Elric VIII
2013-01-13, 02:35 PM
I'm torn between two combat styles for a swordsage character. I intend to use either unarmed strike and claws from the draconic soulmelds (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060912a&page=4) or TWF with a two-handed weapon and unarmed strikes.
Between TWF feats and essentia-granting feats plus Shape Soulmeld the feat investment is about the same (since I don't need to use a totem bind to get those natural attacks).
I will be power-attacking with both builds and the two claw attacks at 1-to-1 end up roughly even with a single two-handed attack at 2-to-1. The unarmed strikes will be the same.
The only thing that I see as favoring one style over the other is Leap Attack, which favors the build that uses the two-handed weapon.
So, what options exist that favor one build over the other?
Between TWF feats and essentia-granting feats plus Shape Soulmeld the feat investment is about the same (since I don't need to use a totem bind to get those natural attacks).
I will be power-attacking with both builds and the two claw attacks at 1-to-1 end up roughly even with a single two-handed attack at 2-to-1. The unarmed strikes will be the same.
The only thing that I see as favoring one style over the other is Leap Attack, which favors the build that uses the two-handed weapon.
So, what options exist that favor one build over the other?