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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 1979833" data-attributes="member: 545">There was a very clever Halfling build posted on these boards based on Weapon Finesse + Power Attack + Spiked Chain.&nbsp; In a nutshell, the idea was that the bonus to hit for size and an excellent Dex more than compensated for a modest Str and weapon size penalties when using Power Attack with a 2-handed weapon.&nbsp; Average damage per round was slightly higher than a comparable Human using common stat point buy ranges.&nbsp; Quite surprising considering that getting the 13 Str prereq for PA for a Halfling as well as a good Dex is not a small cost.Now we are not talking about best damage machine in the world and you are not going to succeed with many Trips, but you already knew that if your heart was set on a melee Halfling.&nbsp; I have to say, a pint-sized fighter with Reach is an image that warms my heart.&nbsp; The long-term potential for even a straight Fighter build looks very promising...I thought it might be fun to play a Swashbuckler/Fighter variant of this build.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 1979833, member: 545"] There was a very clever Halfling build posted on these boards based on Weapon Finesse + Power Attack + Spiked Chain. In a nutshell, the idea was that the bonus to hit for size and an excellent Dex more than compensated for a modest Str and weapon size penalties when using Power Attack with a 2-handed weapon. Average damage per round was slightly higher than a comparable Human using common stat point buy ranges. Quite surprising considering that getting the 13 Str prereq for PA for a Halfling as well as a good Dex is not a small cost. Now we are not talking about best damage machine in the world and you are not going to succeed with many Trips, but you already knew that if your heart was set on a melee Halfling. I have to say, a pint-sized fighter with Reach is an image that warms my heart. The long-term potential for even a straight Fighter build looks very promising... I thought it might be fun to play a Swashbuckler/Fighter variant of this build. [/QUOTE]

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