's handbook ones that are both interesting and well balanced. This book gives a couple that are and many, many that aren't. The couple that are along with some useful feats makes the book worth getting.
March 16, 2012
interestin 3.5 dnd read.
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