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<blockquote data-quote="Bryan898" data-source="post: 2544399" data-attributes="member: 9085">Multiple reasons actually.&nbsp; You'd have to take feats to specialize in multiple weapons instead of one (Weapon Focus, Improved Crit, etc).&nbsp; You'd have to spend valuable resources on multiple magical weapons instead of one.&nbsp; When switching to your short range weapon, you'd have to use a one handed weapon, or drop the reach weapon.&nbsp; While this doesn't sound as bad, you lose x1.5 Str damage that you'd get with the chain, the ability to Power Attack at a 2 to 1 ratio, and the ability to threaten out to 10'.&nbsp; Though I wish it weren't so, the spiked chain is a much more effective means of gaining reach.&nbsp; Even so, I still refuse to use it, it's such a tasteless weapon.I've seen a powerful spiked chain characters in my campaign.&nbsp; The character was a scout and used the spiked chain with Spring Attack.&nbsp; He focused on the Dex aspect of the weapon, and used his Skirmish ability to increase his damage.&nbsp; Next, he focused on AoO's since the extra attacks he gained from AoO's would be able to apply his skirmish damage. Feats like Improved Trip, Karmic Strike, Combat Reflexes, and Hold the Line made him a melee monster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bryan898, post: 2544399, member: 9085"] Multiple reasons actually. You'd have to take feats to specialize in multiple weapons instead of one (Weapon Focus, Improved Crit, etc). You'd have to spend valuable resources on multiple magical weapons instead of one. When switching to your short range weapon, you'd have to use a one handed weapon, or drop the reach weapon. While this doesn't sound as bad, you lose x1.5 Str damage that you'd get with the chain, the ability to Power Attack at a 2 to 1 ratio, and the ability to threaten out to 10'. Though I wish it weren't so, the spiked chain is a much more effective means of gaining reach. Even so, I still refuse to use it, it's such a tasteless weapon. I've seen a powerful spiked chain characters in my campaign. The character was a scout and used the spiked chain with Spring Attack. He focused on the Dex aspect of the weapon, and used his Skirmish ability to increase his damage. Next, he focused on AoO's since the extra attacks he gained from AoO's would be able to apply his skirmish damage. Feats like Improved Trip, Karmic Strike, Combat Reflexes, and Hold the Line made him a melee monster. [/QUOTE]

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