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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 3614726" data-attributes="member: 9789">For those questioning the bonus:  it is unnamed.  It stacks with everything.For those who believe this feat is actually just the "right" amount of boost, and WF/WS/GWF/GWS are just underpowered:  I have to say I disagree.  Weapon Focus - a mere +1 to your attack - is a very plain, very uninspiring feat, it's true - and it may seem dinky next to some of the fluff that's been thrown out in recent supplements.  But the truth is, +1 to your attack is HUGE.  It really, really is HUGE.  That's +1 to every attack you ever make, ever.  That's +1 to disarms, sunders, full attacks, single attacks, cleaves, critical confirmations...  Sure, +1 doesn't seem like much, but over the course of an encounter, or a level, or a campaign:  THAT ADDS UP.  And for a two-handed fighter with PA, that +1 to attack can also be a +2 to damage.  +2 to damage on every hit, every cleave, doubled for every crit...  Believe me, the numbers add up and they add up quickly.  Weapon Focus is a no-brainer feat because it really is that good:  +1 to every attack you ever make REALLY IS powerful.  If you don't believe it, look to every other D&D mechanic:  +1 to saves, +1 to AC, +1 to weapon attack/damage...  All of these things are big because that's the point of D&D:  a higher number is better.  Even a higher number that's only higher by one is still higher, and it will always be better.  This is why bless is such a great level 1 cleric spell and why bards are actually useful.  +1 is GREAT!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Constrast that with +2 to attack, +2 to damage.  That's rediculous.  That's also a +6 to damage for a two-handed PAer, which is even MORE outrageous.  The benefit of having +2 to EVERY attack and +2 to EVERY damage over the course of a long campaign is amazing.  Clearly, this is broken; clearly, this is much too powerful.That's why I say "get it while you can" because if anyone at WotC cared about quality it'd be out in a heartbeat.Edit:  The MWM(bludgeoning) + MWM(piercing) + morningstar tactic is PRICELESS!  What a wonderful abuse of a broken rule!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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