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! colspan="9;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">The Warlord</font></div>
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| colspan="2"|&nbsp;
| colspan="3" style="background:#9BA8A8;"|'''Maneuvers'''
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| colspan="4" style="background:#FBEFDF;"|'''Maneuvers'''
 
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|width="5%"|'''Level'''
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|width="10%"|'''Level'''
|width="10%" align="left"|'''BAB'''
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|width="30%" align="left"|'''Special'''
|width="8%"|'''Fort'''
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|width="15%"|''Strategy''
|width="8%"|'''Ref'''
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|width="15%"|''Max Maneuver Grade''
|width="8%"|'''Will'''
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|width="15%"|''Schools''
|width="22%" align="left"|'''Special'''
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|width="15%"|''Maneuvers Known''
|width="13%"|''Maneuvers Readied''
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|width="13%"|''Maneuvers Known''
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|width="13%"|''Max Maneuver Level''
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|1 || align="left"|+0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || align="left"|Born Leader, Command Bonus (+2), Presence || 3 || 2 || 1st
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|1 || align="left"|Inspire || +1 || Basic || 1 || 4
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|2 || align="left"|+1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 3 || 3 || 1st
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|2 || align="left"|Art of War || +2 || Basic || 1 || 6
 
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|3 || align="left"|+2 || +2 || +2 || +2 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 4 || 4 || 2nd
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|3 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +3 || Lesser || 1 || 7
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|4 || align="left"|+3 || +2 || +2 || +2 || align="left"|Always Prepared || 4 || 5 || 2nd
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|4 || align="left"|Art of War || +4 || Lesser || 1 || 8
 
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|5 || align="left"|+3 || +3 || +3 || +3 || align="left"|Command Bonus (+4) || 5 || 6 || 3rd
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|5 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +5 || Lesser || 2 || 10
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|6 || align="left"|+4 || +3 || +3 || +3 || align="left"|Leadership || 5 || 7 || 3rd
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|6 || align="left"|Art of War || +6 || Lesser || 2 || 11
 
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|7 || align="left"|+5 || +4 || +4 || +4 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 6 || 8 || 4th
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|7 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +7 || Lesser || 2 || 12
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|8 || align="left"|+6/+1 || +4 || +4 || +4 || align="left"|Tactical Assistance || 6 || 9 || 4th
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|8 || align="left"|Art of War || +8 || Expert || 2 || 14
 
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|9 || align="left"|+6/+1 || +4 || +4 || +4 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 7 || 10 || 5th
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|9 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +9 || Expert || 2 || 15
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|10 || align="left"|+7/+2 || +5 || +5 || +5 || align="left"|Warlord Talent, Command Bonus (+6) || 7 || 11 || 5th
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|10 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || +10 || Expert || 2 || 16
 
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|11 || align="left"|+8/+3 || +5 || +5 || +5 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 8 || 12 || 6th
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|11 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +11 || Expert || 3 || 18
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|12 || align="left"|+9/+4 || +6 || +6 || +6 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || 8 || 13 || 6th
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|12 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || +12 || Expert || 3 || 19
 
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|-
|13 || align="left"|+9/+4 || +6 || +6 || +6 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 9 || 14 || 7th
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|13 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +13 || Greater || 3 || 20
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|14 || align="left"|+10/+5 || +6 || +6 || +6 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || 9 || 15 || 7th
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|14 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || +14 || Greater || 3 || 22
 
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|-
|15 || align="left"|+11/+6/+1 || +7 || +7 || +7 || align="left"|Command Bonus (+8) || 10 || 16 || 8th
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|15 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +15 || Greater || 3 || 23
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|16 || align="left"|+12/+7/+2 || +7 || +7 || +7 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || 10 || 17 || 8th
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|16 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || +16 || Greater || 3 || 24
 
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|-
|17 || align="left"|+12/+7/+2 || +8 || +8 || +8 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 11 || 18 || 9th
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|17 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +17 || Greater || 3 || 26
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|18 || align="left"|+13/+8/+3 || +8 || +8 || +8 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || 11 || 19 || 9th
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|18 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || +18 || Master || 3 || 27
 
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|19 || align="left"|+14/+9/+4 || +8 || +8 || +8 || align="left"|&nbsp; || 12 || 20 || 9th
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|19 || align="left"|&nbsp; || +19 || Master || 3 || 28
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|20 || align="left"|+15/+10/+5 || +9 || +9 || +9 || align="left"|Warlord Talent, Command Bonus (+10) || 12 || 21 || 9th
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|20 || align="left"|Warlord Talent || +20 || Master || 3 || 30
 
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'''Abilities:''' Intelligence and Charisma are most important for warlords, though some who lead from the front of the fight may also want to focus on Strength and Constitution.
 
'''Abilities:''' Intelligence and Charisma are most important for warlords, though some who lead from the front of the fight may also want to focus on Strength and Constitution.
  
'''Hit Die:''' d8.
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'''Hit Points at 1st Level:''' 10 + Con score.
  
'''Class Skills:''' The warlord's class skills are Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Martial Lore (Int), [[Skills#Presence|Presence]] (Cha), [[Skills#Reason|Reason]] (Int), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Spot (Per), Swim (Str), and [[Skills#Vitality|Vitality]] (Con).
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'''Hit Points at Each Additional Level:''' 7 + Con modifier.
  
'''Skill Points at Each Level:''' 4 + Int modifier.
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'''Healing Surges:''' 8 + Con modifier.
  
'''Alignment:''' Any.
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'''Defenses:''' Fort +2; Ref +2; Will +2; Det +2.
  
'''Starting Age:''' Simple.
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'''Starting Age:''' Moderate.
 
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'''Starting Gold:''' 6d4 x 10gp.
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'''Favored By:''' None.
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==Class Features==
 
==Class Features==
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! style="background:#FAEBD7; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Proficiencies</font></div>
 
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A warlord is proficient with all simple weapons, a number of martial weapons equal to 3 + her Intelligence modifier, and light and medium armor. She is proficient with bucklers and light shields, but not heavy shields or tower shields.
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'''Weapons:''' Any two melee, any two ranged, any one.
  
