Crusader (Dungeons & Dragons)
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The Crusader is a new base class introduced in the Tome of Battle. Like the Swordsage and Warblade, the Crusader is a Martial Adept Class. This means that they utilize the various boosts, counters, strikes and stances available in that book. Crusaders draw from the Devoted Spirit, Stone Dragon and White Raven styles. Devoted Spirit is their exclusive ability, neither Swordsages nor Warblades have access to it.
A unique feature of the Crusader is the random witholding of maneuvers during combat: the Crusader's patron deity only grants a certain number of maneuvers at the start of battle and one more each round until all readied maneuvers are available. Once all maneuvers are granted and expended, the Crusader starts this process over.
