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<blockquote data-quote="mmu1" data-source="post: 1016777" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>To be honest, I've never been sold on any "This weapon is actually more special than anything else, so it needs different rules" type of feats, because, if nothing else, it's not good for game balance.</p><p></p><p>However, in this case, the two feats are actually pretty underpowered. </p><p></p><p>The first one, taken by itself, is pure fluff - you get to spend a feat, for what? You can't use your off-hand, you get one-handed damage, and you get less of an AC bonus in the long run because you can't use a magical shield. So it's spending a feat to be <em>worse</em> at something than someone with all the prerequisites who just fights sword-and-board.</p><p></p><p>The second one is definitely more useful, and helps to justify the existence of the first one, but still not an optimal choice for someone wanting to use Weapon Finesse. They'd be better off with two weapons, or spending the feats on the Spring Attack chain, or if they're a fighter, just taking Wepon Specialization and Greater Specialization sooner - the extra 2 points of average damage from a Bastard Sword quickly ceases to matter, it's the bonuses that count...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmu1, post: 1016777, member: 319"] To be honest, I've never been sold on any "This weapon is actually more special than anything else, so it needs different rules" type of feats, because, if nothing else, it's not good for game balance. However, in this case, the two feats are actually pretty underpowered. The first one, taken by itself, is pure fluff - you get to spend a feat, for what? You can't use your off-hand, you get one-handed damage, and you get less of an AC bonus in the long run because you can't use a magical shield. So it's spending a feat to be [i]worse[/i] at something than someone with all the prerequisites who just fights sword-and-board. The second one is definitely more useful, and helps to justify the existence of the first one, but still not an optimal choice for someone wanting to use Weapon Finesse. They'd be better off with two weapons, or spending the feats on the Spring Attack chain, or if they're a fighter, just taking Wepon Specialization and Greater Specialization sooner - the extra 2 points of average damage from a Bastard Sword quickly ceases to matter, it's the bonuses that count... [/QUOTE]
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