<div id="Presence">
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'''Armor:''' Light, shields.
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'''Implements:''' None.
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! style="background:#FAEBD7; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Maneuvers</font></div>
 
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Warlords come from a variety of different backgrounds, with diverse schools of thought regarding battlefield tactics. Often these differing styles have a very strong impact on how a given warlord approaches combat, especially in how they comport themselves on the field of battle: thus, these are referred to as ''presences''.
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Warlords are warriors, and as such make use of ''maneuvers'', specific attacks or other abilities attained through rigorous training.
  
Each presence has a number of effects: you automatically learn a 1st-level warlord maneuver (this maneuver does not count against your maneuvers known), which can be readied additional times; you gain a presence ability modifier, which is used for some of your maneuvers; you gain bonus class skills; and may have effects on some maneuvers.
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To use maneuvers, warlords must expend ''gambits'', which they gain by making ''strategy checks'' to analyze the current tactical situation. Devising a ''strategy'' requires 1 round, and the warlord must make a ''strategy check'', which is equal to d20 + her strategy bonus + the highest of her Perception, Intelligence, and Bravery modifiers; you make this roll as you declare your intent to devise a strategy, and if the result is not to your liking, you can cease the attempt and expend only a move action. If the result is at least a 15, you have come up with at least part of a plan, and gain ''gambits'' according to the table below.
  
 
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! colspan="7;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Warlord Presences</font></div>
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! colspan="57;" style="background:#FAEBD7;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Warlord Schools</font></div>
 
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|width="10%"|'''Presence'''
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|width="10%"|'''School'''
|width="7%"|'''Ability'''
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|width="10%"|'''Primary Ability'''
|width="20%"|'''Class Skill'''
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|width="80%" align="left"|'''Description'''
|width="53%" align="left"|'''Description'''
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|width="10%"|'''Base Maneuver'''
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|Bravura || Str || Brawn (Str) || align="left"|You lead through a combination of daring attacks and aggressive tactics. || ''[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Inevitable Wave|inevitable wave]]''
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|Insightful || Per || align="left"|You lead through careful observation and a knack for predicting your enemies' actions.  
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
|Insightful || Per || Search (Per) || align="left"|You lead through careful observation and a knack for predicting your enemies' actions. || ''[[Martial:_Maneuvers_A-E#Brash Assault|brash assault]]''
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|Resourceful || Brv || align="left"|You adapt to the mistakes and openings your enemies provide and endeavor to create opportunities.  
 
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|Inspiring || Cha || Perform (Cha) || align="left"|You lead by exhortation, encouragement, and inspiration. || ''[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Inspiring Word|inspiring word]]''
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|Tactical || Int || align="left"|Your leadership takes the form of quick commands, cunning strategies, and tactical superiority.
|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Resourceful || Con || Survival (Wis) || align="left"|You adapt to the mistakes and openings your enemies provide and endeavor to create opportunities. || ''[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#Opening Shove|opening shove]]''
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|Skirmishing || Dex || Tumble (Dex) || align="left"|You help allies by sharpening their timing, directing their maneuvers, and pointing out targets. || ''[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#Paint the Bullseye|paint the bullseye]]''
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|-style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Tactical || Int || Bluff (Cha) || align="left"|Your leadership takes the form of quick commands, cunning strategies, and tactical superiority. || ''[[Martial:_Maneuvers_R-Z#Wolf Pack Tactics|wolf pack tactics]]''
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|}
 
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When you ready your presence's base maneuver, you can place it an additional time on your ''strategy wheel'' (see below); at 10th level, you can place it two additional times (for a total of three). If you have multiple presences, this applies to all of your presences' base maneuvers.
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Maneuvers are almost universally completely physical in nature and have no Force components; they are expressions of the mortal body pushed to its limits. Maneuvers are divided into ''schools'', which represent particular thoughts and approaches to combat, training, and martial abilities. The minimum primary ability needed to use a maneuver is indicated on the table to the right.  
  
At higher levels, you may have the opportunity to learn new presences; if you do, all their effects stack.
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Your presence impacts your access to maneuvers: your presence ability score must be at least 10 + maneuver level in order to use a maneuver. If you have multiple presences, you can use any of your presence ability scores.
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! width="40%"|Minimum Primary Ability
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| Basic || 10
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
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| Lesser || 12
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| Expert || 14
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
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| Greater || 16
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| Master || 18
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
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| Epic || 20
 
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A warlord is an initiator, and gains maneuvers as she progresses in her knowledge of the ways of war. Her initiator level is equal to her class level.
 
  
Warlords have access to a number of maneuver subtypes that are not used by other initiators, namely [Command] and [Tactic] maneuvers. These new descriptors are described below.
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You can use any maneuver you know, of any grade you have access to, and for which you have at least one ''gambit''; you have analyzed the tactical situation enough to recognize a few different openings. You must expend a ''gambit'' to use a maneuver of that grade or lower; expending a ''gambit'' is part of the initiation time of a maneuver. If you gain a ''gambit'' for a maneuver grade you cannot access, you cannot use maneuvers of that grade, but can still use that ''gambit'' for any lower grade.
  
Unlike other initiators, who primarily focus on their own movements, warlords are concerned with the battlefield as a whole: themselves, their allies, and their foes. As such, warlords are trained to keep a keen eye, watching for any and all opportunities to put their knowledge to use. To represent this, warlord maneuvers are somewhat more random than other initiators - you cannot control the flow of battle, only react to it, and not all tactics will be usable all the time.
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If you have ''gambits'' remaining from a previous ''strategy'', any ''strategize'' attempt you make suffers a -2 penalty for each ''gambit'' you have remaining. Even if such a second ''strategy'' is successful, you can have no more than three ''gambits'' for a given maneuver grade at any one time, and no more than six ''gambits'' in total (if a ''strategy'' would bring you over six after the limit of three per grade, you lose ''gambits'' from highest grade to lowest).
  
