Masters of the Sword: A Warblade's Handbook [Under Construction]

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Looking good.

One brief note if it hasn't already been put on choices of race: if you're playing in the Forgotten Realms (or have a broadminded DM) and you're interested in playing Halfling, consider the Strongheart Halfling. Yes, you lose the racial +1 to all saving throws, but if you're taking the "Moment of X" series of maneuvers a piddling +1 racial bonus pales in comparison to keying your saves off Concentration checks.

The main reason for Strongheart Halfling, though, is the benefit of trading off the +1 racial bonus to saves: an extra feat. Chosen wisely a good feat will scale a lot better than a +1 to a saving throw. In a way, this is being a Small-sized human (on attack rolls: the -1 net loss from the STR penalty is balanced out by the Halfling's +1 Size bonus to attack rolls). It helps feat-expensive shenanigans if you're going down the Confound the Big Folk route.

On the "Confound the Big Folk" route, consider this low-fat cheese for its prerequisite feat, Underfoot Combat: if you're on a mount which is Large size, you are two size categories smaller than your mount and arguably are occupying the same square as your mount. Therefore soft cover -- +4 to AC -- applies anytime you're sitting on your mount's back. Underfoot Combat does not on RAW require you to move into an opponent's space first.

Another thought, though I haven't checked it: IIRC Powerful Build allows a character to be considered Large for most purposes. So be a Small Warblade and walk around under the party Goliath's crotch in combat, thereby drawing +4 to your AC for being under ... er ... well, you get the picture.