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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 7861531" data-attributes="member: 59848">I also felt like the d4 weapons needed some love, but I went in a different direction with my fighting style.Swift StrikeYou can make one additional attack when you take the attack action. You only gain this benefit while you are wielding only the following weapons: Club, Dagger, Dart, Light Hammer, Sickle, Sling, or Whip.Sorry. Half my post got cut out. I think your fighting style does address the issue with a dagger's underwhelming damage, and it has a nice rider for when grappling. But you are only increasing the average damage by +1, +2 when grappling. You can achieve the same effect (arguably better because it is more consistent damage) by taling the Dueling Style to get a +2 damage bonus. Of course, yours would allow a damage boost for those who choose to dual wield daggers, but then they wouldn't be able to grapple since both hands would be occupied.Personally, I think it is more interesting to try and design a fighting style that is different from the others. Since other styles grant bonuses to damage or attack, I would try and find something fitting for daggers that avoids straight bonuses to damage or attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hawk Diesel, post: 7861531, member: 59848"] I also felt like the d4 weapons needed some love, but I went in a different direction with my fighting style. [B]Swift Strike[/b] You can make one additional attack when you take the attack action. You only gain this benefit while you are wielding only the following weapons: Club, Dagger, Dart, Light Hammer, Sickle, Sling, or Whip. Sorry. Half my post got cut out. I think your fighting style does address the issue with a dagger's underwhelming damage, and it has a nice rider for when grappling. But you are only increasing the average damage by +1, +2 when grappling. You can achieve the same effect (arguably better because it is more consistent damage) by taling the Dueling Style to get a +2 damage bonus. Of course, yours would allow a damage boost for those who choose to dual wield daggers, but then they wouldn't be able to grapple since both hands would be occupied. Personally, I think it is more interesting to try and design a fighting style that is different from the others. Since other styles grant bonuses to damage or attack, I would try and find something fitting for daggers that avoids straight bonuses to damage or attack. [/QUOTE]

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