When you ready your maneuvers, you must build a ''strategy wheel'', numbered 1 through 6. You assign your readied maneuvers as you see fit to each number, individually referred to as a ''strategy'', on the wheel; in addition, your presence (see above) may impact your strategy wheel. If a maneuver you have readied is of a maneuver level lower than your highest maneuver level you can access, you can assign it to additional strategies on the wheel equal to the difference. A given maneuver cannot be assigned to the same strategy more than once.
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You can willingly lose any ''gambits'' you have as a free action on your turn.
  
At the beginning of your turn, all of your maneuvers become expended, and you roll a ''strategy die'', which is 1d6. You recover all the maneuvers on your strategy wheel associated with the result.
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The warlord begins with four known maneuvers. She gains knowledge of additional maneuvers each level, as per the class table, above. At fourth level and every four levels after, she can trade out up to two maneuvers for new maneuvers from any school she can access, of any grade she can access.
  
As a full-round action, you can survey the battlefield, attempting to put together a strategy that will work in the moment. If you do, at the start of your next turn you instead roll two ''strategy dice'', and recover maneuvers associated with both strategies (if a maneuver is listed on both strategies, it is only recovered once).
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If you would gain access to a school, you can choose to instead gain a bonus feat, which must be a feat for which you qualify. If you would gain access to a school and already have access to three schools, you gain a bonus feat instead.
  
Some specific types of maneuver follow different rules regarding how they interact with the strategy wheel.
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Maneuvers of the Tactic and Stance types are exceptions to this rule; these maneuvers do not go on the strategy wheel, are always available to you if readied, and cannot be expended. Command maneuvers also do not go on the strategy wheel, but can be expended; they are automatically recovered at the beginning of your turn.
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| Basic  || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| Lesser || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| Expert || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
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| Greater || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || - || -
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| Master || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 6 || 5
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|-style="background:#FCF3E6;"
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| Epic  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 1
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Maneuvers with the Strategic descriptor interact uniquely with the strategy wheel. Strategic maneuvers are placed in strategies as normal. However, when you recover a strategy that contains a Strategic maneuver, that maneuver remains recovered until you expend it, at which point it is expended until you take a short rest, even if you roll a strategy on which that maneuver appears.
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: '''''Example:''' Agrias is a 1st-level warlord, and as such she knows three maneuvers - two from the class table, and one from her presence, for which she has chosen inspiring, and so gains'' inspiring word ''as her presence maneuver. For her class maneuvers, she chooses'' commander's strike ''and'' rousing assault''. On her first day adventuring, she builds her strategies: 1 -'' inspiring word''; 2 -'' inspiring word''; 3 -'' rousing assault'' 4 - none; 5 - none; 6 - none. Because'' commander's strike ''is a (command) maneuver, she does not have to put it on the strategy wheel; it is always available to her.''
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The warlord's key ability for her ''physical attacks'' is dependent upon the weapon she wields; when using a maneuver, if her primary ability score for the maneuver's school is greater than the ability score she would use for her weapon, she can use that instead.
  
<div id="Born Leader">
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! style="background:#FAEBD7; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Inspire</font></div>
 
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The warlord adds her Command Bonus (see below) to all Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Sense Motive checks.
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As a warlord, your best weapon is not one you wield, but those under your leadership. As such, you have learned to bolster flagging spirits and encourage your allies, and can even bolster yourself if need be.
  
<div id="Command Bonus">
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As a swift action, you can ''inspire'' yourself or an ally within Close range (30 feet). The target can spend a ''healing surge''.
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<div id="Art of War">
 
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! style="background:#FAEBD7; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Art of War</font></div>
 
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Many of the warlord's abilities involve the granting of bonuses to other individuals through her understanding of tactics and strategy. As the warlord gains levels, her understanding of battle improves, and she can provide greater bonuses.
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As a warlord grows in skill, she learns how to better lead those under her command.
  
Her Command Bonus at first level is +2, and increases by +2 for every five warlord levels.
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At each of the levels indicated on the class table, you can choose one ability from the following list. Unless otherwise specified, each ability can only be taken once.
  
Some maneuvers call upon your Command Bonus for bonuses, while other maneuvers can temporarily modify your Command Bonus.
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<div id="Bolstering Inspiration">
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! style="background:#FCF3E6; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:25px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">▶ Bolstering Inspiration</font></div>
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When you use ''inspire'', the target can also make a ''saving throw''.
  
<div id="Always Prepared">
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<div id="Emboldening Presence">
 
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{| class="collapsible" width="98%" style="text-align:left; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;"
! style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Always Prepared</font></div>
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! style="background:#FCF3E6; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:25px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">▶ Emboldening Presence</font></div>
 
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At 4th level, the warlord adds her Command Bonus to her Initiative checks and checks made to avoid surprise.
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When an ally who can see you uses their ''second wind'', that ally gains a feat bonus to ''saving throws'' equal to your Bravery modifier until the end of their next turn.
  
<div id="Leadership">
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<div id="Insightful Presence">
 
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{| class="collapsible" width="98%" style="text-align:left; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;"
! style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Leadership</font></div>
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! style="background:#FCF3E6; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:25px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">▶ Insightful Presence</font></div>
 
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At 6th level, the warlord learns how to integrate new tactics into how those under her command function. This ability grants a number of bonuses.
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'''Prerequisites:''' Access to the ''insightful'' school
  
First, the warlord gains a [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/teamwork-feats teamwork feat] as a bonus feat (she must meet the prerequisites for this feat to select it).  
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When an ally who can see you spends an ''action point'' to take an extra action, that ally gains a feat bonus to all Defenses equal to half your Perception modifier, rounded down, until the end of his or her next turn.
  
As a standard action, the warlord and allies within 30 feet of her can share teamwork feats that they possess with each other, acting as if they all possessed the teamwork feat that they are sharing. The warlord can only share one teamwork feat at a time, either one of her own, or that one of her allies has access to, chosen at the time when she first activates this ability.
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The warlord and allies retain the use of this feat so long as the warlord maintains it; doing so is a swift action. If the warlord becomes unconscious or otherwise unable to direct her allies, they lose the benefit of this ability.
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! style="background:#FCF3E6; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:25px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">▶ Inspired Defense</font></div>
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When you use ''inspire'', the target gains a +2 feat bonus to all Defenses until the end of their next turn.
  
