Help with New Weapon Sytle Feat

[Datt]

Okay. I have the Complete Warrior and notice that my current weapon style, dual battle axes, does not have a Weapon Style feat. I would like some help in creating one for those dual battle axe wielding people out there.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

TWF with different kinds of weapons is weaker than TWF with two of the same weapons. This is because with the same weapons, you only need to take WF/WS(if you're a fighter) once. The Style feats power up different styles to encourage people to take them. For example, sword and dagger is a historic style. But noone ever uses it because sword/shortsword or 2 shortswords is better. So if you're going to make a style feat for two battleaxes, it should be less powerful. Since two seperate weapons uses up 1 or 2 extra feat slots, you should either give this feat high prereqs or make it weaker.

 

[Jeph]

For example, sword and dagger is a historic style. But noone ever uses it because sword/shortsword or 2 shortswords is better.

I run for a guy (an RPG convert, background of historical wargaming and WH40K) who plays a demonhunting Ranger with a longsword/dagger combo...I'm not sure if he does it because he thinks it's cool or it has historical precedent, or a mixture of both. I'll have to ask him some time.

 

[OfRiceAndHen]

I too was wondering why there wasn't any twin-weapon styles. I'm currently playing a dual-longsword fighter using this excellent alt.fighter found here.

However, after reading Mr. Mayhem's post, I have a different slant on things, thanks.

 

[AeroDm]

TWF with different kinds of weapons is weaker than TWF with two of the same weapons. This is because with the same weapons, you only need to take WF/WS(if you're a fighter) once. The Style feats power up different styles to encourage people to take them.

That is an excellent point I had never considered. However, were you to ignore this excellent advise and create one anyhow, I would suggest something similar in nature to Rend but much weaker. For instance, perhaps if both of your axes hit in a round you deal an additional d6 + str mod damage.

 

[Datt]

I too must say that is an excellent point. However WotC doesn't see it that way. However WotC thought enough about twin weapons to put Lightning mace in.

I wouldn't mind something like Two Weapon Rend, but I know that is an Epic feat and don't want to duplicate it. It seems like most of the other either confuse or daze the opponent for 1 round. So I am guessing something like that.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Keep in mind that maces are simple weapons with x2 crit.

 

[kreynolds]

That is an excellent point I had never considered. However, were you to ignore this excellent advise and create one anyhow, I would suggest something similar in nature to Rend but much weaker. For instance, perhaps if both of your axes hit in a round you deal an additional d6 + str mod damage.

Heck, taking into account the advice (which is very good advice *tips hat*), I'd allow an even weaker version of rend, say +1d4 or +1d6 points (no bonus strength).

If Improved Disarm is made a prereq of a different style for dual-axex, I'd allow a bonus to disarm. If off-hand parry is part of the prereq, I'd probably allow an additional +1 deflection bonus to Armor Class while using off-hand parry, or something like that.

Lots of possibilities.

 

[law]

Yes how about just some bonus dice on damage.