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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5059975" data-attributes="member: 15538">Good BAB, fairly reliable extra damage at higher levels. They get Int to AC, which compensates somewhat for the lack of a shield (eventually, a force shield, which can be activated or deactivated as a free action, can be used to gain a shield bonus except during an actual attack). The important thing to realize is that you will probably not ditch your armor and shield immediately upon entering the class; if you wait until 2nd or 3rd level, when you get more than +1 to AC from your Int, and wear bracers, you will have a better AC. Although not gaining precise strike against undead can be a liability, wearing bracers and having Int and Dex both add to AC is a strength against incorporeal touches. A character who is swashbuckler 6/duelist 5 has +11/+6/+1 on attacks and deals at least +1d6 against most opponents most of the time. AC could easily be 30+.</blockquote>