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<blockquote data-quote="Mephista" data-source="post: 6591864" data-attributes="member: 6786252">Shield master is pretty awesome, especially for a STR build, less so for a DEX build.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think Duelist actually works well as the DEX-shield style.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its pretty effective against some enemies, but less so as you start facing more monsters with multiple attacks.&nbsp; I personally think it should affect more than one attack, if they come from the same opponent, but that's open to debate.Using two weapons, while good at low levels, is increasingly problematic at higher ones.&nbsp;&nbsp; The feat is terrible - it is strictly worse than just increasing your Dexterity by 2, when it should be at least equal.&nbsp; Unless you start off with Dex 18 or 20, it'll be a long time before you consider it.&nbsp;&nbsp; And, even then, I'd argue for taking Sentinel, Mobile, Duelist, even Mage Slayer before that feat.&nbsp; Some other problems related to this topic is that not only is the Dual Wielding feat crap, Savage Attacker and Martial Adapt are pretty bad too.&nbsp;&nbsp; They're pretty painful.&nbsp; On a related note, Medium Armor Mastery is pretty weak IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mephista, post: 6591864, member: 6786252"] Shield master is pretty awesome, especially for a STR build, less so for a DEX build. I think Duelist actually works well as the DEX-shield style. Its pretty effective against some enemies, but less so as you start facing more monsters with multiple attacks. I personally think it should affect more than one attack, if they come from the same opponent, but that's open to debate. Using two weapons, while good at low levels, is increasingly problematic at higher ones. The feat is terrible - it is strictly worse than just increasing your Dexterity by 2, when it should be at least equal. Unless you start off with Dex 18 or 20, it'll be a long time before you consider it. And, even then, I'd argue for taking Sentinel, Mobile, Duelist, even Mage Slayer before that feat. Some other problems related to this topic is that not only is the Dual Wielding feat crap, Savage Attacker and Martial Adapt are pretty bad too. They're pretty painful. On a related note, Medium Armor Mastery is pretty weak IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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