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I was reading into the class yesterday and noticed the following things:- Swordmages are a really rare and secretive order
- The Swordmage uses both mystical powers and his sword to cut his enemies down
- The Swordmage wears light or no armor.
- The Swordmage can summon his sword into his hand from 10 feet away.
- The Swordmage can make the blade of his sword emanate green flame
- The Swordmage can make his blade make a booming sound.
- The Swordmage has a power, which makes an invisible hand grasp the opponent's windpipe
- The Swordmage has powers with the Force power source
- Some powers deal Lightning damage to several opponents, but as of now I suspect only Dark Swordmages use them.
I also noticed a weapon in Adventurer's Vault 2, which states that the blade of the weapon is made out of pure Force. This is what this Swordmage is holding. Any coincidences are purely . . . coincidental.
It is quite possible, that the Swordmage is my new favorite DnD class.
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Y'see, no one said anything like this about the gish in 3.5...
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I am currently taking part in my very first RPG campaign, using DnD 4e. The GM believes that rules should be learnt as we play, so he put a bunch of books in front of me and said I should take whatever looked good. I didn't even know those belonged to different settings.
So I play a warforged swordmage. And yes, it is basically a jedi droΓ―d.
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Lol, gotta love cheddar knights.
For those who don't know what a cheddar knight is and loves star wars and DnD: check out Darths and Droids.
But anyway, this is awesome!
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Any coincidences on the part of WotC are likely...coincidental...as well. Nice pun, by the way.
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ha its a jedi! as a side note that kinda sucks the fun out of dnd ya no i mean george lucus
needs 2 but out and stay in star wars bubble
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Hasn't everyone tried to homebrew a jedi character for dungeons and dragons though? I guess it was only a matter of time until Wizard finally did one.
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You know what's really funny? My friend, Ben, and I played a boy/girl twin set of swordmages...and I never even thought of this parallel.
Too much, HH13!
XD
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Well, at least you know what weapon to look for.
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lol, Epic. I JUST started playing DnD (I really haven't even quite finished making my character 
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Swordmages are awesome. I've yet to play one, because my Forgotten Realms Player Handbook is still in the mail.
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I haven't ordered books. I got three from a bookstore, but they weren't what I needed.
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Nice. I did Obi Wan as a Paladin a while back (and, yes, I had the mini of him with clone trooper armor). I don't know why I didn't think of Swordmage, though.
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Until I started really reading into the class it hadn't occurred to me either but it all fits rather nicely. Just for kicks I statted up a Tiefling Swordmage with a Force +2 double sword and Barbarian multiclass (for the Great Cleave and a tad extra damage). I think he would make an excellent villain. Or a black warfoged with a flowing cape, Dread helm, breath impediment (since he is still half-human) and a recharge-able Unseen Gauntlet which works less like the original spell and more like the Wizard Sleep spell. The options are more and the nerd inside me giggles like a little girl, while I'm trying to reason the inclusion of those characters in a running DnD game.
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Sounds like a plan to me.
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I know. When I read the power descriptions I giggled like a little girl. The best thing I read about the Swordmage was on a forum - "Need . . . goblin . . . swordmage". I laughed my ass off.
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You have to admit, tho, you'd definitely play one.
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