Initiates of the Sublime Way

This compendium is a tribute to my favorite D&D supplement to come out of the 3.5 edition of the worlds greatest game and as such is an ode to the Tome of Battle - Book of Nine Swords. The Tome of Battle was designed to provide new, interesting and powerful options melee combat.

Although the 5th edition of D&D doesn't share its predecessors extreme lack of balance between martial and spellcasting player options, some of the ideas and tropes presented in Tome of Battle deserve to be converted to 5e.

In this small compendium you will find 9 different subclasses. Each subclass represents a martial discipline found in the original Tome of Battle, also known as The Sublime Way. Every discipline has its own flavor and mechanics that have both been heavily inspired by 3.5e content and carefully adjusted to fit into the brilliant framework that the newest edition of D&D provides.

Credits GmBinder and the whole crew that supports it without which the creation of this document wouldn't be possible. Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition for which the mechanics within this document are made and Dungeons and Dragons 3.5th Edition by Wizards of the Coast, from which a lot of the flavor text as well as general inspiration was borrowed - especially the Tome of Battle supplement. Feedback by /r/UnearthedArcana where many faults in design were noticed and a lot of great feedback was received, with a special shout out to /u/SwEcky, who provided some really constructive criticism.

Art Credits: Cover: Pixiv Fantasia, https://www.zerochan.net/1996390 Path of the Diamond Mind: Takuji Kawano, http://www.fightersgeneration.com/games/soulcalibur4-p3.html Path of the Iron Heart: Brian Valeza, https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4PAAq Disciple of the Devoted Spirit: Unknown, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/313070611577973239/ White Raven Disciple: Mariusz Kozik, https://artissimo.tumblr.com/post/168958937844/getae-dacians-warriors-by-mariusz-kozik Way of the Setting Sun: Unknown, https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/553379872938217284/#### Way of the Stone Dragon: Unknown, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/416794140501592355/ Tiger Claw Conclave: Tom Edwards, http://www.deviantart.com/tomedwardsconcepts/art/Nomad-377884661 Initiate of the Desert Wind: Jedibubb, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/453104412495103133/ Shadow Hand Initiate: Lucas Parolin, https://www.deviantart.com/lucasparolin/art/Rogue-Shadow-Assassin-345799320