EDIT: Solved. Thanks

[kevin video]

So due to circumstances a little out of my control, my DM and I have agreed to revamp my character from the ground up. However, to do so requires me to take a full spellcasting class. Not a problem. I took Duskblade. However, this caused me to lose my warblade class levels, which kind of sucked. However, I'll be able to retake the first level at 11 HD. That's a little late to the game, but I'm still fairly confident that I can pull off getting the taking the Jade Phoenix PrC, just in reverse order. However, I don't know what to take for martial strikes and maneuvers, or stances at this point. The Skills I'll easily be able to pull off, but at initiator level 5, what good abilities can I take that are going to be useful? At the time I took Mountain Hammer, Rabid Wolf Strike, Monment of the Perfect Mind, and Hunter's Sense, but that was back when I was initiator 3. Are they still good enough to take at this level? If not, what should I take instead that I can meet the prereqs for? And please don't ask to take Martial Stance and Martial Study as bonus feats. I don't have the spare slots. I might be able to pull something off later, but definitely not right now.

[Garryl]

At IL 5, you get 3rd level maneuvers. The usual standouts are Iron Heart Surge and White Raven Tactics. There isn't much else in the way of good 3rd level Warblade maneuvers, but those two are freaking amazing. If you need to meet their prerequisites, Wall of Blades, Punishing Stance, and either of the 1st level White Raven stances are good options that tend to work well even at higher levels. There aren't too many lower level maneuvers that scale well (Moment of Perfect Mind is one, and Mountain Hammer is a classic, albeit with niche use). Since you're going into JPM, your later maneuvers will only be from Devoted Spirit and Desert Wind, unfortunately, so your choices now can't help you meet prerequisites later. Have you considered becoming a Crusader instead? Not necessarily the best option, just something to consider.

[kevin video]

Yeah, I started out the game as a Crusader and all hell broke loose because of it. I've learned with that group that from now on, I make my characters after every body else so that doesn't happen anymore.

[StreamOfTheSky]

At this point, seems like you'd be better off just going further in Duskblade.  Full Attack with a touch spell at level 13 is pretty awesome.

[kevin video]

At this point, seems like you'd be better off just going further in Duskblade.  Full Attack with a touch spell at level 13 is pretty awesome.

The DM's talking me out of that, and wants me to not even be a duskblade at all because just about all of their spells can be resisted too much. He wants me to go cleric instead.

[altpersona]

dusk 13 / divine champ 7.

[kevin video]

dusk 13 / divine champ 7.

Never happen in a million years. We don't go anywhere close to that high a level. I'm already maedar 10 (6HD, 4LA)/Topaz Guardian 2/spellcasting class 1. This is just what I was given.

[altpersona]

duskblade 13 / divine champ 1

[kevin video]

duskblade 13 / divine champ 1

Again, I'm never going to see level 27.

[Garryl]

Wait, you're not a Duskblade 10/Warblade 1, you're a LA 4/RHD 8/Duskblade 1/Warblade 1? Yeouch. Please tell me it's not that DM. On second thought, don't. If I don't know, I can pretend it's just a crazy romp with high LA races and not a game of nightmares.

... but, um, yeah, it helps to clarify those kinds of things.

[kevin video]

Wait, you're not a Duskblade 10/Warblade 1, you're a LA 4/RHD 8/Duskblade 1/Warblade 1? Yeouch. Please tell me it's not that DM. On second thought, don't. If I don't know, I can pretend it's just a crazy romp with high LA races and not a game of nightmares.

... but, um, yeah, it helps to clarify those kinds of things.

RHD 6, actually. And okay, I won't tell you. At least I clarified it now.

EDIT: And right now, I'm nothing. I was going to go with duskblade, but now I might not. At the moment I'm an "illegal PC" and the DM's getting me to revise it because I didn't have any RHD and only 2 LA, and was considered broken compared to all the other PCs.

[kevin video]

Talked to the DM and think the problem's solved.