Tripping Twirl + Staff Magus...I don't even...what....how did....

[Danzibe1989]

Tripping Twirl (Combat)

You can make a trip attack with a quarterstaff on all adjacent enemies.

Prerequisites: Int 13, Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, Tripping Staff, Weapon Focus (quarterstaff ), Weapon Specialization (quarterstaff ), base attack bonus +12.

Benefit: As a full-round action, while wielding a quarterstaff two-handed, you can attempt a trip combat maneuver against each enemy adjacent to you.

Special: If you are a magus with the staff magus archetype, you can use spellstrike on any one trip combat maneuver you make with the staff.

Awesome. Amazing ability with Staff Magus! Could be great but.....wait...what is this?

Weapon Specialization (Quarterstaff)

Oh...well Magus count as.....wait....

Staff Weapon (Su)

At 10th level, a staff magus treats any magical staff he is wielding as a magical quarterstaff with an enhancement bonus to attack and damage equal to the staff’s caster level divided by 4 (minimum +1). The staff must have at least 1 charge for the magus to use this ability. A staff magus can restore 1 charge to a staff by expending a number of points from his arcane pool equal to the level of the highest-level spell cast in the staff, as long as at least one spell in the staff is on the magus spell list. The magus cannot restore charges to more than one staff per day.

This ability replaces fighter training.

REPLACES FIGHTER TRAINING??

HOW DO YOU EVEN TAKE THIS FEAT WITH THIS ARCHETYPE??!!!

[lareman]

By taking 4 levels of fighter.

[Gisher]

lareman wrote:

By taking 4 levels of fighter.

No need. Staff Magi get Quarterstaff Master for free at first level.

UM wrote:

Quarterstaff Master (Combat)

You can wield a quarterstaff as either a two-handed or one-handed weapon.

Prerequisites: Weapon Focus (quarterstaff), base attack bonus +5.
Benefit: By employing a number of different stances and techniques, you can wield a quarterstaff as a one-handed weapon. At the start of your turn, you decide whether or not you are going to wield the quarterstaff as a one-handed or two-handed weapon. When you wield it as a one-handed weapon, your other hand is free, and you cannot use the staff as a double weapon. You can take the feat Weapon Specialization in the quarterstaff even if you have no levels in fighter.

[Danzibe1989]

I already know you have to multiclass 4 levels of fighter. that is the easiest thing you can think of. but WHY is this feat existing with a special for Staff Magus if you have to multiclass JUST TO TAKE IT!

[Danzibe1989]

Gisher wrote:

lareman wrote:

By taking 4 levels of fighter.

No need. Staff Magi get Quarterstaff Master for free.

NOW THAT IS THE CORRECT SOLUTION! THANK YOU!

[Danzibe1989]

@Gisher I completely overlooked that feat.

[lareman]

Gisher wrote:

lareman wrote:

By taking 4 levels of fighter.

No need. Staff Magi get Quarterstaff Master for free at first level.

UM wrote:

Quarterstaff Master (Combat)

You can wield a quarterstaff as either a two-handed or one-handed weapon.

Prerequisites: Weapon Focus (quarterstaff), base attack bonus +5.
Benefit: By employing a number of different stances and techniques, you can wield a quarterstaff as a one-handed weapon. At the start of your turn, you decide whether or not you are going to wield the quarterstaff as a one-handed or two-handed weapon. When you wield it as a one-handed weapon, your other hand is free, and you cannot use the staff as a double weapon. You can take the feat Weapon Specialization in the quarterstaff even if you have no levels in fighter.

I stand corrected.

[GM Rednal]

EDIT: Oh, right. XD Yeah. We're good.

[Gisher]

It's easy to miss that final line in the feat.

Since the Quarterstaff is a Monk Weapon, it's also worth considering the Monk Weapon Skill Trait. It will give you some extra damage early on, and later it will stack with Weapon Specialization.

[Danzibe1989]

not bad of a trait