lonesoldier
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IMPROVED INITIATIVE [GENERAL]
+4 to AWESOMENESS! I THINK YES!
+4 to AWESOMENESS! I THINK YES!
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Improved Disarm
Tough choice. I'm really surprised that Cleave is gone, and if I were more objective about it that would probably be my choice. But I'm thinking too much of my bard, whose feats are Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm and Improved Feint, and he's been using all of them, so I'm partial to them. And they're all out. And I still like them.
Of the three, my favourite is Improved Disarm, because of the flavour. Imagine: you're accosted by a bunch of thugs who draw weapons on you. You snatch the rapier out of one enemy's hand and then use that selfsame weapon against its owner or his friends. Boldness to demoralize your attackers!
Tough choice. I'm really surprised that Cleave is gone, and if I were more objective about it that would probably be my choice. But I'm thinking too much of my bard, whose feats are Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm and Improved Feint, and he's been using all of them, so I'm partial to them. And they're all out. And I still like them.
Of the three, my favourite is Improved Disarm, because of the flavour. Imagine: you're accosted by a bunch of thugs who draw weapons on you. You snatch the rapier out of one enemy's hand and then use that selfsame weapon against its owner or his friends. Boldness to demoralize your attackers!
Tinner
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IMPROVED INITIATIVE
Regardless of its actually utility, never mind the fact that every player in any game I've run has taken this feat.
The bottom line is that players like getting to go first. They don't want to wait for their turn, even if it would let them use full attacks, etc. They want to rush in heroically and sieze the initiative!
So IMO Improved Initiative makes the game more fun. And that's what it's all about.
Regardless of its actually utility, never mind the fact that every player in any game I've run has taken this feat.
The bottom line is that players like getting to go first. They don't want to wait for their turn, even if it would let them use full attacks, etc. They want to rush in heroically and sieze the initiative!
So IMO Improved Initiative makes the game more fun. And that's what it's all about.
Samuel Leming
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Power Attack
Sam
Sam
GlassJaw
Hero
Wow, I haven't been following all of these threads but how could Imp Init AND Power Attack both be eliminated? Those would have been in my top 5 picks to win the whole thing.
Yeah, definitely bring back Imp Init. When I'm statting out NPC's and I don't know what feats to take, I always come back to Imp Init. It's by the far the most useful feat, regardless of class.
Yeah, definitely bring back Imp Init. When I'm statting out NPC's and I don't know what feats to take, I always come back to Imp Init. It's by the far the most useful feat, regardless of class.
Pasus Nauran
First Post
Why is Improved Initiative so popular? So what, it gives you a +4 on your initiative. You may go ahead of others in the combat order, but really, once combat starts why does it matter (unless you roll initiative for each round, which my group doesn't). Once you're in the cycle, who cares? Just my opinion. 
My vote goes to Scribe Scroll. I realize people don't seem to like crafting feats, but I can't see how a spellcaster wouldn't use this feat. I always keep my utility spells in scroll form, because you never know when you'll need them.
My vote goes to Scribe Scroll. I realize people don't seem to like crafting feats, but I can't see how a spellcaster wouldn't use this feat. I always keep my utility spells in scroll form, because you never know when you'll need them.
the Jester
Legend
Hmmm... I'm gonna say
CLEAVE
CLEAVE
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