Improvised weapon as a rules object does not mean "made up on the spot" per se. So an artisans tool like a Blacksmith's hammer can be something a given Brawler (pwrhaps a former Smtih, like Perrin Aybarra) carries around ans will use in a fight, which isn't a Warhammer or Maul, but is a permanent "improvised weapon". In essence, it's actually free carte blanche to simply mix and match weapon masteries at will.
And thank goodness you have only one vote to downvote what is far the best designed caster in 5e.
You mean the way you can get perma-advantage from a rapier?
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The difference is, the rapier only gets vex except in the hands of a level 9+ Fighter, and even they can only change that on a long rest. The Brawler gets a pair of light weapons that they can change the Masteries of every time they attack. That’s some serious versatility! You could, for example, open with sap or slow and if that misses you have a second chance with the off-hand attack, but if it hits you can follow up with Vex instead. Or you could start with vex to make your off-hand attack more likely to hit, and then Vex again so your first attack on your next turn has advantage. Or if the target has low AC anyway you can just sap and slow and not bother with vex. You get to decide this every single round, and it just gets even more versatile once you have Extra Attack.
yes, but that changes nothing for me, when I go to a fight, a bring a real weapon, not the next best chair leg (or blacksmith hammer).
With a shortsword and club I can already apply slow and vex, and since I can change both of my weapons with two weapon fighting for free you can easily bring out a few different weapon combos to apply what effects you want (and shortswords do more damage than a light improvised weapon). If this was a first level ability where money was really tight than I could maybe see that but by 3rd level you should have enough to afford a few basic weapons.
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