Looking at the Ranger, I see the following (my bolds):
Combat Style Feat (Ex)
At 2nd level, a ranger must select one of two combat styles to pursue: archery or two-weapon combat. The ranger's expertise manifests in the form of bonus feats at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level. He can choose feats from his selected combat style, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites.
Now the question is, is that only when using his Ranger bonus feats, or is it anytime he picks one of these feats (using the feats everybody gets or bonus feats from another class, such as fighter or rogue)?
In other words, could a Fighter/Ranger 2/2 (just leveled up as a fighter) use his 2nd level fighter bonus feat to take, say Two-weapon Defense, even if his Dex isn't 15+?
Thanks
Looking at the Ranger, I see the following (my bolds):
Combat Style Feat (Ex)
At 2nd level, a ranger must select one of two combat styles to pursue: archery or two-weapon combat. The ranger's expertise manifests in the form of bonus feats at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level. He can choose feats from his selected combat style, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites.Now the question is, is that only when using his Ranger bonus feats, or is it anytime he picks one of these feats (using the feats everybody gets or bonus feats from another class, such as fighter or rogue)?
In other words, could a Fighter/Ranger 2/2 (just leveled up as a fighter) use his 2nd level fighter bonus feat to take, say Two-weapon Defense, even if his Dex isn't 15+?
Thanks
This would apply only to the bonus feats gained from your combat style at the appropriate Ranger levels.
yep, only for ones chosen at 2nd, 6th, 10th, 14th, and 18th level as your ranger ability is what allows you to ignore the prerequisites. If you pick them outside of that you need to meet the prerequisites.