No. Combat Competence only helps with non-proficiency penalties. Wrong-size penalties are a different thing.
No. Combat Competence only helps with non-proficiency penalties. Wrong-size penalties are a different thing.That said then, would the shadow weapon from the gloomblade have a weight that would effect wrong-size modifiers? Or would he be able to wield it like any other weapon he has proficiency in?
I'm not sure I understand the question. I don't see anything about weight in the gloomblade description, so I assume a shadow weapon has the same weight as its non-shadow equivalent. He should certainly wield it as if it were a non-shadow weapon of its type and size.
P.S. Looking at the gloomblade, I think I would ask the GM before assuming I could create extra-size shadow weapons, though. I could see rulings either way.
Bear in mind, you're only going to get one die of size increase, which simply isn't going to be worth taking the to hit penalties.
Weapon damage dice have always been the smaller portion of damage once you get past low levels. Heck, once you're using power attack and have a moderate strength bonus your static damage will exceed your average weapon damage roll. And that's before you add any other special abilities or magic weapon enhancements.
In general, unless you have a way to cheat the normal rules, increasing your weapon size is usually a net loss to damage, not an increase.
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Bear in mind, you're only going to get one die of size increase, which simply isn't going to be worth taking the to hit penalties.
Weapon damage dice have always been the smaller portion of damage once you get past low levels. Heck, once you're using power attack and have a moderate strength bonus your static damage will exceed your average weapon damage roll. And that's before you add any other special abilities or magic weapon enhancements.
In general, unless you have a way to cheat the normal rules, increasing your weapon size is usually a net loss to damage, not an increase.
By cheat the normal rules, do you mean things like combining titan mauler/titan fighter, butchering axes, and impacting ability?
I was thinking more along the lines of a Cave Druid turning into a Carnivorous Crystal and using monk levels with Fercal Combat Training to flurry its high damage natural attack. Although I think something about the combo was errata'd so it doesn't work anymore.
But yes, I didn't mean actual cheating but more finding specifically exploitable combinations.
As such, the Vital Strike(Mythic) only has a prerequisite of having Vital Strike, thus technically allowing it's use without needing any tiers into Mythic.
You missed the first rule of Mythic Feats.
Mythic characters and monsters gain mythic feats as they gain tiers or ranks. These feats can be selected only as part of mythic advancement, not as part of a character's normal advancement or in place of any other bonus feat.