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<blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 1066710" data-attributes="member: 552">I was looking over these three rules, and I've got a couple questions I'd like somewhat of a hand with.1) Combat Expertise requires you to make an attack, so I assume it would be reasonable for a character that only takes a normal move (and has a proficient weapon drawn) can still keep expertise up even without making an attack. Otherwise, it seems like it sometimes would be wiser to swing for no apparent reason during a round.2) Full defense is shown up by combat expertise alone, and especially if you can perform combat expertise with fighting defensively. I understand how this makes sense by comparison with a PC who is trained (has the feat combat expertise) compared to one without, but why wouldn't a PC with expertise be better off on full defense instead of one fighting defensively?&nbsp; I guess you simply have to make an attempt at combat expertise and fighting defensively to replace it, but it still seems odd to me.3) Defending weapons and Expertise, do they stack? Talk about sword being better than shield...*) All of these are versus both ranged and melee weapons? Is that true or did I forget something over time?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Creamsteak, post: 1066710, member: 552"] I was looking over these three rules, and I've got a couple questions I'd like somewhat of a hand with. 1) Combat Expertise requires you to make an attack, so I assume it would be reasonable for a character that only takes a normal move (and has a proficient weapon drawn) can still keep expertise up even without making an attack. Otherwise, it seems like it sometimes would be wiser to swing for no apparent reason during a round. 2) Full defense is shown up by combat expertise alone, and especially if you can perform combat expertise with fighting defensively. I understand how this makes sense by comparison with a PC who is trained (has the feat combat expertise) compared to one without, but why wouldn't a PC with expertise be better off on full defense instead of one fighting defensively? I guess you simply have to make an attempt at combat expertise and fighting defensively to replace it, but it still seems odd to me. 3) Defending weapons and Expertise, do they stack? Talk about sword being better than shield... *) All of these are versus both ranged and melee weapons? Is that true or did I forget something over time? [/QUOTE]

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