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So I'm reading through Ultimate Equipment and I stumble upon the interesting weapon called the Tekko-Kagi.
It's cheap, it's exotic and it appears to be a light weapon, a shield and almost a bonus feat all at once. Some questions might come up curiously as to how it operates as all this, how it can be enchanted and so forth but that's less fun to discuss.
Yes the damage is absolutely pathetic but it would make a very lovely off-hand weapon for some kind of two weapon fighting build.
I'm trying to puzzle out where it would do the most good. A Half-Elf Lore Warden seems like a natural choice for the weapon as it gets a large focus on combat maneuvers.
It would be an odd weapon to a Kensai but it might work given the bonus feats you'd pick up for it and the spells you'd have access too.
A Maneuver Master Monk would be really enjoy something like this, though having a buckler would be a shield so there goes some of your monk bonuses.
So has anyone actually found this weapon to be useful?
I'm using it on my TWF-Skirmishing 2h Ranger. If I'm full-attacking, I use it as a light weapon. Otherwise, it's a buckler with my one-handed weapon in two-hands. I really like it, too, as I get to disarm without needing Combat Expertise/Improved Disarm is nice (low Int means no Combat Expertise).
Is it optimal? Probably not. I'm playing a non-switch hitter Ranger. But I do have fun with it.
It reminds me of Vega's weapon from Street Fighter so I'm tempted to make a LE rogue/monk and use one as an NPC.
seems like a great ninja weapon.
Scimitar was what I started with, a bit bland. My DM decided to let me take an additional weapon with the Exotic Weapon Proficiency and I decided to go for the Rhoka (over the powerful Falcata as I was given a bonus).