<div id="Tactical Assistance">
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<div id="Resourceful Presence">
 
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! style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">Tactical Assistance</font></div>
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! style="background:#FCF3E6; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:25px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">▶ Resourceful Presence</font></div>
 
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At 8th level, the warlord's gift for helping his allies in combat improves. The character may use the aid another action for any single ally within 30 feet of her position as a move action, and she grants her Command Bonus, rather than the normal bonus for aid another.
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'''Prerequisites:''' Access to the ''resourceful'' school
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When an ally who can see you spends an ''action point'' to take an extra action, and uses that action to make an attack, that ally gains a feat bonus to the ''damage potency'' of that attack equal to one-half your Bravery modifier, rounded down, minimum 1; this effect cannot cause an attack to break the ''damage cap''.
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If the attack misses, the ally instead gains a ''shield'' with ''potency'' equal to your Bravery modifier. ''(When a creature with shield takes damage, that damage is first applied to the shield; this effect ends when the shield is reduced to 0 hp.)''
  
<div id="Warlord Talent">
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! style="background:#FCF3E6; border:1px solid silver;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:25px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">▶ Tactical Presence</font></div>
 
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At 10th level, every two levels thereafter, the warlord's knowledge of the arts of war improves. Choose one of the abilities below.
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'''Prerequisites:''' Access to the ''tactical'' school
  
* ''Art of War (Ex):'' You gain access to another presence, and gain all of its benefits. You can take this talent multiple times; each time you do, select a new presence.
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When an ally who can see you spends an ''action point'' to take an extra action, and uses that action to make an attack, that ally gains a feat bonus to the attack roll equal to your Intelligence modifier.
* ''Daring Defense (Ex):'' Bold and reckless, you use your endless nerve to avoid dangers. The warlord may add her Charisma modifier in addition to her Dexterity modifier to determine her Reflex save bonus.
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** ''Evasion (Ex):'' The warlord gains ''evasion''. (''Prerequisites:'' Daring Defense)
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* ''Force of Personality (Ex):'' Where others use personal serenity, awareness of the world around them, or plain old sensibility, the warlord gets by with endless nerve. The warlord may add her Charisma modifier in addition to her Wisdom modifier to determine her Will save bonus.
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** ''Mettle (Ex):'' The warlord gains ''mettle''. (''Prerequisites:'' Force of Personality)
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* ''Improved Leadership (Ex):'' You can activate your ''leadership'' ability as a move action.
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** ''Expanded Leadership (Ex):'' When you use ''leadership'', you can share an additional teamwork feat. If you share more than one teamwork feat, the action to activate ''leadership'' is a standard action. You can take this talent multiple times; its effect stacks. (''Prerequisites:'' Improved Leadership)
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* ''Tactical Mind (Ex):'' You can maintain an additional [Tactic] maneuver with the same swift action. You can take this talent multiple times; its effect stacks.
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* ''Feat:'' A warlord may take a bonus feat in place of a warlord talent.
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==Maneuver List==
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An ally can only benefit from this feature once per round.
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=Maneuvers=
 
The following is the warlord maneuver list.
 
The following is the warlord maneuver list.
  
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|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_A-E#Aid the Injured|Aid the Injured]] || Standard || Boost || || Heal a touched ally for ''potency 3'' damage, or grant temporary hit points.  
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_A-E#Aid the Injured|Aid the Injured]] || Standard || Boost || || Heal a touched ally for ''potency 3'' damage, or grant temporary hit points.  
 
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|-align="left"   
|Battering Command || Standard || Strike || || Melee attack; no damage, but knock the target prone, and ally can attack the target.
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|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_A-E#Battering Command|Battering Command]] || Standard || Strike || || Melee attack; no damage, but knock the target prone, and ally can attack the target.
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"   
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"   
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_A-E#Create A Target|Create A Target]] || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; +1d6 damage, push the target, and forced movement grants allies attacks against it.
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_A-E#Create A Target|Create A Target]] || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; +1d6 damage, push the target, and forced movement grants allies attacks against it.
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|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Forward Observer|Forward Observer]] || Swift || Boost || Skirmishing || Allies ignore a designated creature's cover and concealment.
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Forward Observer|Forward Observer]] || Swift || Boost || Skirmishing || Allies ignore a designated creature's cover and concealment.
 
|-align="left"   
 
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|Hold the Line || Standard || Strike || || Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, nearby allies gain bonus to AC and are immune to forced movement.
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|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Hold the Line|Hold the Line]] || Standard || Strike || || Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, nearby allies gain bonus to AC and are immune to forced movement.
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"   
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"   
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Inspired Belligerence|Inspired Belligerence]] || Swift || Boost || Inspiring || An allies gain ''combat advantage'' against a creature who an ally has ''combat advantage'' against.
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_F-K#Inspired Belligerence|Inspired Belligerence]] || Swift || Boost || Inspiring || An allies gain ''combat advantage'' against a creature who an ally has ''combat advantage'' against.
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|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#No Gambit Is Wasted|No Gambit Is Wasted]] || Reaction || Strike || || When an ally misses with a maneuver, make an attack against same target; if you hit, ally regains resources spent on maneuver.
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#No Gambit Is Wasted|No Gambit Is Wasted]] || Reaction || Strike || || When an ally misses with a maneuver, make an attack against same target; if you hit, ally regains resources spent on maneuver.
 
|-align="left"   
 
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|Orchestrated Offensive || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; two allies can charge, make an attack, or ''shift'' up to their speed.
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|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#Orchestrated Offensive|Orchestrated Offensive]] || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; two allies can charge, make an attack, or ''shift'' up to their speed.
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#Pin the Foe|Pin the Foe]] || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; +1d6 damage; if two allies threaten the target, target is ''immobilized''.
 
|[[Martial:_Maneuvers_L-Q#Pin the Foe|Pin the Foe]] || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; +1d6 damage; if two allies threaten the target, target is ''immobilized''.
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=Design Notes=
 
There is a little overlap between the warlord's maneuver list and the einhander's list, thus far. Not a lot, but enough to be... intriguing.
 
 
I imagine that, at some point, we may wind up also grabbing a maneuver or two off the defender's list: probably vigilance, maybe a couple other things that are ''specifically'' about allies.
 
