[CW] Exotic Weapon Master stunt

[Hypersmurf]

Could someone with CW handy post the text of the stunt that allows increased Power Attack damage with a one-handed exotic weapon?

-Hyp.

 

[Taren Seeker]

Here you go.

"Uncanny Blow: When wielding a 1 handed exotic melee weapon in 2 hands, the character can focus the power of his attack so that he deals extra damage equal to his strength bonus x2 instead of his strength bonus x 1- 1/2. If he has the Power Attack feat, he treats the weapon as two handed for purposes of determining his bonus on damage rolls."

What were you concerned about here?

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Here you go.

"Uncanny Blow: When wielding a 1 handed exotic melee weapon in 2 hands, the character can focus the power of his attack so that he deals extra damage equal to his strength bonus x2 instead of his strength bonus x 1- 1/2. If he has the Power Attack feat, he treats the weapon as two handed for purposes of determining his bonus on damage rolls."

What were you concerned about here?

Haven't read them all. Hm... I think it is a little over the top.

Well, at least it isn't a simple feat...

 

[Hypersmurf]

"Uncanny Blow: When wielding a 1 handed exotic melee weapon in 2 hands, the character can focus the power of his attack so that he deals extra damage equal to his strength bonus x2 instead of his strength bonus x 1- 1/2. If he has the Power Attack feat, he treats the weapon as two handed for purposes of determining his bonus on damage rolls."

What were you concerned about here?

The last sentence there... it makes no sense.

A one-handed weapon wielded in two hands and a two-handed weapon gain exactly the same benefit from Power Attack anyway... :-\

-Hyp.

 

[Taren Seeker]

That's what I thought too, but there's no linking statement between the 2 sentences. He gets 2 for 1 PA when using the weapon in 1 hand as well as in 2.

 

[jgsugden]

That's what I thought too, but there's no linking statement between the 2 sentences. He gets 2 for 1 PA when using the weapon in 1 hand as well as in 2.

That is a highly questionable position.

When a condition statement begins a paragraph ("When using a 1 handed exotic melee weapon in 2 hands") it is usually applied to the entire paragraph unless specifically negated in the paragraph.

Further, in this instance, the second sentence begins with a pronoun (he) that only makes sense if it refers to the first sentence.

In my mind, it is clear that the two sentences are tied together. The PA comment does apply when the 1 handed exotic weapon is used 1 handed.

Yes, that makes this second sentence a bit redundant with the PA text in the 3.5 PHB. There is a lot of redundant material in the various books.

On a separate note: This ablity is pretty ridiculous at high/epic levels. A barbarian with a strength of 40 (16 base + 5 advances + 5 inherent + 6 enhancement + 8 from rage) gains an additional +7 damage from strength per strike when using that one handed weapon in two hands. The weapon probably does between 1 and 3.5 points less damage than a two handed martial weapon, but that makes the bonus damage still fall at +3.5 to +6. When polymorph effects are added, this ability could account for even more damage.