Greetings Adventurers,
Sometime in the future I'm planning on creating a character that is capable of wielding a shortsword and a polearm at the same time and was wondering if anyone were able to help me optimize him for the progression.
I was thinking of starting him as at least a level 3 human phalinx fighter with a buckler in order to gain the ability to wield the polearm one handed without penalty whilest still using the short sword. At least that is what the description seems to say to me.
The books currently available for use is the PHB and the APHB. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated.
Honorably,
CJ
i`m pretty sure you need to be `wielding` a shield,
not just have one strapped to your arm but it isn`t actually being used or benefitting you.
the class is supposed to let you fight like a phalanx soldier, with a shield and spear sticking out,
not what you`re describing. you can still get a spiked shield and 2WF with that.
No need to use the phalanx fighter. Just be Medium-sized and use a Small-sized reach weapon.
i`m pretty sure you need to be `wielding` a shield,
not just have one strapped to your arm but it isn`t actually being used or benefitting you.
the class is supposed to let you fight like a phalanx soldier, with a shield and spear sticking out,
not what you`re describing.
Technically I am wielding it. I only don't get the bonus if I attack with my offhand until the next round which is basically the same as bashing with a shield without Imp Shield Bash.
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Phalanx Fighting (Ex): At 3rd level, when a phalanx soldier wields a shield, he can use any polearm or spear of his size as a one-handed weapon. This ability replaces armor training 1.
Even if he could wield another weapon, he'd still get TWF penalties. And the buckler would also increase the penalty on attack rolls with the off-hand even further.
TWF with a reach weapon is questionable anyway, but there are better ways to do so, as using shield bashes or armor spikes. Doesn't change the fact, that you can't attack an enemy with both weapons, though, unless you are using Lunge.
Phalanx Fighting (Ex): At 3rd level, when a phalanx soldier wields a shield, he can use any polearm or spear of his size as a one-handed weapon. This ability replaces armor training 1.Even if he could wield another weapon, he'd still get TWF penalties. And the buckler would also increase the penalty on attack rolls with the off-hand even further.
TWF with a reach weapon is questionable anyway, but there are better ways to do so, as using shield bashes or armor spikes. Doesn't change the fact, that you can't attack an enemy with both weapons, though, unless you are using Lunge.
If I got Two Weapon fighting the penalties would only become -2/-3. And Why couldn't I attack using both weapons? Especially if I'm in group? The usefulness of being able to strike at both adjacent and enemies 10ft away could be quite useful, especially if I can strike them at the same time.
Having the short sword compensates for the the pole arm perfectly I think.
So far what I've put together is:
1. Two weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Pole-arm, not sure which)
2. Weapon Focus (Short Sword), Stand Firm
3. Double Slice, Phalanx Fighting
4. Power Attack
5. Ready Pike, Weapon Specialization (Pole-arm)
6. Weapon Specialization (Short Sword)
From there I'm not sure where to go or what to do. Should I keep going up in Fighter or pick up some divine spells from the cleric or inquisitor? Or should I keep a high BaB and take Pally? Or should I instead take a few barbarian levels?
What would keep this kind of versatile adventurer decent? I know that it is difficult with any two weapon fighter.
I advice against using the shield bash line, unless you want to invest a lot of feats in it.
Using Armor Spikes does not require you to take any additional feats and does not interfere with you using a shield normally.
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Technically I am wielding it. I only don't get the bonus if I attack with my offhand until the next round which is basically the same as bashing with a shield without Imp Shield Bash.i`m pretty sure you need to be `wielding` a shield,
not just have one strapped to your arm but it isn`t actually being used or benefitting you.
the class is supposed to let you fight like a phalanx soldier, with a shield and spear sticking out,
not what you`re describing.
It seems that you think you can be wielding at the same time a shield, a polearm/spear and a shortsword.
I believe that you would need a third arm to do this
Frankly, it looks like you're trying to screw with the system inorder to get reach and dual-weild for a DPS fighter
Actually, it looks to me like he's trying to recreate Hilde from Soul Calibur 4
Forget Phalanx fighter and just go TWF route. Use a size M short sword and a size S polearm. You get your 10ft reach while using only one hand to wield it although damage die goes down one step.