Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Balefire 03-15-08, 02:10 PM	Can a weapon with the Aptitude Weapon property be used to execute special class based abilities that are keyed into a certain type of weapon? For example, could a Dervish with an Aptitude Light Mace execute a dervish dance?
Magocrat 03-15-08, 02:49 PM	Nope, you must still actually wield a slashing weapon to initiate a dervish dance. The aptitude weapon ability only lets you gain benefits that you would've gained from wielding a weapon you have specific feats for. So while you might get the benefits of feats like Weapon Focus (scimitar) and Improved Critical (scimitar), you're not actually wielding a scimitar, but a light mace in your case. Edit: Adding this to the Tome of Battle Q&A. Here's the link (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13144679&postcount=7).