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Emulating Maneuvers
« on: September 15, 2011, 01:40:15 PM »
So I got to thinking...all the cool kids these days like to gish with ToB, right?  Well...what spells and powers emulate the effects of ToB maneuvers?  Desert Wind is pretty well covered by like 400 different blast spells, and the few that aren't are subsumed by Haste and friends like it.  Devoted Spirit might take a couple feats to add healing effects to spells cast, a la the War Weaver trick for Favored Souls.  Iron Heart and Diamond Mind...not so sure, though Anticipatory Strike/Celerity line can emulate Time Stands Still.  How about the specific maneuvers?  Or spells akin to them?  The ranger spell list has Arrow Swarm and another that emulates Whirlwind Attack, and the ability to emulate sneak attack.  Mirror Move can pick up enough feats to get most of the feat chain goodies, too.  I guess this ramble is more a brainstorm of ideas and spells/powers that produce effects akin to maneuvers, so any input on it is welcome.  Still on the first pot of coffee, so bear with me :P
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Re: Emulating Maneuvers
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2011, 01:48:30 PM »
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Re: Emulating Maneuvers
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 01:56:23 PM »
PF has a particularly bad example.

And as I wait for it to load, I can't help but think this is going to be a bad rendition of the Diablo II Druid's "Firestorm" spell...but at least as I read it, the AoE isn't too bad.
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Re: Emulating Maneuvers
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 07:38:05 PM »

Limited Wish and the similars "ought" to be able to emulate.

This assumes level 4 maneuvers = level 4 spells or powers ...  :D