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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Witness" data-source="post: 899667" data-attributes="member: 1500">What he means by this is that, as written, your feat does not take into acount the fact thatt their are ways to expand the crit range on the scythe.  What are the choices for crit range when a Figther is wielding a Keen scythe with Improved Critical and your Sythe Mastery feat?  Also this may unbalance the feat.  I'm sure someone can do a statistical analysis of the average damage for a Scythe with Keen weapon ehancement, Improved Crit and Scythe Mastery. And by doing so you make the scythe overpowered.  Their are instances where it is easier to confirm a Crit on an 18 rather than a 20.  A smart player knows this and may change tactics based on that fact, switching to a weapon with a greater threat range but a lower crit multiplier.  A Fighter with this feat need not ever switch weapons and can specialize with one melee weapon and saves tons of money by never needing to buy additional melee weapons.  Your comments seem to suggest that you or your player think that the Scythe is weak and in need of a powerboost.  You are wrong.  The minimum damage one can do with a scythe is 2 points, twice the minimum damage for a D8 weapon.  Also, the huge crit multiplier more than makes up for the narrow threat range.  If your character wants a weapon that grants him specialization with a specific weapon, have him look at PrCs like the Weapon Master in Sword and Fist, or the two of you can make up a PrC focusing on proficiency with the Scythe.I really don't mean to be harsh or anything.  Allowing the PC to take this feat won't have any massive game-shattering effects.  You did ask if we though it was balanced however and my analysis says that it is.</blockquote>

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