Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="rb780nm" data-source="post: 5813959" data-attributes="member: 91452">I agree - a dueling society might train in all* finesse weapons. So if the duelling feats become extensions of weapon finesse, then they might be good to have available. Specifically, I'd rewrite the rules something like...[OOC]Irthan Dueling Mastery (Combat)You have mastered the grueling fighting style perfected by the Irthan Dueling Schools.Prerequisites: Weapon Proficiency (any finesse weapon*), Quick Draw, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (any finesse weapon*).Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on Initiative checks as long as you start combat with a finesse weapon that you also have weapon focus for* in your hand. As long as you wield only a single such weapon in one hand, you gain a +2 shield bonus to your AC—if you wield the sword in two hands, this bonus drops to a +1 shield bonus to AC. Even if the weapon inflicts slashing damage, you treat it as if it were also a piercing weapon when determining the effects of weapons used by a duelist.[/OOC]It is possible that the feat would be better if "any" was replaced by "chosen" - ie, each time you take the feat, you get to use one specific weapon that way - then you'd be thought of as having mastered a specific school's technique, but there are other schools you could potentially study as well...*location appropriate, so maybe no really exotic weapons etc...</blockquote>