The J Pizzel
2009-11-20, 10:01 AM
One of my players built a TWF Ranger and wants to take the Two-Weapon Defense (TWD) feat. The TWD feat has the TWF feat as a prereq. My player doesn't think he should have to burn a feat on the TWF feat just to get the TWD feat, when his character is obviously already so "profiecient" in TWF due to his build.
This is the way I described it:
-TWD provides a +1 Shield bonus to AC and Reflex.
-For others to abtain that bonus, they either start with Light Shield Proficiency, or have to burn a feat to get it. So, they're either getting it free, or burning one feat.
-In either case, they're getting a +1 Shield bonus, but still not getting that +1 damage from TWF, or using TWF powers.
-In the TWF Rangers case, you're getting the use of TWF powers at the expense of AC and Reflex, so if you want to have your cake and eat it too (meaning being able to use TWF powers, and still manage a +1 shield bonus) you'll need to burn two feats. TWF and TWD.
Now....all that being said. I told him I would look to the playground to see if me making a little houserule would be overpowering:
"If a TWF build is available for a class and that build is chosen, that build counts as prerequisites for any TWF Feats."
This is the way I described it:
-TWD provides a +1 Shield bonus to AC and Reflex.
-For others to abtain that bonus, they either start with Light Shield Proficiency, or have to burn a feat to get it. So, they're either getting it free, or burning one feat.
-In either case, they're getting a +1 Shield bonus, but still not getting that +1 damage from TWF, or using TWF powers.
-In the TWF Rangers case, you're getting the use of TWF powers at the expense of AC and Reflex, so if you want to have your cake and eat it too (meaning being able to use TWF powers, and still manage a +1 shield bonus) you'll need to burn two feats. TWF and TWD.
Now....all that being said. I told him I would look to the playground to see if me making a little houserule would be overpowering:
"If a TWF build is available for a class and that build is chosen, that build counts as prerequisites for any TWF Feats."