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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lobo Lurker" data-source="post: 3304154" data-attributes="member: 25172">1) I kind of wanted to negate the penalty to fighting defensively as the WM doesn't get very good armors. Without taking additional armor feats, the weapon master will only have a +7 bonus to his AC by 20th level (+9 if he takes Combat Expertise). Hmm... that is kind of high, isn't it?The problem, as I see it, with giving out a +2 Dodge bonus is that it merely encourages people to dip into the class for 2 levels and then not pursue it. What Rogue, Monk, or even Fighter wouldn't dip into this class for 2 levels for an additional +2AC?  With the way I have it set up they need to dip in for 6 levels to get an effective +2/+4 AC at no fighting penalty. Thoughts?This is also a danger of the Favored Weapon Ability, but I like my solution because I do not like classes with dual BAB progressions (monk, I'm looking at you). Any class can dip into Weapon Master for a +1 to hit with the favored weapon, but honestly, its only a +1 bonus that stacks with Weapon Focus... it's powerful but not THAT powerful.2) And I'm not sure what you find confusing about the precision strike, basically it's less damage than a sneak attack, but usable with every attack. And before you cry nay, consider that the Swashbuckler add his INT modifier to his STR modifier for damage and that Fighters can take Greater Weapon Specialization by 12th level for a +4 damage bonus.  Compared to these examples, the Weapon Master's +5 damage bonus by 19th level isn't so big... and as it's precise, it's like critical damage (ie, no use against undead & constructs; I could almost be convinced to make it applicable to against undead and constructs but, as I said in my first post, I didn't want to treat TOO much on the fighter's role).3)  Weapon Expertise: I agree, it is clunky... the intent is enable the weapon master to make his weapon better than anyone else's, without being magical, that is. It also commingled with my desire to make the WM a critical striking machine.  How about if the Weapon Expertise added +1 to the critical threat range of his favored weapon every 4 levels. That's more elegant, though not quite what I had in mind. The multiplied damage from Precision Strike wouldn't get too out of control that way either (depending on the weapon).</blockquote>

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