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I know it has been asked many times before, but I am asking it again. Why does it seem that the "Sword Saint" archetype has typos?
"Brutal Slash" does not seem to be written correctly in the
Player Companion. Most believe it to be a typo, and I cannot seem to
find FAQ from Paizo that clears it up. The general census is that
"Mounted Charge"(Which doesn't exist for this Class or Archetype) was supposed to replace "Mounted Archer". I don't believe that it was set to replace
"Weapon Expertise". It would ruin the Samurai class. Although, between "Brutal Slash" and "Weapon Expertise", it would give
someone a +4 to confirm Critical Hits. With what is lost in the
Archetype with the "Challenge" and "Iaijutsu Strike" in AC,
Mounted Archer is the most likely.
If there isn't going to be an errata, we need an explanation as to why this is set this way, and where we can verify that.
Player Companions aren't edited as well as the real books, and they don't get errata, as I understand it. :-(
Not sure whether they do FAQs on them, but... FAQ'd in the hope.
All the Samurai Archetypes have been there to trade out the mounted features, so it seems obvious that it's meant to be replacing Mounted Archer, but they got their wires crossed with Cavalier's Charge (Which Mounted Archer takes the place of,) so the end result was Mounted Charge.
The sword saint's brutal slash ability modifies weapon expertise as follows. Replace the second sentence of weapon expertise with "At 3rd level, the samurai selects either the katana or the wakizashi." The brutal slash ability also replaces mounted archer.
While this change only actually applies for PFS, modifications like this help clarify the designers' intent without requiring them to release errata. It might be worth considering for a home game.
So basically they have errata/FAQ that they refuse to release as actual errata/FAQ? Sure, because that doesn't make it difficult for people to know it even exists...
So basically they have errata/FAQ that they refuse to release as actual errata/FAQ? Sure, because that doesn't make it difficult for people to know it even exists...
My issue with how that is worded is mostly because Mounted Archer is a level 4 ability. It makes me think that it is supposed to come in then, and not at 3.