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Here's the link.

If you're like me, you probably view the maneuver system as the best thing since sliced bread for martials. Versatile, interesting to play characters not limited to "charge/full attack" and Big Dumb Fighter stereotypes. A list of interesting options and choices in combat, from defensive counters to battlefield control and buffs which can help the party. A Pathfinder spiritual sequel produced by one of the best 3rd Party publishers who put out balanced, playtested products.

It's a shame, then, that the ideas are very divisive in the D&D community. As a result, I see even the most liberal of GMs in online groups banning the use of said books. I figured with the relative difficulty in finding Tome of Battle/Path of War-friendly games, that a Roll20 community dedicated to its fans would be a good idea.

This Roll20 community is not a game per se, but a hub of sorts for 3.X and Pathfinder fans who enjoy such material in their games whether as player or GM. If you have a Roll20 account and wish to join, post in the discussion forum and let me know!

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Re: I designed a Tome of Battle/Path of War community for Roll20 players
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2015, 04:36:47 PM »
Hm, now I'm curious whether PoW has any issues that errata needs to fix like ToB had.

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Re: I designed a Tome of Battle/Path of War community for Roll20 players
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2015, 04:20:30 PM »
Hm, now I'm curious whether PoW has any issues that errata needs to fix like ToB had.
Having played it a bit, I find the recovery mechanics a little klunky.  I get where they were going, but in practice, around a table, they are a bit too thought intensive.  I find myself longing for ToB's simpler ones. 

I'd also probably move away from the weapon-specific disciplines as much as possible. 

Not sure if those were the sorts of things you were referencing, but those are some impressions off the top of my head. 

As a side note, I see the maneuvers thing as one of many potential means to making interesting fighter types.  It's one of the ones that's better implemented and supported in 3E/Pathfinder, but it's by no means the only one that I can conceive of.  And, it's got its own pros and cons.

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Re: I designed a Tome of Battle/Path of War community for Roll20 players
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2015, 04:44:01 PM »
Hi Libertad.  I'm slowly working on something that may be of appeal to you: http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?board=233.0

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Re: I designed a Tome of Battle/Path of War community for Roll20 players
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2015, 06:06:46 PM »
Hm, now I'm curious whether PoW has any issues that errata needs to fix like ToB had.
Having played it a bit, I find the recovery mechanics a little klunky.  I get where they were going, but in practice, around a table, they are a bit too thought intensive.  I find myself longing for ToB's simpler ones. 

I'd also probably move away from the weapon-specific disciplines as much as possible. 

Not sure if those were the sorts of things you were referencing, but those are some impressions off the top of my head. 

As a side note, I see the maneuvers thing as one of many potential means to making interesting fighter types.  It's one of the ones that's better implemented and supported in 3E/Pathfinder, but it's by no means the only one that I can conceive of.  And, it's got its own pros and cons.

My train of thought was more about how Firesnake is broken.  It entirely lacks a duration for example.  Stuff like that.

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Re: I designed a Tome of Battle/Path of War community for Roll20 players
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2015, 08:04:07 PM »
Posted request to join.

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Re: I designed a Tome of Battle/Path of War community for Roll20 players
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2015, 09:11:15 PM »
Okay, I sent invites to all the folk who posted on Roll20.  We have 6 folk now (including myself).  Am happy to see it growing!