 
Regarding new maneuver types... commands are basically boosts you use on other people, and tactics are basically stances that affect all your allies. Keeping up a stance isn't an action, but for warlords, keeping up a tactic is a swift action: they have to continue to evaluate the situation and update the battle plan, even if the overall strategy remains the same.
 
 
=Old Stuff=
 
 
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! colspan="4;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">1st-Level Warlord Maneuvers</font></div>
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! colspan="5;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">4th-Level Warlord Maneuvers</font></div>
 
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! width="16%" align="left"|Maneuver Name
 
! width="16%" align="left"|Maneuver Name
! width="12%" align="center"|Action
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! width="12%" align="left"|Action
 
! width="10%" align="left"|Type
 
! width="10%" align="left"|Type
! width="62%" align="left"|Effect
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! width="12%" align="left"|Presence Bonus
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! width="50%" align="left"|Effect
 
|-style="background:white;" align="left"  
 
|-style="background:white;" align="left"  
|Alarm || align="center"|Move || Command || Awaken all allies; they can stand from prone as a free action.
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|Archery Commander || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Ranged attack; deal +1d6 damage, allies near you don't provoke opportunity attacks for using ranged weapons.
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
|Coordinated Defense || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to AC equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Bait the Hook || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Melee attack; deal +2d6 damage, target grants ''combat advantage'' to an ally and gains ''vulnerability'' to their attacks.
 
|-align="left"   
 
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|Coordinated Offense || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to attack rolls equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Create Opportunity || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Attack; when you hit a creature, one ally can make an attack or ''shift''.
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
|Hammer and Anvil || align="center"|Standard || Strike || Make an attack, grant an ally an attack of opportunity against the same enemy.
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|Form A Line || Swift || Tactic || || Create a zone in which allies gain a bonus to AC, bigger bonus if adjacent to other allies in the zone.
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|Knight's Move || align="center"|Move || Command || Grant an ally a move action.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
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|Leaf on the Wind || align="center"|Standard || Strike || Make an attack; if successful, you or adjacent ally swap places with target.
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|Paint the Target || align="center"|Standard || Strike || Make an attack, all allies gain your Command Bonus on attack rolls against that creature.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Rallying Cry || align="center"|Reaction || Command || Allies can immediately reroll a Will save against a [fear] effect.
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|To Arms || align="center"|Move || Command || All allies can ready a weapon as a free action.
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! colspan="4;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">2nd-Level Warlord Maneuvers</font></div>
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! width="16%" align="left"|Maneuver Name
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! width="12%" align="center"|Action
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! width="10%" align="left"|Type
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|-style="background:white;" align="left"
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|Crushing Blow || align="center"|Standard || Strike || Attack deals +1d6 damage, target is flat-footed.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Focus Attack || align="center"|Move || Command || Allies' attacks against a designated creature deal bonus damage equal to your Command Bonus.
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|-align="left"
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|Hold the Line || align="center"|Move || Command || Allies in a burst gain your Command Bonus to AC, cannot be moved.
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|-align="left"  style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Inspire Fortitude || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Fortitude saves equal to your Command Bonus.
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|-align="left"   
 
|-align="left"   
|Inspire Reflex || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Reflex saves equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Guileful Switch || Swift || Boost || || You and an ally switch places in the initiative order.
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
|Inspire Will || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Will saves equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Invigorating Shout || Swift || Boost || || Ally regains a ''healing surge'' and is healed for ''potency 2'' damage.
 
|-align="left"   
 
|-align="left"   
|Pincer Strike || align="center"|Standard || Strike || Attack deals +1d6 damage, target is ''immobilized'' so long as adjacent to at least two allies.
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|Join the Crowd || Immediate || Strike || Insightful || When an ally creates an area effect, melee attack; if hit, half damage, push target into effect.
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
|Reposition || align="center"|Standard || Command || All allies can take a 5-foot step immediately.
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|On My Mark || Standard || Strike || Skirmishing || Attack; an ally can also attack your target, with bonus to attack roll if you hit.
 
|-align="left"   
 
|-align="left"   
|Tactician || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Grant you and allies a teamwork feat temporarily.
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|Phalanx Assault || Standard || Strike || Resourceful || Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, allies near you gain bonus to AC and Reflex.
|-align="left"  style="background:#C3CACA;"  
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
|Watch and Ready || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain bonus to Initiative checks equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Reorient the Axis || Move || Command || || All allies can ''shift'' up to 5 feet per point of your presence ability modifier.
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|-align="left" 
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|Rock and Hard Place || Swift || Tactic [Strategic] || || Whenever a creature adjacent to you misses an ally, you deal damage to that creature.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Rousing Words || Swift || Boost || || Target ally can spend up to two ''healing surges'', heal for ''potency 3'' damage for each surge spent.
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|Situational Advantage || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || || Attack; deal +2d6 damage, allies near you deal extra damage when they have ''combat advantage''.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Sudden Motivation || Standard || Strike || Bravura || Melee attack; allies near you gain a move action on their next turn.
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|Sunder Armor || Standard || Strike || || Melee attack; attacks against the target have increased critical threat range.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Surprise Attack || Standard || Strike || Tactical || Melee attack; an ally can make an attack against the target with ''combat advantage''.
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|-align="left"
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|Surround Foe || Standard || Strike || || Melee attack; an ally adjacent to the target can move to any space from which they threaten the target.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Tactical Supervision || Immediate || Command || || When an ally makes an attack, grant them a bonus to the attack roll.
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|War of Attrition || Standard || Strike || Inspiring || Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, allies gain bonus to attack and damage rolls with basic attacks.
 
