Melee version of Practised Spellcaster feat

There is no way to make a feat that increases BAB be balanced under any circumstances.

+4 CL is so weak compared to even +1 BAB.
 

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Well, there's weapon focus.....


You get a bonus to your attack roll, just not to BaB.

Which is kind of similar to getting a bonus to your caster level, but no additional spells.

The problem, of course, is that if you want to expand on that tree, you need fighter levels (for weapon specialization etc.)
 



I agree that a feat to increase BAB would be extremely powerful. How about a feat that gives you an attack bonus other than weapon focus. How about a +2 that when added to your BAB can't be any higher than HD, can only take the feat once, and doesn't give extra attacks. Still extremely powerful but not game breaking. Even though I would not allow it as a DM.

Practiced Combatant(general)
Prerequisites:
Multiclassed in a class w/ full BAB and a class w/o full BAB
Benefit:
You gain a +2 on all attack rolls, this bonus cannot exceed your HD when added to your BAB. It also does not grant iterative attacks.
Special:
Can only take this feat once.
 

No, I don't but thank you for putting words in my mouth.

Hawkeye

Well help me out then. Because even a feat that grants a +1 to attack is greater than Weapon Focus since it is for all weapons. So you have created a "top 5" mechanically feat.

If you make it +2, then the only thing similar in game currently is MWM.

If you make it +4, then you have created the best feat in existence period.

Practiced Spellcaster is no where near the best feat in existence.
 

Maybe we should look at this a different way?

Why exactly are the feats already mentioned not good enough? Does the PC already have them all and somehow wants more? Do you think they are to weak?

If just gaining +s to hit is the issue, then there are tons magic items to accomplish this already. A lot of non-standard feats are useful. Things that give bonuses to hit when flanking for example.
 


How about reversed?

You DO get the iterative attacks normally associated with your BaB + 4, max HD, but get no actual bonus?

Also, I agree with akbearfoot.
hawkeye, what are you attempting to accomplish with such a feat?
 

I wasn't looking for something fully equivalent, but generally equivalent. I know that allowing full BAB would be unbalancing. I was just wondering if something was out there officially to allow it and in what manner.

Hawkeye

The reason there's no equivalent is because there doesn't need to be one. BAB goes up with ALL classes while there was nothing to increase your caster level that you could get with other classes. Practiced Spellcaster is a partial fix to a problem that has no equivalent in BAB.
 

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