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Please rate Improved Sunder
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(Psi)SeveredHead
Adventurer
Objects aren't subject to critical hits, so the greataxe can only do about 12, + 1.5 x Strength mod (x2 with Power Lunge).
Elder-Basilisk
First Post
I voted for good. It's a useful feat in certain situations, useless in others. It's more useful for NPCs (with access to magic weapon or greater magic weapon) than PCs and for higher level characters than lower level characters.
Tactically, sundering weapons is useful if your opponent has a very good weapon or is significantly more deadly with his primary weapon than with his backups (both of which are usually true at higher levels). At low and mid levels, however, the sunder attack is often an attack that could have killed the opponent (or at least contributed to his dropping one or two rounds sooner) but instead reduced his offensive capability.
Tactically, sundering weapons is useful if your opponent has a very good weapon or is significantly more deadly with his primary weapon than with his backups (both of which are usually true at higher levels). At low and mid levels, however, the sunder attack is often an attack that could have killed the opponent (or at least contributed to his dropping one or two rounds sooner) but instead reduced his offensive capability.
Mr.Binx
First Post
My players really hate it when my NPCs use this feat against them... Greater Magic Weapon can be used to protect your own weapons and help destroy your opponent's weapons. Also you can Dispel Magic on a person's magic weapon so it becomes non-magical for 1D4 rounds then sunder it. 
I really only bring in such cheese to counter player cheese though since it is rather mean. Most of the time the NPCs want working magic items as much as the PCs do and will just disarm and run off with it instead. 
I really only bring in such cheese to counter player cheese though since it is rather mean. Most of the time the NPCs want working magic items as much as the PCs do and will just disarm and run off with it instead. I voted for good, but it is a suspect feat. It makes it almost too easy to slice through peoples weapons. A 2nd lv fighter should not be able to break nearly every weapon without effort. This feat is even worse in the hands of big monsters like giants. Say good-bye to your prized magic weapon.
