The Titan Mauler archetype available for the barbarian has some often disputed abilities. I'm particularly interested in getting an FAQ/errata on the massive weapons ability. Jason Nelson has declared his intent in creating the archetype to allow the character to wield two handed weapons of size categories larger than itself, not too far away from the monkey grip feat from 3.5.
The problem with this is that the wording does not actually give the character to wield a weapon larger than itself, it merely reduces the penalties for the existing oversized weapons rule:
At 3rd level, a titan mauler becomes skilled in the use of massive weapons looted from her titanic foes. The attack roll penalty for using weapons too large for her size is reduced by 1, and this reduction increases by 1 for every three levels beyond 3rd (to a minimum of 0).
This ability replaces trap sense.
With this wording, this is an ability that would never be used. Attempting to utilize this ability would actually be a detriment to the character. A medium sized character could wield a medium greatsword (2d6)with no penalty, or a large longsword (2d6) at a -1 penalty at level 3. Again, at level 9 the penalties are reduced further, so that a medium sized character could wield a huge shortsword (2d6) two handed at a -1 penalty to attack.
The Titan Mauler's Massive Weapons ability is an overall detriment to the character as replaces Trap Sense, an ability that actually has functionality. I'm requesting that some FAQ or Errata can be posted on this class archetype. Firstly to clear up the confusion on this ability, a quick search will show that this question has been asked many times over, showing that the wording of this ability does contradict its intention. Secondly it is my hope that any official response to this ability would make this archetype useful.
If you read this post please flag it for FAQ, thanks.
