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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 4212019" data-attributes="member: 7808">My opinion exactly.&nbsp; Any spiked chain build is ridiculously heavy on feats, turning the fighter into a one trick pony that just ain't that great against mosters.Also, almost every &quot;broken&quot; build is based on the assumption that you will have Enlarge Person on continuously.&nbsp; IME, keeping a 1 min/level buff from the party wizard on 24/7 just isn't feasible.&nbsp; Also, people sometimes forget that EP has a -2 Dex penalty, which limits the use of Combat Reflexes.On the subject of ability scores, you also need godly stats to pull the build off.&nbsp; High stength (since spiked chain damage sucks, and for tripping), high dex (for Combat Reflexes, remembering the EP penalty), high int (for Improved Trip/Disarm), and high con (which every fighter needs).&nbsp; Having these stats basically means you're playing in a high powered game anyway, where the spiked chain wielder is no more powerful that your twinked archer or two-handed power attacker.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 4212019, member: 7808"] My opinion exactly. Any spiked chain build is ridiculously heavy on feats, turning the fighter into a one trick pony that just ain't that great against mosters. Also, almost every "broken" build is based on the assumption that you will have Enlarge Person on continuously. IME, keeping a 1 min/level buff from the party wizard on 24/7 just isn't feasible. Also, people sometimes forget that EP has a -2 Dex penalty, which limits the use of Combat Reflexes. On the subject of ability scores, you also need godly stats to pull the build off. High stength (since spiked chain damage sucks, and for tripping), high dex (for Combat Reflexes, remembering the EP penalty), high int (for Improved Trip/Disarm), and high con (which every fighter needs). Having these stats basically means you're playing in a high powered game anyway, where the spiked chain wielder is no more powerful that your twinked archer or two-handed power attacker. [/QUOTE]

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