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! colspan="4;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">3rd-Level Warlord Maneuvers</font></div>
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! colspan="5;" style="background:#7A8B8B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font color="white" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">9th-Level Warlord Maneuvers</font></div>
 
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! width="16%" align="left"|Maneuver Name
! width="12%" align="center"|Action
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! width="10%" align="left"|Type
 
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|-style="background:white;" align="left"  
|Aerial Commander || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Fly checks, Ride checks, and charge attack rolls while airborne equal to your Command Bonus. 
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|Deific Rallying || Standard || Boost [Strategic] || Inspiring || All allies gain temporary hit points and can make a basic attack against a target of their choice.
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Agile Steps || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Tumble checks and all checks made to avoid being tripped or made prone equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Cavalry Commander || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Handle Animal checks, Ride checks, and charge attack rolls while mounted equal to your Command Bonus.
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|-align="left"  style="background:#C3CACA;"
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|Defensive Positions || align="center"|Move || Command || Allies can brace for a charge.
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|Forward Observer || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies can ignore cover and concealment for one enemy you designate.
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|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
 
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
|Guard Target || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies can protect a creature you designate.
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|Flawless Snare || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || Bravura || Melee attack; deal +6d6 damage, ''mark'' the target, and when it attacks you, all nearby allies can attack it.
|-align="left"  
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|Kill the Wounded || align="center"|Standard || Strike || Allies that attack your target deal +2d6 damage.
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|Partners in Battle || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || Skirmishing || Ranged attack; deal +4d6 damage, can ''daze'', ally can attack your target, can also ''daze''.
 
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|Siegemaster || align="center"|Standard || Tactic || Allies gain a morale bonus to Profession (siege engineer) skill checks and attack and damage rolls with siege weaponry equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Perfect Front || Swift || Tactic [Strategic] || Tactical || When you are adjacent to an ally, when you make an attack roll, roll twice and use the better result; also applies to allies adjacent to you.
 
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|-align="left"   
|Stand Tough || align="center"|Standard || Command || All allies gain the benefit of your ''inspiring word''.
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|Stand Invincible || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || Insightful || Melee attack; deal +6d6 damage, you and all allies gain bonuses to AC and saving throws, and ''resist damage''.
|-align="left" style="background:#C3CACA;"  
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|Watch Your Back || align="center"|Standard || Command || Allies cannot be flanked for a number of rounds equal to your Command Bonus.
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|Wake of Devastation || Standard || Strike [Strategic] || Resourceful || Melee attack, affects an area; deal +4d6 damage, each target gains ''bleeding (4d6)''.
 
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=Design Notes=
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Full rebuild, t20 v4.
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 20 November 2017

The Warlord
  Maneuvers
Level Special Strategy Max Maneuver Grade Schools Maneuvers Known
1 Inspire +1 Basic 1 4
2 Art of War +2 Basic 1 6
3   +3 Lesser 1 7
4 Art of War +4 Lesser 1 8
5   +5 Lesser 2 10
6 Art of War +6 Lesser 2 11
7   +7 Lesser 2 12
8 Art of War +8 Expert 2 14
9   +9 Expert 2 15
10 Warlord Talent +10 Expert 2 16
11   +11 Expert 3 18
12 Warlord Talent +12 Expert 3 19
13   +13 Greater 3 20
14 Warlord Talent +14 Greater 3 22
15   +15 Greater 3 23
16 Warlord Talent +16 Greater 3 24
17   +17 Greater 3 26
18 Warlord Talent +18 Master 3 27
19   +19 Master 3 28
20 Warlord Talent +20 Master 3 30

 

Warlord

Agrias, iconic warlord
"Heed my words, and know victory!"

Trinity has, many times in its history, known war. And though the presence of powerful individuals often tips the scales of balance, the actions of those select groups are often made possible by the actions of armies, whose purpose in this world is not to be the primary force, but the secondary: an alternative should those with significant personal power fail in their endeavors.

In the course of warfare as it is known in Trinity, tactics and stratagems were slow to come to the fore, progress made in fits and spurts by individuals who saw opportunity in taking command of troops in mass combat. Those strategies, it was later found, were equally applicable to those small elite forces: warlords became known as force multipliers, whether on the field of battle or in the depths of dungeons, whether they commanded a thousand men or directed the actions of a select few.

Warlords forgo the specialization in equipment that most other combat-oriented classes acquire; instead, they specialize on learning how to identify openings, how to direct others, and how to improve morale. Warlords learn the basics of weapons and armor, and are able to hold their own against most others, but their martial training falls short of those more focused on taking direct action themselves. Thus, while it is not uncommon for warlords to lead the charge, most take on a support role, leading from the rear and giving direction without getting directly involved themselves.

There are many styles of leadership, and different warlords take advantage of different schools of thought. Exposure to new strategies and different sorts of engagements encourages budding warlords to study other tactics, as well, giving them increasing versatility on the battlefield.

Game Rule Information

Warlords have the following game statistics.

Force Alignment: None.

Force Resistances: None.

Abilities: Intelligence and Charisma are most important for warlords, though some who lead from the front of the fight may also want to focus on Strength and Constitution.

Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + Con score.

Hit Points at Each Additional Level: 7 + Con modifier.

Healing Surges: 8 + Con modifier.

Defenses: Fort +2; Ref +2; Will +2; Det +2.

Starting Age: Moderate.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the warlord.

Proficiencies

Weapons: Any two melee, any two ranged, any one.

Armor: Light, shields.

Implements: None.

Maneuvers

Warlords are warriors, and as such make use of maneuvers, specific attacks or other abilities attained through rigorous training.

To use maneuvers, warlords must expend gambits, which they gain by making strategy checks to analyze the current tactical situation. Devising a strategy requires 1 round, and the warlord must make a strategy check, which is equal to d20 + her strategy bonus + the highest of her Perception, Intelligence, and Bravery modifiers; you make this roll as you declare your intent to devise a strategy, and if the result is not to your liking, you can cease the attempt and expend only a move action. If the result is at least a 15, you have come up with at least part of a plan, and gain gambits according to the table below.

 

Warlord Schools
School Primary Ability Description
Insightful Per You lead through careful observation and a knack for predicting your enemies' actions.
Resourceful Brv You adapt to the mistakes and openings your enemies provide and endeavor to create opportunities.
Tactical Int Your leadership takes the form of quick commands, cunning strategies, and tactical superiority.

 

Maneuvers are almost universally completely physical in nature and have no Force components; they are expressions of the mortal body pushed to its limits. Maneuvers are divided into schools, which represent particular thoughts and approaches to combat, training, and martial abilities. The minimum primary ability needed to use a maneuver is indicated on the table to the right.

