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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khaalis" data-source="post: 1701915" data-attributes="member: 2167">First I would say I agree that it should be 4+INT for skills.Now on to some of the constructive criticism.* I would alter ”Canny Defense” to the one listed in the DMG.“Canny Defense (Ex): When not wearing armor or using a shield, a duelist adds 1 point of Intelligence bonus (if any) per duelist class level to her Dexterity bonus to modify Armor Class while wielding a melee weapon. If a duelist is caught flat-footed or otherwise denied her Dexterity bonus, she also loses this bonus.”* I would alter ”Sneak Attack” to ”Precise Strike” slightly altered from the Duelist PrC. It should be a unique ability and not stacked with standard ”Sneak Attack”, as it is too easily abused.“Precise Strike (Ex): At 5th level, a duelist gains the ability to strike precisely with a light or one-handed piercing weapon, gaining an extra 1d6 damage added to her normal damage roll. When making a precise strike, a duelist cannot attack with an off-handed weapon or benefit from a shield bonus in the same round. A duelist’s precise strike only works against living creatures with discernible anatomies. Any creature that is immune to critical hits is not vulnerable to a precise strike, and any item or ability that protects a creature from critical hits also protects a creature from a precise strike. At 10th level this bonus damage becomes +2d6, at 15th level +3d6 and at 20th level +4d6.”* ”Blade Mastery“ I fear, is too powerful. By 19th level this grants +4 attack and +4 damage vs. armed opponents. This is better than having Weapon Focus, Greater Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization and Greater Weapon Specialization. These 4 feats give you a +2/+4 with only 1 weapon. However, ”Blade Mastery“ gives +4/+4 with All weapons.  The limit to use vs armed foes is not enough to counterbalance this IMHO.* I would alter “Critical Precision” to simply grant Improved Critical as a virtual feat.* ”Parry Deaths Blow “ might need to set DC at 10+damage. Personally not a big fan of this one though.* For Coordination and Greater Coordination you need to take Improved and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting into account.  When you say “There is no penalty to attack rolls when fighting two-weapon style provided that the off-hand weapon is light” it opens a loophole that does away with the -5 and -10 penalties for the offhand attacks with Improved and Greater 2-Weapon.CoordinationYou have better control over your strikes when attempting to make additional attacks with a light weapon in your off hand.Prerequisites: Two-Weapon Fighting, Base Attack +5Benefit: The penalty for all attacks made when fighting with two weapons is reduced by an additional 1 when the off hand weapon is light (effectively making the penalty -1). Normal: The penalty for attacking with both a primary weapon and a light weapon is -2.Special: Duelists can choose this as one of their bonus feats.Greater CoordinationYou have complete control over your strikes when wielding a light weapon in your off hand.Prerequisites: Two-Weapon Fighting, Coordination, Base Attack +10Benefit: There is no penalty to attack rolls when fighting two-weapon style provided that the off-hand weapon is light.Normal: The penalty for attacking with both a primary weapon and a light weapon is -2.Special: Duelists can choose this as one of their bonus feats.* Personally I might consider replacing "Improved Reaction" with an existing feat (rather than class ability) of Danger Sense feat from Miniature’s Handbook.Danger Sense [General]Prerequisites: Improved InitiativeBenefit: You may re-roll your initiative roll once per day.Special: Duelists may take this as a bonus feat even if they don’t meet the prerequisites.JMHO – YMMV, but this got me to rebirth the discussion on my own Duelist.</blockquote>

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