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<blockquote data-quote="Todd Roybark" data-source="post: 8045689" data-attributes="member: 6920677">I have seen the feat selected Three Times, by Three separate players over 5 years.I have never seen the Magic Initiate nor Ritual Magic feats selected...should I infer that those feats are subpar?I have seen the Great Weapon Master feat selected twice in 5 years.&nbsp; Dex builds are quite prevalent at my table, and as I mentioned before, one only needs a modest investment in Dex and a Finesse weapon to take advantage of the Defensive Duelist feat.The type of argument of &quot;I have never seen the feat in play&quot; is akin to stating that since you have never seen or experienced racism, then racism must not exist.&nbsp; Many people choose not to travel to see a full eclipse of the sun, are full solar eclipses therefore Overrated?That depends on how one interprets the math.&nbsp; A +5% general increase to AC is nice.Adding a +10% to +30% increase to AC, after knowing that one's regular AC would be struck can be better.An Aircraft Carrier about to be struck by a Surface to Ship Missile that will severely damage or sink the ship, is going to prefer the limited, but more effective, Defensive Duelist Feat over a flat +1 to AC.In real game terms stopping a blow from landing, is often more important and more impactful, then a constant static bonus that sheer luck/swingyness&nbsp; will negate, ala a static +1 to AC.If Defensive Duelist gave double your proficiency bonus to AC would that be too much for people?&nbsp; I think it would be for most tables.I will also point out, it gives characters an additional option for their Reaction.&nbsp; What is the mathematical value of increasing one's Action Economy?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Todd Roybark, post: 8045689, member: 6920677"] I have seen the feat selected Three Times, by Three [I]separate[/I] players over 5 years. I have [I]never[/I] seen the Magic Initiate nor Ritual Magic feats selected...should I infer that [I]those[/I] feats are subpar? I have seen the Great Weapon Master feat selected twice in 5 years. Dex builds are quite prevalent at my table, and as I mentioned before, one only needs a modest investment in Dex and a Finesse weapon to take advantage of the Defensive Duelist feat. The type of argument of "[I]I have never seen the feat in play[/I]" is akin to stating that since [I]you[/I] have never seen or experienced racism, then racism must not exist. Many people choose not to travel to see a full eclipse of the sun, are full solar eclipses therefore [I]Overrated[/I]? That depends on how one interprets the math. A +5% general increase to AC is nice. Adding a +10% to +30% increase to AC, after knowing that one's regular AC would be struck can be better. An Aircraft Carrier about to be struck by a Surface to Ship Missile that will severely damage or sink the ship, is going to prefer the limited, but more effective, Defensive Duelist Feat over a flat +1 to AC. In real game terms stopping a blow from landing, is often more important and more impactful, then a constant static bonus that sheer luck/swingyness will negate, ala a static +1 to AC. If Defensive Duelist gave [I]double your proficiency bonus to AC[/I] would that be too much for people? I think it would be for most tables. I will also point out, it gives characters an additional option for their Reaction. What is the mathematical value of increasing one's Action Economy? [/QUOTE]

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