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Is the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat not worth it?
The description of the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat says (Complete Adventurer, p. 111):
You are adapted at wielding larger than normal weapons in your off hand.
Prerequisite: Str 13, Two-Weapon ...
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Is Fighter a better option for unarmed fighting compare with Monk?
This is under the case of single classing only.
I see in a optimising site saying that Fighter is a better option than Monk even if you are building a dedicated bare hand warrior. I wonder how does ...
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How to make physical character's combat become more tactical and interesting?
My situation:
The fighter-type PCs (fighter, ranger, monk) feels the combats are boring for them. They have nothing to do rather than attack. Their maneuvers (trip, disarm, etc.) usually fail because ...
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Does Weapon Focus feat chain really suck?
I see people are continuing to complain about the strength of this feat chain: Weapon Focus => Weapon Specialization => Greater Weapon Focus => Greater Weapon Specialization, and most builds ...
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DND 3.5e: Does offhand unarmed attack have full STR Adj? [duplicate]
Unarmed Strike
At 1st level, a monk gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. A monk’s attacks may be with either fist interchangeably or even from elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk ...
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Fighter Feats for other fighting classes?
Playing D&D 3.5e - Can a ranger, paladin or even a rogue take fighter feats, providing they meet the requirements?
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Does the Targetteer variant Fighter's Sniper ability actually require you to make attacks?
Dragon magazine issue 310 introduces the Targetteer variant of the Fighter class, which has the following bonus feat option:
Sniper: When using the full attack option the targetteer can sacrifice ...
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Given several restrictions, what's the highest amount of ranged attacks a fighter can make in one turn consistently?
I've been working on a 20th level character concept for a while and trying to optimize it for use in a future game, the requirements would be as follows:
Only 3.X WotC handbooks (No 3rd party books, ...
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If I have multiple attacks, does the penalty from Combat Expertise apply to all attacks?
We're playing using the D&D 3.5 rules. In the rulebook for "Combat Expertise" it states that
When you use the attack or full attack action in melee, you can take a penalty of -5 on your attack ...
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Improving crit chance for a non-evil fighter
I'm looking to build a fighter that fights with a scythe and want to maximize his crit and damage, with more crit then damage if they conflict at any point.
I read that the best thing out there for a ...
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What are the parameters for counting as a solid object or not?
Dungeoncrasher Alternative Class Feature states:
If you force an opponent to move into a wall or other solid object, he stops as normal.
A wall is a no-brainer. Solid object, however, is a little ...
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How are Fighters Linear but Wizards Quadratic?
The phrase "Linear Fighters, Quadratic Wizards" gets bandied about a lot, but I've found I don't have a good way to explain it to newer players.
The tier system post has some examples of how wizards ...
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How can I specialize in tripping/disarming people with a spiked chain?
I'd like to make my fighter character better; my goal is to focus on tripping, but reach, more damage, and disarming would also be good improvements. He's a level 2 human, with the Improved Trip, ...
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How can I make fighters and monks better in 3.5e D&D?
So I'm planning to DM a 3.5e D&D game for casual non-optimizing people in a setting I'm creating. In this setting, the base classes I've retained are Fighter, Monk, Wizard, Sorcerer, Cleric, ...
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How can I build a tank out of the fighter class?
I need to build a tank for a party limited to the classic four: cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard. He should have following abilities:
Prevent other party members from harm in direct martial ...
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