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Breath of Battle

Kragat, Master of the Breath of Battle discipline, purges an evil artificer's fortress together with his disciples.

History
When dragons first heard of Reshar and how he managed to find new ways of using the humanoids weak weapons, most dragons laughed and returned to their arcane studies and crushing their oponents with their mighty bodies.

Some dragons however saw the potential of the Sublime way, and started to practise it to improve their already formidable natural capacities.

And then, some dragons noticed however that there was a glaring hole in the Sublime way. It focused on simple mortal weapons like blades and axes, teeths and claws.

But the dragons had a much more powerfull weapon available to them. They could breath forth the elements themselves. If the Sublime way worked so well with the weapons of inferior creatures, what could be achieved by applying it's teachings to the greatest weapon wielded by any creature in existence?

Thus the Breath of Battle discipline was born. The name comes from the legend that an ambitious red dragon first developed it to get the edge over a neighbour gold dragon rival. Thanks to constant breathing exercises and continuous use of his flames, that red dragon slayed his gold oponent in a fantastic air duel that set the sky itself ablaze.

From then, that red dragon taught what he had learned to his hatchlings, wich ended up teaching it to other chromatic dragons which expanded on it with other elements and ended up spilling the secrets to a cleverly disguised bronze dragon, and from there the discipline spread to all dragonkind.

Any creature who has breath weapons and picks up a level of a maneuver-granting class may swap one of their availables martial disciplines for this one.

Key skill: Spellcraft.The supernatural nature of the dragon's breath demands good understanding of magic.

Sublime Suspire-Usually Breath of Battle maneuvers can be combined with breaths of all elements, but in the case of fire, cold, acid and electricity breaths the Initiator may pick a different option as described in each maneuver. Those effects replace the normal maneuver’s effects unless otherwise noted, and the initiator can choose to either use the normal or specific element version each time they initiate the maneuver (or enter a Breath of Battle stance).

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Maneuver List

1st level
[Wyrmling Exhalation] Brutal Beautiful Breath: Strike–Extra damage
[Wyrmling Exhalation]Turning Twisting Tongue: Strike–make line breath attack change direction once.
[Wyrmling Inhalation] Deep Mountain inhale: Boost– one breath weapon recharges 3 turns faster.
[Wyrmling Inhalation] Ephemeral Draconic Fog: Boost-breath weapon leaves behind opaque screen of gas.
[Wyrmling Breath] Elemental Petal Mantra: Stance–change shape of breath attack.

2nd level
[Young Exhalation] Blooming Elemental Lotus: Strike–Ignore resistance equal to your IL
[Young Inhalation] Morning Sublime Draw: Boost–Stronger breath at point blank range.
[Young Exhalation] Beautiful Rising Revenge: Counter–use breath attack on creature which just struck you.
[Young Exhalation] Petal Destroyer Whisper: Strike–turn breath attack into touch attack which can be used to sunder

3rd level
[Juvenile Exhalation] Beautiful Punishing Blow Out: Strike–breath weapon deals +2d6 damage.
[Juvenile Breath] Sublime Breathing of eternity: Stance–all your breath attack recharge 1 turn faster.
[Juvenile Exhalation] Brilliant Rising soul: Strike-use breath weapon and heal damage.
[Juvenile Inhalation] Pure Deep Whisper: Boost- use breath weapon, it momentarily Blinds oponents.

4th level
[Adult Exhalation]Sublime Supression: Strike– breath, and creatures that fail the save cannot make attacks of oportunity and move at half speed for 1 turn.
[Adult Inhalation] Rising Petals Alert: Boost–all your breath weapons recharge 3 turns faster.
[Adult Exhalation] Beautiful Traveling Whisper: Strike-move, breath, keep moving.
[Adult Exhalation] Blooming Elemental Flower: Counter-stop enemy attack with your breath.

5th level
[Mature Exhalation] Beautiful Pure Purge: Strike–breath weapon deals +4d6 damage.
[Mature Exhalation] Rising Elemental Assault: Strike-use breath weapon, then teleport to any empty space on the area of effect.
[Mature Inhalation] Sublime Flowering Emblem: Boost-create an elemental weapon out of your breath.
[Mature Exhalation] Dancing Ephemereal Whisper: Counter-Breath away that which annoys you.

6th level
[Old Expiration] Beautiful Rising Curtain : Strike-use breath weapon, it divides into myriad of dazzling forms of your choice. 
[Old Expiration] Sublime Heaven and Hell wind: Strike–use breath weapon, heals equal amount.
[Old Inspiration] Echoing Petal Whisper: Boost-your breath weapon lingers on its targets.
[Old Breath] Perfect Elder Lotus: Stance–Ignore enemy resistance equal to your IL.

7th level
[Ancient Expiration] Rising Flower Breaker: Boost-Breath weapon punches trough obstacles.
[Ancient Expiration] Sublime Country Erradication: Strike–breath weapon deals +8d6 damage.
[Ancient Inspiration]Eternal Petal Dust: Strike–use breath weapon as a swift action.

