Weapon Specialization
A character with this feat has trained especially hard with a specific weapon group, and gains a +2 damage bonus when using these weapons in combat.
| Type of feat | Special |
| Use | This feat may be selected multiple times, but the effects do not stack. It applies to a new weapon in each case. |
| Prerequisites | they differ between the variants listed below |
How it works
- The unarmed version is the one for fighting with gloves or in a shifted or polymorphed form: it also applies to that form's claws, bite and slam, except a creature weapon that deals only piercing damage.
- The versions for other weapons do not apply to creature weapons.
Special
Halflings and Gnomes are small creatures and as such they can never use the following Large weapons: dire mace, two-bladed sword, double axe, greataxe, greatsword, halberd, heavy flail, and scythe.
Variants
41 rows in the tables, one page here.
| Feat | Prerequisites | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon Specialization (club) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (club) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (dagger) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (dagger) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (dart) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (dart) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (heavy crossbow) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (heavy crossbow) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (light crossbow) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (light crossbow) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (mace) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (mace) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (morningstar) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (morningstar) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (quarterstaff) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (quarterstaff) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (spear) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (spear) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (sickle) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (sickle) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (sling) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (sling) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (unarmed strike) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (unarmed strike) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (longbow) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (longbow) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (shortbow) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (shortbow) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (short sword) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (short sword) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (rapier) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (rapier) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (scimitar) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (scimitar) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (longsword) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (longsword) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (greatsword) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (greatsword) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (handaxe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (handaxe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (throwing axe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (throwing axe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (battleaxe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (battleaxe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (greataxe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (greataxe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (halberd) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (halberd) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (light hammer) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (light hammer) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (light flail) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (light flail) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (warhammer) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (warhammer) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (heavy flail) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (heavy flail) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (kama) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (kama) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (kukri) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (kukri) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (shuriken) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (shuriken) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (scythe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (scythe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (katana) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (katana) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (bastard sword) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (bastard sword) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (dire mace) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (dire mace) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (double axe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (double axe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (two-bladed sword) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (two-bladed sword) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (creature) | none | Grants Weapon Specialization with the creature weapon. |
| Weapon Specialization (dwarven waraxe) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (dwarven waraxe) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (whip) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (whip) | as above |
| Weapon Specialization (trident) | attack bonus +4, Fighter level 4, Weapon Focus (trident) | as above |
Who gets it
Granted automatically: Elite Guard (level 3), Monk (level 10).
As an ordinary feat or as a class bonus feat: Fighter.
Required for
Feats: Epic Weapon Specialization.