Ailowynn
2013-04-05, 01:32 PM
I had an idea to change up weapon focus (and I suppose weapon spec too), seeing as it really isn't as good as it should be (low bonus, useless at high levels, blah blah blah). Anyway, let me know what you all think:
Weapon Focus(Combat)
Choose a specific weapon (you may also choose unarmed strike, or ray, if you are a spellcaster, as your weapon for this feat). You are particularly skilled with that weapon.
Prerequisite: proficiency with selected weapon, Base Attack Bonus +1
Benefit: you gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls with this weapon. This bonus increases by 1 when your base attack bonus reaches +3, and every three thereafter (6, 9, 11, and so on). Add half again (round down) to this bonus if you are wielding the weapon two-handed.
Special: you can take this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Instead, each time you take this feat, it applies to a different weapon.
My thinking here is that similar feats (Power Attack, Toughness, etc.) scale like this. The added bonus for two handed fighting could be a bit much though.
Another possibility that occurred to me is to make the feat apply to a specific weapon group or exotic weapon (ie Martial) or one of the fighter's weapon groups—taking a leaf out of SWSE's book.
Weapon Focus(Combat)
Choose a specific weapon (you may also choose unarmed strike, or ray, if you are a spellcaster, as your weapon for this feat). You are particularly skilled with that weapon.
Prerequisite: proficiency with selected weapon, Base Attack Bonus +1
Benefit: you gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls with this weapon. This bonus increases by 1 when your base attack bonus reaches +3, and every three thereafter (6, 9, 11, and so on). Add half again (round down) to this bonus if you are wielding the weapon two-handed.
Special: you can take this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Instead, each time you take this feat, it applies to a different weapon.
My thinking here is that similar feats (Power Attack, Toughness, etc.) scale like this. The added bonus for two handed fighting could be a bit much though.
Another possibility that occurred to me is to make the feat apply to a specific weapon group or exotic weapon (ie Martial) or one of the fighter's weapon groups—taking a leaf out of SWSE's book.