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soylent-crocodile · 10 months

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Feats for Gishing

Pathfinder's core combat system is incredibly cruel to the idea of a character wielding a weapon in one hand and magic in another, or even just one-handed wielding in general- two-handed weapons and specializing in either magic or weapons are just better. I think that's a shame, because the image of pairing a sword with magic is just cool!

The Magus and Swashbuckler are attempts to enable this in their own way, and I think they do a decent job! But part of what I love about Pathfinder is the versatility of it, and combat feats play a big part. Here's a few feats that enable that (and let you trade a weapon enhancement for a feat in the case of swashbuckler!)

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Ignition Blade Combat Feat Prerequisites: Ability to cast 2nd level spells After making a successful attack roll with a light or one-handed weapon, if you have a free hand, you may empower that attack as an immediate action. If you do, it deals an additional 1d6 fire damage. This damage stacks with weapon enchantments.

Ignition Blade, Greater Combat Feat Prerequisites: Ability to cast 3rd level spells, Ignition Blade After making a successful attack roll with a light or one-handed weapon, if you have a free hand, you may expend a spell slot as an immediate action. If you do, that attack deals an additional 2d6 fire damage, plus 1d6 more fire damage for each level of spell you expended. This damage stacks with weapon enchantments but does not stack with damage from Ignition Blade.

Magical Marksman Combat Feat Prerequisites: Int 13 You are trained in the skill of targeting with magical effects. You get a +2 precision bonus to ranged attack rolls made as part of a spell.

Duelist’s Grace Combat Feat Prerequisites: Dex 13, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (Rapier) You may add your dexterity modifier instead of your strength modifier to damage rolls when wielding a rapier in one hand and keeping the other either free or wielding a buckler.

#feats spells and items #soylent original #any setting #pathfinder #d&d #gish #spellsword #homebrew #ignitian blade tbh is explicitly made to make Eldritch Knight feel like more than the sum of its parts #i prefer EK to Magus ENTIRELY for the full spell list #magic marksman is mostly unnecessary because of touch AC but I think it's nice to be able to specialize

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