I've been playing a homebrew campaign over the last year and we had already come to the conclusion that signature deed worked with the swashbuckler before the errata came out. I had plans of using that deed for opportune parry & riposte, but obviously the errata put a kink into that plan.
My character is now 1st level master of many styles (crane) and 9 levels of swashbuckler. I'm leaning towards using signature deed on targeted strike or the bleed attack once I get there and I'm curious what people's opinions are now on which deed is best to take regardless of the one's I zeroed in on.
Also I'm debating at 13 whether to take greater weapon focus and greater weapon specialization or critical focus and critical versatility. Would either of those two be better? Is there a better option to take? (Current feats are: slashing grace, weapon focus-scimitar, steadfast personality, leadership, weapon specialization-scimitar, snake style, combat reflexes, extra panache).
Thanks for all your advice guys.
I am a fan of Signature Deed (Dodging Panache), basically avoiding full attacks every round for free. Obviously not a perfect answer to reach or big 1 hit monsters.
Most of me still thinks that Signature Deed is still worth taking and dodging panache was actually the third choice on my list.
I realize it doesn't work very well against creatures with reach of 10ft or greater, but it's great from a dueling character standpoint. Staggering them or knocking them to the ground seems like it might help more in a group setting.
I'll keep that one in mind. Thanks for the advice mang.
Bumped it to see if I can get a few more suggestions. Thanks in advance.