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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8045712" data-attributes="member: 6987520">First, you certainly could infer those are subpar. I wouldn't as I have seen both taken, Magic Initiate a few times and Ritual Magic twice. I consider them decent, but not fabulous.LOL, don't be that way. Of course, the feat exists and I am sure some people have taken it (just have some have experienced racism and seen a solar eclipse...). There are several other feats I've never seen people play, but I'm sure people do. Do I think some of those are subpar as well? You bet!How good it is depends on what kind of combat you get into. We see casters use Shield often which fails to stop the attack that triggered it. Considering that Defensive Duelist has a bonus that is most often lower, it will help even less. Granted, it is free (no spell slots, etc.) but is only against a single attack. If it fails to help, the reaction is lost. A lot of classes don't have regular uses for reactions, but in combat OAs and other features do use them enough. So much so, that we added a new feat, Reactive, which allows a PC to take two reactions per round! Obviously our table sees reactions used a lot.If you are commonly only getting attacked once per round it is certainly more useful than if you are getting attacked 4 times. If you are getting attacked more often, the +1 to AC is better.At any rate, the point of this thread is improving a feat the OP (and others) find subpar and under used. Even you've still said you think making it a half-feat would be better.</blockquote>

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