During my last game our gm said in passing that he didn't understand why nobody playing a martial didn't grab a level in brawler, and he made some very good points. it got me thinking. one of my favourite classes is the Bolt Ace, the Gunslinger Archtype. but I hear a lot of people saying that its great up until level 5 then theres not much point in sticking with it. this got me thinking. Could the Brawler and Bolt Ace actually be a decent multi class option?
I was just wondering on the communities thoughts on this multi class because I haven't seen much about it anywhere. the only downside I can see is not having enough points to spend since you'd need to spend points in Dex, Wis, Con and until there becomes a way of getting dex to damage with unarmed strikes Str as well.
So yeah, I just thought I'd throw this out and ask everyone what there thoughts are on this idea.
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Brawler isn't so good that every martial should take a level of it. It's not bad by any means, but Martial Flexibility isn't all that great IMO. It requires a lot of setup in base feats to maximize your versatility, which limits your ability to specialize in a combat style, limiting your options when not using MF.
No not really. Bolt Ace is a ranged character, Brawler doesn't really offer much. I'm not even sure what your GM is on about, except maybe he really likes martial flexibility.
I think martial flexibility is a pain in the ass personally, because you have to have a fairly encyclopedic knowledge of feats to know which ones are useful in the fight to you right now as opposed to just constantly having some feats available to you (like a fighter).
Brawler is a good and fun class to play, but I can't say I can think of a reason that "everyone should dip into it".
Honestly, since Weapon Master's Handbook came out and if you're unsure of what to do with your Bolt Ace (and I agree there isn't much reason to stick around after level 5) you could always go Mutation Warrior Fighter. A few levels can get you wings and flight, you can pick up weapon training for extra damage, and you can get all the feats you need for ranged combat quickly. Not only that but the new Advanced Weapon Training options/feat allows you to pick up a good amount of skills by giving you ranks equal to your BAB and can help you improve your saves and give you some other good bonuses.