8th level
[Wyrm Breath] Sublime Heaven and Hell judgement: stance–Take penalty in breath DC to increase range.
[Wyrm Expiration] Flawless Flowering Eternity: Boost-Breath weapon turns into a persisting energy storm.
[Wyrm Inspiration] Rising Petal Tempest: Strike-Use breath weapon twice.

9th level
[Great Expiration] Sublime Flowering Petal Oblivion: Strike–breath weapon deals +16d6 damage, ignores resistance and immunity.

Maneuvers explanations:
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« Last Edit: April 07, 2019, 08:04:27 AM by oslecamo »

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2012, 06:39:34 PM »
I have an idea for an ability that leaves behind a cloud of opaque smoke/vapors in the area after you use a breath weapon. I guess it could be a feat (like Cloudy Conjuration), but a (low level?) boost/strike in this discipline could also work. You could also have a higher level one that burns them for another round after you breath, and maybe a very high level one that's basically like the spell Acid Fog.

The Wing Dragon in your monster homebrew section made me think of this.
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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2012, 09:11:25 AM »
Added Smoking Burn (1st level boost), Echoing Burn (6th level boost), Incinerating Tempest (8th level boost). Thanks for the ideas!

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 10:54:06 PM »
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Initiation Action: Standard action
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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 11:49:13 PM »
Do you plan to make more of these for other types of breath weapons? Because if you are, changing the name of this thread and putting all of the disciplines here would be very convenient.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 11:56:09 PM »
Do you plan to make more of these for other types of breath weapons? Because if you are, changing the name of this thread and putting all of the disciplines here would be very convenient.
Umm...
Despite it's name, the Fire Breath discipline works well with all breath weapons.
Individual Dragons would call some of the techniques different names, but this is the name of the discipline because the founder was a red dragon.
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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2012, 12:22:43 AM »
I suppose you're right, but some maneuvers, especially the smoke-themed ones, are more centered on fire breath weapons. If other disciplines aren't necessary, then at least some additional maneuvers focused on the other kinds of breath weapons would be great... and maybe the name should be changed to reflect all the other breath weapons as well.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2012, 10:32:34 AM »
Boy, completely missed the questions going around here.

Incinerating tempest fixed.

I suppose you're right, but some maneuvers, especially the smoke-themed ones, are more centered on fire breath weapons. If other disciplines aren't necessary, then at least some additional maneuvers focused on the other kinds of breath weapons would be great... and maybe the name should be changed to reflect all the other breath weapons as well.

What exactly do you mean "other kinds of breath weapons"? Most breath attacks are elemental damage based (acid, electricity, cold), all of which can make stuff like fog/smoke of their own.

Also the current name stays, regardless of new maneuvers beind added.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2013, 08:47:07 AM »
Added a couple base feats, Dragon Warrior and Destined Child.

Thinking of a tactical feat that gives diferent options based on the type of your breath weapon and demands either Dragon Warrior or Destined Child to take.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2013, 03:58:49 PM »
Dragon Warrior allows level 13 characters to initiate a level 9 maneuver.
(2 level in a Dragon with natural spellcasting, then progress spellcasting normally. There are ways to make it work earlier too.)
Just in case you didn't intend to make that possible.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2013, 05:24:11 PM »
Good point, specified that it only works for spells gained from dragon levels.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2013, 05:55:24 PM »
More manageable now. Alright.
There will be the occasional oddity, like the Tome Dragon who can get level 6 spells at level 15, but it isn't has early as what it would otherwise have been.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Fire-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2013, 06:22:47 AM »
Ah, I knew I had forgoten something, added spontaneous spellcasting clause.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2019, 06:54:19 AM »
This was my first martial discipline I believe and even with my nostalgia glasses was really showing its age, so decided to do a big update/overhaul. Every maneuver got a Sublime Suspire section adding alternative options for Fire/Cold/Acid/Electricity breathes. Also fancier names and some fluff bits which still need to be finished, but otherwise the crunch should be updated.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2019, 04:25:16 PM »
Oh no now Im going to need to look through it again and print new maneuver cards!
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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2019, 11:10:56 PM »
Wait, you designed maneuver cards for my stuff? Mind sharing?  :love

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2019, 01:34:42 PM »
They arent anything that special at all actually, don't even know where the files are at now.

But speaking of making maneuver cards, this tool is quite good for it:
http://www.thegm.org/perramsSpellbook_custom.php

It by Default is meant only for spells, but it is simple enough to use the fields to add in anything on a maneuver. If you know what you are doing you can miss with the html post-generation to get it looking just right.
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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2019, 08:05:02 PM »
FYI, we were just talking about this discipline on Giantitp (page 4).
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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2019, 04:25:02 AM »
Ah, thanks for the heads up! Extra motivation to keep cleaning up. I believe the current version offers quite a bit more variety, and I'll see about adding some nice visual descriptors about how the breaths are changed with each maneuver since I can't just rely in game pics/quotes for this one.

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Re: [3.5]Breath of Battle-ToB discipline for those with breath attacks
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2019, 09:08:00 AM »
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