TEXT: The Leukish School of Rapier 
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  The Leukish 
  School of 
  Rapier 
  by Mike Dowd 
  edited by Jonathan Ingram and James 
  Zwiers 
   
  Founded in CY443, the Leukish School of 
  Rapier was initially a chapter of the Maure 
  School of Defense until its Suris -Master took 
  great exception when he was told that an 
  exceptional student would have to be ejected 
  because of a questionable heritage. From this 
  philosophical difference emerged a more liberal 
  school and a long-lasting enmity with the Maure 
  School. 
  The Leukish School of Rapier was initially open 
  to any who could prove that they were in service 
  to a noble house, but in CY534 that policy was 
  expanded to allow servants of merchant houses 
  to study as well. Several noble and merchant 
  houses provide monetary sponsorship to the 
  school, including House Xiotha, House Baercol, 
  House Holomaer, House Dr’oda, and House 
  Baerglund. 
  Training here emphasizes quick reactions and 
  fluid 
  movements 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  teamwork. 
  Considerable time is spent in classrooms 
  teaching the finer points of how to interact with 
  members of different houses and the nobility, as 
  well as in the gymnasium learning ducks, rolls, 
  and other physical techniques. 
  Upon graduation, students are expected to return 
  each year and spend some time teaching 
  specialized classes to newer students. (This latter 
  policy is a direct copy of the practices of the 
  Maure School.) 
  Joining the Leukish School 
  of Rapier 
  To join the Leukish School of Rapier, a 
  prospective student must meet all of these 
  qualifications: 
  • 
  The student must be a representative or 
  servant of a noble or merchant house in the 
  Duchy of Urnst (and must have a home 
  region of the Duchy of Urnst).  They must 
  also have an influence point with the house 
  that they represent. 
  • 
  Base attack bonus +1. 
  • 
  Proficient with the rapier. 
  • 
  Pay a 150gp registration fee. 
  • 
  Must not have been, currently be, or have 
  graduated from the Maure School of the Art 
  and Science of Defense. 
  Upon enrolling in the school, the student must 
  immediately expend 10 time units training. The 
  student must pay at least Adventurer’s Standard 
  lifestyle cost for these time units. 
  Continuing Study at the Leukish 
  School of Rapier 
  During each subsequent year of study, the 
  student must spend five time units at the school 
  and pay a yearly tuition of 75gp. These time 
  units must be paid at the beginning of each year 
  and the student must pay at least Adventurer’s 
  Standard lifestyle cost for these time units. 
  Failure to spend these time units, to pay the 
  tuition or present oneself in an appropriate 
  manner (paying lifestyle costs) results in the 
  student’s expulsion from the school.  
  Home Region 
  Students of the Leukish School of Rapier must 
  have a home region of the Duchy of Urnst. If the 
  student’s home region is not the Duchy of Urnst 
  at the beginning of the game year, it is assumed 
  that the student’s allegiance to the sponsoring 
  house has ended and the student’s studies are at 
  an end.  
  A student who chooses to discontinue his studies 
  or who leaves the service of the sponsoring 
  house and is expelled from the school will not 
  later be accepted back to the school. 
  Leaving the School 
  All time-based benefits of membership stop 
  accruing, but the student retains benefits earned 
  before leaving the school. Access to additional 
  feats or special equipment is lost if the student 
  leaves the school for any reason. 
  General Benefits 
  All students of the Leukish School of Rapier 
  receive the several benefits. First, each full 
  calendar year of study entitles the student to a 
  cumulative +1 competence bonus to these skill 
  checks: 
  
