Martial Study
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When you gain this feat, you must choose a discipline of martial maneuvers, such as Desert Wind. The
key skill for the chosen discipline becomes a class skill for all your classes (current and future).
Select any maneuver from the chosen discipline for which you meet the prerequisite. If you have martial adept levels,
this maneuver becomes one of your maneuvers known. If you do not have martial adept levels, you can use this
maneuver once per encounter as a martial adept with an initiator level equal to 1/2 your character level.
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From the Martial Study feat you must still meet the prerequisite for the maneuver selected.
Prerequisite
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In addition to meeting the class and level requirements
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From the Prerequisite, you must meet the class and level requirements and number of maneuvers known.
Level
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regardless of class. However, you must
still meet the prerequisite of the maneuver.
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From the Level requirements, class is dropped as a requirement.
In order to learn a manuever using Martial Study, you must meet the level requirements and number of maneuvers known.
Selecting Martial Maneuvers
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Much like spells, martial maneuvers are organized by level.
Higher-level maneuvers are more powerful than lower level ones. As you gain levels, you have the option to select
higher-level maneuvers. Your level in a martial adept class determines the highest-level maneuvers you can select. For
example, a 5th-level warblade can select maneuvers of 3rd level or lower.
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Learning maneuvers and stances
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ADDING MANEUVERS AND STANCES
Martial adepts usually learn new maneuvers and stances when they attain a new level. Not every discipline is available
to every character.
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Table 4-1 on pg 48 limits the disciplines allowed to the Warblade class.
But the Martial Study feat specifically allows you to choose any discipline.
This was just a long drawn out way to say that I think Hallack was right after all.
A 5th level Warblade could pick 3rd level Shadow Hand maneuvers using Martial Study... so long as he meets the number of maneuvers known requirement as well.
Cheers.
BK