Maneuver Stats by Grade
Grade Minimum Primary Ability
Basic 10
Lesser 12
Expert 14
Greater 16
Master 18
Epic 20

You can use any maneuver you know, of any grade you have access to, and for which you have at least one gambit; you have analyzed the tactical situation enough to recognize a few different openings. You must expend a gambit to use a maneuver of that grade or lower; expending a gambit is part of the initiation time of a maneuver. If you gain a gambit for a maneuver grade you cannot access, you cannot use maneuvers of that grade, but can still use that gambit for any lower grade.

If you have gambits remaining from a previous strategy, any strategize attempt you make suffers a -2 penalty for each gambit you have remaining. Even if such a second strategy is successful, you can have no more than three gambits for a given maneuver grade at any one time, and no more than six gambits in total (if a strategy would bring you over six after the limit of three per grade, you lose gambits from highest grade to lowest).

You can willingly lose any gambits you have as a free action on your turn.

The warlord begins with four known maneuvers. She gains knowledge of additional maneuvers each level, as per the class table, above. At fourth level and every four levels after, she can trade out up to two maneuvers for new maneuvers from any school she can access, of any grade she can access.

If you would gain access to a school, you can choose to instead gain a bonus feat, which must be a feat for which you qualify. If you would gain access to a school and already have access to three schools, you gain a bonus feat instead.

 

Strategy and Gambits
  Strategy Check
Maneuver Grade 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45+
Basic 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lesser - - - - - 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Expert - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 - - - - - - -
Greater - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 - -
Master - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 5
Epic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

 

The warlord's key ability for her physical attacks is dependent upon the weapon she wields; when using a maneuver, if her primary ability score for the maneuver's school is greater than the ability score she would use for her weapon, she can use that instead.

Inspire

As a warlord, your best weapon is not one you wield, but those under your leadership. As such, you have learned to bolster flagging spirits and encourage your allies, and can even bolster yourself if need be.

As a swift action, you can inspire yourself or an ally within Close range (30 feet). The target can spend a healing surge.

Art of War

As a warlord grows in skill, she learns how to better lead those under her command.

At each of the levels indicated on the class table, you can choose one ability from the following list. Unless otherwise specified, each ability can only be taken once.

▶ Bolstering Inspiration

When you use inspire, the target can also make a saving throw.

▶ Emboldening Presence

When an ally who can see you uses their second wind, that ally gains a feat bonus to saving throws equal to your Bravery modifier until the end of their next turn.

▶ Insightful Presence

Prerequisites: Access to the insightful school

When an ally who can see you spends an action point to take an extra action, that ally gains a feat bonus to all Defenses equal to half your Perception modifier, rounded down, until the end of his or her next turn.

▶ Inspired Defense

When you use inspire, the target gains a +2 feat bonus to all Defenses until the end of their next turn.

▶ Resourceful Presence

Prerequisites: Access to the resourceful school

When an ally who can see you spends an action point to take an extra action, and uses that action to make an attack, that ally gains a feat bonus to the damage potency of that attack equal to one-half your Bravery modifier, rounded down, minimum 1; this effect cannot cause an attack to break the damage cap.

If the attack misses, the ally instead gains a shield with potency equal to your Bravery modifier. (When a creature with shield takes damage, that damage is first applied to the shield; this effect ends when the shield is reduced to 0 hp.)

▶ Tactical Presence

Prerequisites: Access to the tactical school

When an ally who can see you spends an action point to take an extra action, and uses that action to make an attack, that ally gains a feat bonus to the attack roll equal to your Intelligence modifier.

An ally can only benefit from this feature once per round.

Maneuvers

The following is the warlord maneuver list.

1st-Level Warlord Maneuvers
Maneuver Name Action Type Presence Bonus Effect
Alarm Move Command Awaken all allies; they can stand from prone as a free action.
Brash Assault Standard Strike Insightful Melee attack, luring your target to hit you back; if it does, an ally can attack it.
Commander's Strike Standard Command Grant an ally a melee attack against a creature you both threaten, ally deals bonus damage.
Direct the Strike Standard Command Grant an ally a ranged attack against a creature.
Furious Smash Standard Strike Melee attack deals light damage; grants an ally bonuses to attack and damage against the target.
Inevitable Wave Standard Strike Bravura Melee attack; allies who charge the target deal extra damage.
Inspiring Word Swift Boost Inspiring Heal an ally for potency 2 damage, or grant temporary hit points.
Intuitive Strike Standard Strike Melee attack; allies who have combat advantage against the target gain a bonus to attack rolls.
Opening Shove Standard Strike Resourceful Make an attack; if you hit, no damage, but push creature and a nearby ally can move or attack the target.
Paint the Bullseye Standard Strike Skirmishing Ranged attack; if you hit, allies deal extra damage to the target.
Risky Shot Standard Strike Ranged attack that deals extra damage; you become flat-footed.
Rousing Assault Standard Strike Melee attack; if you hit, your next healing ability increases in potency.
To Arms Move Command All allies can ready a weapon as a free action.
Viper's Strike Standard Strike Melee attack; if you hit, the target provokes opportunity attacks for any movement.
Wolf Pack Tactics Standard Strike Tactical Melee attack; before the attack, an ally adjacent to you or target can shift 5 feet.

