Hi all,
I am a bit perplexed by the statistics of Tekko-Kagi:
It has the "disarm" quality and the "see text".
In the text lists:
"It can be used as an offensive weapon or defensively like a buckler, or used to disarm an opponent without provoking an attack of opportunity."
So...definitely "used defensively like a buckler or used to disarm an opponent WITHOUT provoking an attack of opportunity" are peculiar, BUT...
a) The former isn't the same as the "Blocking" property?
"When you use this weapon to fight defensively, you gain a +1 shield bonus to AC"? Or it is more extensive (as it does not require to fight defensively)?
(I have the same doubt for the Dueling Dagger which only differs in a reference to Combat Expertise from the "Blocking" property...so why they didn't give it the "Blocking" property instead??)
b) The not provoking is pretty unique so it is worth the "see text".
Then it states:
"It provides its owner with a +2 circumstance bonus on attempts to disarm or sunder swords or other slender-bladed weapons."
So now I am lost:
Does this bonus stack with the +2 of the disarm property?
("you get a +2 bonus on Combat Maneuver Checks to disarm an enemy")
Or it is a specification of the property?
If it stacks means that when I try to sunder with it swords and other bladed weapons, I get a +2 bonus and provoke AoO, right?
...and if I try to disarm the same weapon, I'd get a +4 bonus and not provoke AoO, right??
Moreover, I was wondering it "use like a buckler" means also that I could carry a weapon in that hand and attack with a -1 penalty (like a buckler) instead of attacking with the Tekko-Kagi?
The Tekko-Kagi could be the cooler version of the Cestus??
Thanks,
Skarm