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[Rashak Mani]

What full armed combatant actully carries a dagger or something similar when they have their longsword of SLAY ALL?

Actually when a Paladin in our group got grappled and with a puzzled look said he had no light weapons EVERYONE in the group said "ALWAYS TAKE A DAGGER !"

Its also a good last desperate resource "missile" weapon. I've killed a hag with my trusty belt dagger just as she was about to make an escape with invisibility. Getting a critical helped of course... but it was a great scene. That dagger just flailing around as the invisible wench died was great ! I named it "Witchbane."

So yes... its standard procedure to have backup weapons...

 

[Particle_Man]

As a side to this guy's comment: Imp. Trip allows you to trip with a +4 bonus, AND you get a free attack on him @ whatever attack bonus you tripped him on, plus he's prone so afterwards you would get a +4 to Atk Rolls because he's prone, then he needs to get up next round....

I fully agree that Improved Trip is a wonderful feat, but I simply cannot meet the prerequisites. My character's int is far too low, at 7. Thus I cannot get Combat Expertise, and thus I cannot get Improved Trip (or Improved Feint, or Improved Disarm, or Improved Whirlwind Attack).

 

[starwed]

Tome of Battle is not allowed by my DM (fair enough, since the campaign started before he had a chance to even look at it).

While that is fair, the Superior Unarmed Strike feat doesn't hook into the new mechanics/flavor in the book... so if it was something you're actually interested in it's worth having him take a look at it.

If not, you could still use armor spikes with a reach weapon. (Or take short haft from PHB2).

 

[Particle_Man]

Armor spikes are a possibility, but Short Haft is not (no PHB 2 feats).

But I am not sure on the rules about putting armor spikes on "found" +2 full platemail, for example.

 

[starwed]

But I am not sure on the rules about putting armor spikes on "found" +2 full platemail, for example.

There shouldn't be any problem. The rules just state that spikes can be added to a suit of armor, so they don't have to be built in at creation time. And they're treated as an entirely separate magic item for enhancing. But I guess it's best to clear it with the DM first.

 

[moritheil]

Armor spikes are a possibility, but Short Haft is not (no PHB 2 feats).

But I am not sure on the rules about putting armor spikes on "found" +2 full platemail, for example.

What about Shorten Grip? It's similar but doesn't come from PHB 2.

 

[Particle_Man]

What about Shorten Grip? It's similar but doesn't come from PHB 2.

Where is it from?