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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 3323975" data-attributes="member: 1164">I'd love a link.On the subject of the better than the 12th level greater weapon specialization > Melee Weapon Mastery  / Ranged Weapon MasteryIn the Feat listing, it says this. Melee Weapon Mastery  <a href="http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060501a&page=4" target="_blank">http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060501a&page=4</a>Prereq.: Proficiency with selected weapon, Weapon Focus with selected weapon, Weapon Specialization with selected weapon, base attack bonus +8 Benefit: Gain Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization benefits with multiple weapons.The actual text is however...Choose a weapon for which you have Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization. When wielding any weapon that does the same type of damage (slashing, piercing, or bludgeoning), you gain a +2 bonus on attacks and damage.Because when rules contradict, the actual text gets used as a default, the wotc emplyees have to say the version that adds an untyped +2/+2 to all weapons of a damage type is currently the correct version. Don't cry when it gets erattaed though.The feat list version is balanced for an 8th level Feat. The text version I suspect had a wording that allowed the character to gain his Focus, greater focus and specialization  bonuses with other weapons. But during the phase of the book that text gets cleaned up, too much text got clipped, leaving us with the overpowered text version. The text version is balanced at about 14-16th level.</blockquote>

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