Character Building:Is my Knife Master actually useful?

[BadBird]

Zaetar wrote:

I tried the combination UnRogue with Slayer instead of Fighter and well... kinda liked it, there is more stuff there that makes fighting something fun. So weapon spec is out of the equation.

I only brought up specialization to compare to Bleeding Critical.

If you're planning to go Slayer 3/4 levels late, the two big issues are that Studied Target becomes a swift action only at 10/11, and you probably won't want to use Slayer Talents to take TWF feats due to the delay.

[Morag the Gatherer]

I've also being working on a knife master rogue.
I'm considering taking swashbuckler as the 1st level class
This gives:
swashbuckler finesse and as a human 2 bonus feats
1/a weapon focus (kukri)
1/b slashing grace
So I get dex to hit and damage at 1st level plus the cool swashbuckler deeds
Then 2 levels of rogue knife master
At 3rd level the rogue talent (combat trick) 2 weapon fighting
plus the normal feat.

I haven't gotten much farther yet and am still looking at possibly going slayer or just adding slayer levels in at some point.

Morag

[nicholas storm]

slashing grace doesn't work with 2WF

Slashing Grace (Combat)
You can stab your enemies with slashing weapons.
Prerequisites: Dex 13, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus
with chosen weapon.
Benefit: When you take this feat, choose one kind of light
or one-handed slashing weapon (such as the longsword).
When wielding your chosen weapon one-handed, you can
treat it as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for all
feats and class abilities that require such a weapon (such
as a swashbuckler’s or a duelist’s precise strike), and you
can add your Dexterity modif ier instead of your Strength
modif ier to that weapon’s damage. The weapon must be
one appropriate for your size. You do not gain this benef it
while f ighting with two weapons or using f lurry of blows,
or any time another hand is otherwise occupied.

[Zaetar]

BadBird wrote:

Zaetar wrote:

I tried the combination UnRogue with Slayer instead of Fighter and well... kinda liked it, there is more stuff there that makes fighting something fun. So weapon spec is out of the equation.

I only brought up specialization to compare to Bleeding Critical.

If you're planning to go Slayer 3/4 levels late, the two big issues are that Studied Target becomes a swift action only at 10/11, and you probably won't want to use Slayer Talents to take TWF feats due to the delay.

But... free feats... I dont mind waiting a little... :c

[Morag the Gatherer]

nicholas storm wrote:

slashing grace doesn't work with 2WF

Slashing Grace (Combat)
You can stab your enemies with slashing weapons.
Prerequisites: Dex 13, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus
with chosen weapon.
Benefit: When you take this feat, choose one kind of light
or one-handed slashing weapon (such as the longsword).
When wielding your chosen weapon one-handed, you can
treat it as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for all
feats and class abilities that require such a weapon (such
as a swashbuckler’s or a duelist’s precise strike), and you
can add your Dexterity modif ier instead of your Strength
modif ier to that weapon’s damage. The weapon must be
one appropriate for your size. You do not gain this benef it
while f ighting with two weapons or using f lurry of blows,
or any time another hand is otherwise occupied.

Thanks,

As I said, I'm still trying to figure this out.
This is my 1st real attempt to make a 2 weapon fighter, most of my other martial characters go the 2 handed weapon route.
Ah well! back to the drawing board.

Morag

[Zaetar]

Morag the Gatherer wrote:

Thanks,

As I said, I'm still trying to figure this out.
This is my 1st real attempt to make a 2 weapon fighter, most of my other martial characters go the 2 handed weapon route.
Ah well! back to the drawing board.

Morag

Oh i know the feeling... suffered the same with this guy. For some reason unarmed strike builds are not as hard.

[BadBird]

Zaetar wrote:

BadBird wrote:

Zaetar wrote:

I tried the combination UnRogue with Slayer instead of Fighter and well... kinda liked it, there is more stuff there that makes fighting something fun. So weapon spec is out of the equation.

I only brought up specialization to compare to Bleeding Critical.

If you're planning to go Slayer 3/4 levels late, the two big issues are that Studied Target becomes a swift action only at 10/11, and you probably won't want to use Slayer Talents to take TWF feats due to the delay.

But... free feats... I dont mind waiting a little... :c

Sure, I'd just use the free feats for something else and normal feats for TWF, or else your first/second TWF attacks are coming at level 6/10.

[Zaetar]

Morag the Gatherer wrote:

As I said, I'm still trying to figure this out.
This is my 1st real attempt to make a 2 weapon fighter, most of my other martial characters go the 2 handed weapon route.
Ah well! back to the drawing board.

Morag

If you are still reading this then i suggest Inspired Blade

Might even consider using it instead of my own build. 14-20 x3 with rapiers, even being the capstone, is simply insane. Now this would raise enough numbers to make my brain consider the idea of taking out a giant or a dragon with rapiers. Like a more graceful Kratos.