Samurai Order of the Shogunate- A Calm Soul


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The Order of the Shogunate for Samurai gives an ability at 2nd level called A Calm Soul. It reads:

"At 2nd level, the order of the shogunate samurai has learned to steady his mind and calm his soul in the face of impending doom. The samurai adds a morale bonus equal to 1/2 his class level to all Will saves. Furthermore, at 20th level, the samurai is immune to fear and fear effects."

It is that second sentence I question--is that a typo? Do they mean to say "at 2nd level"?


No need to state "at 2nd level" again since the ability comes online at 2nd level anyway. Now, if you got the ability at 1st level, there might be a question as to whether or not it is a typo, but that isn't the case. Therefore, the most reasonable conclusion is that it really does mean level 20. So from 2nd level on, he gains a scaling bonus from +1 to +10 to Will saves, and at level 20, in addition to reaching the +10 bonus, he also is completely immune to fear at that point, no save needed at all; while non-fear effects based on Will saves enjoy the +10 bonus.


That's how I read it too.

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