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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fairome" data-source="post: 2100560" data-attributes="member: 17474">First off, I heart WF.  I tend to either play Grey Mouser-style rogues or Warcraft-style Paladins, and the rogues are always finessin' like a mug.Ergo, I might be a bit biased towards WF as a free feat.However, to counter, yes, you NEED Str to do damage with a hit.  No Str, no penetration, no blood-and-gore, no corpse to Spring Loot (Move, loot and move again in a round.)  However, most of what you're pentrating is armor and such.  Ergo, the Str bonus to melee attacks.  Not only does it balance game mechanics, by making Strength have more of a purpose than just damage rolls, but also, it does represent one level of realism.That's just a review of what people have said.The thing is, it only represents a level of realism that is necessary because of an unrealistic aspect of d20.  Armor is AC, not DR.I would fully support the WF as a free feat rule, but I would only consider it balanced if you then used the Armor-as-DR rules from UA.   You can then use Dex for those weapons that are Finesse, and Str for those that aren't.  (And I fully support Str as the to-hit for a greatsword.  You can hit somebody pretty easy with that, it's just a matter of getting it going at them.  Err... not that I'd know.)  You also see the importance of a high Str in damage, because, really, that piddly little rapier ain't doin' jack against full plate, unless you score a critical hit, such as a vulnerable spot in the joints.See where I'm goin' with this?</blockquote>

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