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  • 
  Diplomacy skill checks when dealing with 
  nobles (and servants to noble and merchant 
  houses) in the Duchy of Urnst. 
  • 
  Knowledge (nobility and royalty) skill 
  checks made to identify the business 
  interests, emblems, or colors of noble and 
  merchant houses from the Duchy of Urnst. 
  • 
  Perform (dance) skill checks when wielding 
  a rapier. 
  • 
  Tumble skill checks while in armed combat 
  and wielding a rapier. 
  These bonuses continue accumulating until they 
  have reached a +4 bonus. 
  Additionally, students at the school receive 
  training that allows them to learn unusual 
  combat tactics. These tactics take the form of one 
  of the following feats: 
  • 
  Acrobatic (Song and Silence) 
  • 
  Close-Quarters Fighting (Sword and Fist) 
  • 
  Dash (Song and Silence) 
  • 
  Death Blow (Sword and Fist) 
  • 
  Dual Strike (Sword and Fist) 
  • 
  Expert Tactician (Song and Silence) 
  • 
  Hold the Line (Sword and Fist) 
  • 
  Power Lunge (Sword and Fist) 
  • 
  Prone Attack (Sword and Fist) 
  These are not bonus feats; the student must have 
  attained a level or other benefit that allows the 
  student to select the feat. The student may not 
  learn more than two of these feats through access 
  to the school. 
  Using Class Guidebooks 
  Members of the school who use equipment, 
  feats, prestige classes, spells, or other materials 
  described in the Sword and Fist, Defenders of 
  the Faith, Tome and Blood, Song and Silence, or 
  Masters of the Wild class guidebooks must carry 
  a copy of the relevant publications with them and 
  make them available for the DM to examine 
  upon request. Failure to provide the DM with a 
  copy of the material upon request allows the DM 
  to deny the player any and/or all access to the 
  material in question. 
  You must also carry a copy of this document 
  with you. 
  Getting a Membership Certificate 
  To obtain a membership certificate, download 
  the Leukish School of Fencing enrollment 
  package from the Duchy of Urnst Yahoo! 
  discussion group’s Files area. Print the packet on 
  a color printer and have your next DM follow the 
  instructions that are included. 
  Questions 
  This is a metagame organization for the Duchy 
  of Urnst region of the Living Greyhawk 
  campaign. If you have questions about this 
  organization, you may ask questions on the 
  Duchy of Urnst region’s Yahoo! discussion 
  group (duchyofurnst@yahoogroups.com). You 
  may 
  also 
  contact 
  James 
  Zwiers 
  (macabail@shaw.ca) with questions. 
  Graduating From The 
  Leukish School of Rapier 
  To graduate from the Leukish School of Rapier, 
  a 
  member 
  must 
  fulfill 
  all 
  the 
  following 
  requirements: 
  • 
  Base attack bonus +6 
  • 
  Combat Reflexes, Dodge, and Mobility feats 
  • 
  Tumble, 7 ranks 
  • 
  7 ranks in two of these skills and 5 ranks in 
  the 
  remaining 
  two 
  skills: 
  Balance, 
  Diplomacy, Jump, or Knowledge (Duchy of 
  Urnst) 
  Graduates of the Leukish School receive the 
  following benefits: 
  • 
  May wear the Crossed Rapiers badge of the 
  school 
  • 
  May purchase Masterwork Triple Daggers 
  (as described in the Sword and Fist class 
  guidebook) at a 10% discount. Non-
  masterwork versions of the triple dagger are 
  not available. 
  • 
  A +2 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy and 
  Gather 
  Information 
  skill 
  checks 
  when 
  dealing with students or graduates of the 
  Leukish School of Rapier 
  • 
  A -2 circumstance penalty to Diplomacy and 
  Gather 
  Information 
  skill 
  checks 
  when 
  dealing with students or graduates of the 
  Maure School of Defense 
  • 
  May use the school to obtain up to three 
  more of the feats that students are allowed to 
  learn. 
  Graduates of the school are expected to return to 
  the school each year and spend three time units 
  training students and to make an annual 
  contribution of 50gp to the school. No lifestyle 
  cost is required for the time units a graduate of 
  
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  the school spends instructing students, as it is 
  paid out of the student’s tuition fees. 
   
  
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