 

2nd-Level Warlord Maneuvers
Maneuver Name Action Type Presence Bonus Effect
Coordinated Offensive Standard Strike Melee attack; two nearby allies can move up to 5 feet.
Cunning Adjustment Reaction Boost When you hit a creature, an ally can move and gains advantage against that creature.
Guarding Attack Standard Strike Inspiring Melee attack; if you hit, adjacent ally gains bonus to AC against that creature.
Hammer and Anvil Standard Strike Melee attack; if you hit, ally can make a melee attack with bonus damage.
Hammer Formation Standard Strike Resourceful Melee attack; if you hit, allies deal bonus damage on next weapon attack.
Knight's Move Move Command The target can move up to his speed as a free action.
Leaf on the Wind Standard Strike Melee attack; if you hit, you or adjacent ally can swap places with target.
Luring Focus Standard Strike Bravura Melee attack; if you hit, pull another enemy towards you.
Nimble Footwork Standard Strike Melee attack; if you hit, you can move 5 feet, and an ally can move 5 feet.
Pin Cushion Standard Strike Ranged attack; you and allies gain bonus to ranged attacks against the target.
Powerful Warning Reaction Boost Insightful When ally is attacked, you grant bonus to AC and saving throws.
Provocative Order Standard Command Ally can make a charge attack, deals bonus damage.
Race the Arrow Standard Strike Skirmishing Ranged attack; an ally can charge or attack the target.
Reposition Move Command Allies within 60 feet can move 5 feet.
Shake It Off Swift Boost One ally can make a save against a status ailment with a bonus.
Strategist's Invitation Standard Strike Melee attack; if you hit, allies who hit the target can move, slide the target, or deal bonus damage.
Tactician's Favor Standard Strike Tactical Melee attack; if you hit, one ally gains bonus on attack rolls against the target.

 

3rd-Level Warlord Maneuvers
Maneuver Name Action Type Presence Bonus Effect
Adaptive Stratagem Swift Boost Resourceful Grant an ally a bonus to attack rolls or saving throws.
Aid the Injured Standard Boost Heal a touched ally for potency 3 damage, or grant temporary hit points.
Battering Command Standard Strike Melee attack; no damage, but knock the target prone, and ally can attack the target.
Create A Target Standard Strike [Strategic] Melee attack; +1d6 damage, push the target, and forced movement grants allies attacks against it.
Deadly Distraction Standard Strike Melee attack; +1d6 damage, the target cannot make opportunity attacks temporarily.
Forward Observer Swift Boost Skirmishing Allies ignore a designated creature's cover and concealment.
Hold the Line Standard Strike Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, nearby allies gain bonus to AC and are immune to forced movement.
Inspired Belligerence Swift Boost Inspiring An allies gain combat advantage against a creature who an ally has combat advantage against.
Leader's Instincts Standard Strike [Strategic] Melee attack; +1d6 damage, and an ally can make an attack against the target.
No Gambit Is Wasted Reaction Strike When an ally misses with a maneuver, make an attack against same target; if you hit, ally regains resources spent on maneuver.
Orchestrated Offensive Standard Strike [Strategic] Melee attack; two allies can charge, make an attack, or shift up to their speed.
Pin the Foe Standard Strike [Strategic] Melee attack; +1d6 damage; if two allies threaten the target, target is immobilized.
Reckless Opportunity Swift Boost Bravura An ally and a foe make opposed Initiative checks; the winner gains combat advantage against the loser.
Rub Some Dirt On It Swift Command Grant a bloodied ally temporary hit points.
Shields Up Swift Boost Insightful Grant an ally protect.
Watch Your Back Swift Boost Tactical An ally cannot be flat-footed.

 

4th-Level Warlord Maneuvers
Maneuver Name Action Type Presence Bonus Effect
Archery Commander Standard Strike [Strategic] Ranged attack; deal +1d6 damage, allies near you don't provoke opportunity attacks for using ranged weapons.
Bait the Hook Standard Strike [Strategic] Melee attack; deal +2d6 damage, target grants combat advantage to an ally and gains vulnerability to their attacks.
Create Opportunity Standard Strike [Strategic] Attack; when you hit a creature, one ally can make an attack or shift.
Form A Line Swift Tactic Create a zone in which allies gain a bonus to AC, bigger bonus if adjacent to other allies in the zone.
Guileful Switch Swift Boost You and an ally switch places in the initiative order.
Invigorating Shout Swift Boost Ally regains a healing surge and is healed for potency 2 damage.
Join the Crowd Immediate Strike Insightful When an ally creates an area effect, melee attack; if hit, half damage, push target into effect.
On My Mark Standard Strike Skirmishing Attack; an ally can also attack your target, with bonus to attack roll if you hit.
Phalanx Assault Standard Strike Resourceful Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, allies near you gain bonus to AC and Reflex.
Reorient the Axis Move Command All allies can shift up to 5 feet per point of your presence ability modifier.
Rock and Hard Place Swift Tactic [Strategic] Whenever a creature adjacent to you misses an ally, you deal damage to that creature.
Rousing Words Swift Boost Target ally can spend up to two healing surges, heal for potency 3 damage for each surge spent.
Situational Advantage Standard Strike [Strategic] Attack; deal +2d6 damage, allies near you deal extra damage when they have combat advantage.
Sudden Motivation Standard Strike Bravura Melee attack; allies near you gain a move action on their next turn.
Sunder Armor Standard Strike Melee attack; attacks against the target have increased critical threat range.
Surprise Attack Standard Strike Tactical Melee attack; an ally can make an attack against the target with combat advantage.
Surround Foe Standard Strike Melee attack; an ally adjacent to the target can move to any space from which they threaten the target.
Tactical Supervision Immediate Command When an ally makes an attack, grant them a bonus to the attack roll.
War of Attrition Standard Strike Inspiring Melee attack; deal +1d6 damage, allies gain bonus to attack and damage rolls with basic attacks.

 

9th-Level Warlord Maneuvers
Maneuver Name Action Type Presence Bonus Effect
Deific Rallying Standard Boost [Strategic] Inspiring All allies gain temporary hit points and can make a basic attack against a target of their choice.
Flawless Snare Standard Strike [Strategic] Bravura Melee attack; deal +6d6 damage, mark the target, and when it attacks you, all nearby allies can attack it.
Partners in Battle Standard Strike [Strategic] Skirmishing Ranged attack; deal +4d6 damage, can daze, ally can attack your target, can also daze.
Perfect Front Swift Tactic [Strategic] Tactical When you are adjacent to an ally, when you make an attack roll, roll twice and use the better result; also applies to allies adjacent to you.
Stand Invincible Standard Strike [Strategic] Insightful Melee attack; deal +6d6 damage, you and all allies gain bonuses to AC and saving throws, and resist damage.
Wake of Devastation Standard Strike [Strategic] Resourceful Melee attack, affects an area; deal +4d6 damage, each target gains bleeding (4d6).

 

Design Notes

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