I am building a strength based dwarf ranger and weighing my options concerning which feats I would like to "not have the normal prerequisites" for.
According to the APG: "Weapon and Shield: If the ranger selects weapon and shield style, he can choose from the following list whenever he gains a combat style feat: Improved Shield Bash, Shield Focus, Shield Slam, and Two-Weapon Fighting. At 6th level, he adds Saving Shield and Shield Master to the list. At 10th level, he adds Bashing Finish and Greater Shield Focus to the list."
I may be missing a build type/feat combo here that leads me to ask the question:
Why is Improved Two-Weapon Fighting not added to the 6th level list?
Being that a the shield feats are far less demanding on stat prereqs, am I correct in assuming that a STR based shield ranger would be more optimized taking the TWF style?
So here are my options:
A:
Take the shield style and get TWF at second and Shield Master at sixth level.
This would give me 1 off hand weapon attack at full BAB for my career.
The down side is that it would also impose a -2 penalty on every other attack.
B:
Take Two Weapon Style and the appropriate feats at second and sixth level.
The down side is that I wouldn't qualify for yummy Shield Master until 11th level.
C:
Dex Based Character....again.
Again, If I am missing something please let me know.
ITWF is not in the list because it is a s@%#ty ass feat, also you can qualify for it really easily.
At level 6, you can probably get a Belt of Dex if you really want it for that 15 DEX.
You don't need ITWF for anything important.
