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I enjoy 4e, I really enjoy what they gave martial heroes, but dangit, does some of it feel redundant. Having options is always a good thing, but having easier to grasp, more versatile options is even better. If you can reach the same end result with less moving parts, you've created a better product.


I've pondered this conundrum for a while on my tumblr blog, but recently I've thought about it more and broke it down into a handful of core maneuvers (hey, its what this post is about!) Here I go!

CORE MARTIAL MANEUVERYou can use one maneuver per round (think of it like a Swift action, or minor action+reaction)

The following are riders to landing a basic attack:
-Power attack: 

deal additional damage

-Sure Strike:

increase accuracy (say, +4 to hit so if you got 20 but their AC is 22, you