core problem: duelist

[Seeten]

I believe the fact that Duelist is worse at its own schtick than a fighter, who isnt exactly top of the power food chain illustrates how poor Duelist is as an option.

 

[Rolzup]

Seems to me that the best way to make a swashbuckling fighter these days is to make a Swordsage. Lightly armored, lots of approproaite class skills, and you can concentrate on maneuvers that aren't obviously magical. Scorpion Parry, Sapphire Nightmare Blade, and so forth. And Rapier is a favored weapon for the Diamond Mind style....

 

[pawsplay]

Finally, I don't see anything about Ranged Weapon Mastery not stacking with Melee Weapon Mastery (or even Melee Weapon Mastery not stacking with itself for weapons with dual damage types), so you could get up to +9 to attack and +10 damage with daggers, all for the low price of six feats.

Un-kosher. My God.

 

[pawsplay]

I believe the fact that Duelist is worse at its own schtick than a fighter, who isnt exactly top of the power food chain illustrates how poor Duelist is as an option.

Where do you get this "fact?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

Un-kosher. My God.

That's cool--in that case I won't make those changes then.

 

[Nifft]

Un-kosher. My God.

I checked with the WotC rules wizards, and they agree with you. Apparently the FAQ and Errata will have something specific about this issue.

Oh well, -- N

 

[pawsplay]

I checked with the WotC rules wizards, and they agree with you. Apparently the FAQ and Errata will have something specific about this issue.

Oh well, -- N

Morningstar + Throw Anything = Something No One Wishes to Become the New Standard in D&D Combat

 

[Nifft]

Morningstar + Throw Anything = Something No One Wishes to Become the New Standard in D&D Combat

"Ooo, I know! I'll use that with my Bloodstorm Blade!"

-- N, not quite a fan of everything in the Book of Nine Swords

 

[pawsplay]

"Ooo, I know! I'll use that with my Bloodstorm Blade!"

-- N, not quite a fan of everything in the Book of Nine Swords

Ow, you just poked me in the brain.

 

[lottrbacchus]

just got phbII- so a duskblade can cast arcane spells with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, but a duelist can't do anything with his second hand to get his bonus damage? that makes a ton of sense, especially since the duelist is supposedly a prestige class and duskblade isn't.