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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5471460" data-attributes="member: 35909">1. If you can beat someone with the shortbow or any bow, it'd probably just be an improvised weapon (-4 to hit) using club stats.  Seems reasonable to allow.2. As others have said, you need IUS to threaten with your unarmed strike.  Coincidentally, the feat also means your unarmed strike doesn't provoke.  And yes, unarmed can be with any part of your body, so even with your hands full, you can use it.3. No.4. You should get one free action reactive spot/listen check whenever appropriate (someone tries to silently move behind some boxes near you; you walk into a room where someone is hiding).  Most DMs roll this secretly so you don't know you're making the check (and thus that there must be a reason for it...).  Any checks after the initial reactive one are move actions to try.  Read the Quick Reconnitor feat in C.Adv, it covers the rules nicely in explaining how its benefit of one free spot and listen check every round is different than the normal.5. Contrary to what the above poster said, this does exist in 3.5: <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialAttacks.htm#charge" target="_blank">Special Attacks :: d20srd.org</a>"If you are able to take only a standard action or a move action on your turn, you can still charge, but you are only allowed to move up to your speed (instead of up to double your speed). You can’t use this option unless you are restricted to taking only a standard action or move action on your turn."Those are the parameters and requirements to use it.6. There are other good race choices than human, but Elf is not one of them, the Con hurts too much and the other racial features besides Dex +2 are pretty weak.  Dwarf is a good rogue (or good almost anything, really), Gnome is decent, if you can can use the Forest Gnome version from the monster manual.7. You make it ahead of time, in fact youmay want to spend a long time on it with some assistance and take 20.8. As above said.  I don't think it's worth a feat unless your Dex modifier is at least 4 higher than your strength AND you plan to melee semi-regularly.  It doesn't help your damage problem from a lower str score, and the fact that many classes that would want it won't have the BAB +1 requirement at level 1 greatly hurts its value IMO.  If you're going to suffer with uselessness in melee till level 3, why not just raise str a bit and manage without the feat at all?  Might be more useful in games that roll for scores because you can't necessarily get an array you like.</blockquote>

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