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<blockquote data-quote="UltimaGabe" data-source="post: 1652637" data-attributes="member: 16019"><p>I believe Weapon Finesse is the obvious choice- however, I think you're slightly changing the point here. Characters with low strength matched with classes with low BAB aren't meant to be in melee combat- plain and simple. It's possible to do, but if a Sorcerer could be as good in combat as a Fighter, why would anyone play a Fighter? Nobody is ever &quot;forced&quot; out of combat, as they all get combat-oriented abilities- everyone gets BAB, and even Wizards have touch spells. Some people are simply better at it. Several classes have their center around combat (Fighters, Barbarians, Paladins, and Rangers, just to name a few), and it would be unfair to any such characters to allow an easy and simple way to allow someone whose base isn't combat to even come close to matching the aforementioned classes' prowess without quite a bit of sacrifice. So going with something like Weapon Finesse is a good idea, but it's never going to make you as good at fighting as a Fighter. If you want to be good in combat, give yourself a good Strength score. Doesn't fit the class? So what? The game isn't made so that everyone plays their class exactly the same- be the Half-Orc Wizard. Be the Halfling Barbarian. But if you're going to 1. take a class that isn't centered around combat, and 2. put a low score into Strength (the main combat ability score), don't be surprised when your character isn't exceptional in hand-to-hand combat.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="UltimaGabe, post: 1652637, member: 16019"] I believe Weapon Finesse is the obvious choice- however, I think you're slightly changing the point here. Characters with low strength matched with classes with low BAB aren't meant to be in melee combat- plain and simple. It's possible to do, but if a Sorcerer could be as good in combat as a Fighter, why would anyone play a Fighter? Nobody is ever "forced" out of combat, as they all get combat-oriented abilities- everyone gets BAB, and even Wizards have touch spells. Some people are simply better at it. Several classes have their center around combat (Fighters, Barbarians, Paladins, and Rangers, just to name a few), and it would be unfair to any such characters to allow an easy and simple way to allow someone whose base isn't combat to even come close to matching the aforementioned classes' prowess without quite a bit of sacrifice. So going with something like Weapon Finesse is a good idea, but it's never going to make you as good at fighting as a Fighter. If you want to be good in combat, give yourself a good Strength score. Doesn't fit the class? So what? The game isn't made so that everyone plays their class exactly the same- be the Half-Orc Wizard. Be the Halfling Barbarian. But if you're going to 1. take a class that isn't centered around combat, and 2. put a low score into Strength (the main combat ability score), don't be surprised when your character isn't exceptional in hand-to-hand combat. [/QUOTE]

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