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Hanging in there. Better than the alternative.
The feat, as I read it, would allow one to exceed his reach. Which is pretty powerful, I think, but that's where the AoO comes in, too. And the cover bonus to AC. It does give an ability similar to Whirlwind Attack, but is much less powerful (only one attack, and the two mitigating factors mentioned). This seems like another dextrous sort of feat, so I'd consider adding Dodge to the prereq's or increasing the BAB req to +6 or +11 (so you're using your full attack (and losing iterative attacks) for only two hits anyway) or both.Knight Otu said:I feel this should be somewhat rewritten, if used at all. There are a number of problems with the feat:
These points combined lead me against this feat, and its improved version.
- Most reach weapons cannot be used against adjacent enemies. This feat would either allow the wielder to ignore that restriction, or allow the wielder to exceed the reach of the weapon.
- Wielders of polearms that do not provide reach would be allowed to exceed the reach of the weapon.
- The feat allows hitting multiple enemies with one attack roll, similar to whirlwind attack - without the multitude of prerequisites, and without the language to prevent extra attacks (such as cleave). And it is not quite as narrow as whirlwind attack.
What would you recommend for prereq's? I dont' think Combat Expertise quite fits... Combat Reflexes? Dodge? Mobility? It's not an easy maneuver to do, regardless.GnomeWorks said:Stabbing Thrust is just a problem feat. It's only advantage is allowing a creature to, essentially, extend its reach, which is a serious issue and shouldn't be allowed with one simple feat.
I'll look into ranges and costs. The Will save makes sense. I'll also see if any Eberron feats might be comparable.Knight Otu said:For the bardic feats in general, most are lacking a range where one is needed. Also, the general description notes that activating the feats is usually a standard action, while many of the feats refer to a five round long performance as though it was a general rule.
Fermata should propably use a Will save.
The costs in bardic music uses should seriously be examined. They seem off in a few cases.