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Message: <blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 4950998" data-attributes="member: 43019">It's not actually balanced as is - it's worth more than a feat. But, that might be okay if it were supporting a playstyle that needed help.So does the dwarf fighter need help? Well, no, it doesn't. It was popular and effective before AV came out. And now, does it need it to hang even? Well, no, it's the most popular fighter choice by a healthy margin. And quite popular for a lot of other choices. And when there are lots of good Wis and Con-based melee options, the dwarf will get even more popular. And his brutal weaponry.Does the dwarf need help so it can do as much damage as someone Str-based? Well, let's see, comparing 2 Str + Maul + WF to Mordenkrad and DWT, we're looking at a difference of 1 damage in favor of the dwarf, behind 1 to attack. Which is slightly in favor of the Str-based race.As well it should be, since that race didn't get one of the other Dwarves' bonus. Like Con or Wis, both helpful for a fighter. Or resistance to forced movement. Invaluable. Minor action Second Wind. Superb. Adding Con to healing surges at higher level. Bloody fantastic.And, really, if you're looking at Brash Strike between an 18 Str/16 Con Half-Orc and a 16 Str/18 Con Dwarf, it'll be something like +8 Att, 2d6+8 damage for the Orc and +7 Att, 2d6b1+9 for the dwarf, or 1 Att vs. 2 Dmg, against level-appropriate enemies (say AC 16 or so) the dwarf is actually ahead for damage. An odd outcome for the defensive choice to be better in offense than the offensive choice <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Course, it all clears up at higher level. Especially at much higher level, since the feat is designed to not scale. So eventually the dwarf only gains choice of superior weapon over other races, giving him good reason to use any superior he wishes, like a Fullblade, if he's of the mind. So that doesn't serve well at encouraging that RP choice at epic either. Nor does it help paragon or epic dwarves to 'catch up' to their Str-driven brethren at that level if for some reason they did need to.Assuming that all of the WotC hands are talking to each other on matters such as superior weapons in AV, dwarven options in MP, and balance of races in general is a leap of faith I don't care to partake in - so many cooks in the kitchen making a lot of batches of soup with whatever's ready.</blockquote>

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