Exotic weapon master - Uncanny blow class feature [Archive] - Wizards Community

Exotic weapon master - Uncanny blow class feature [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Alurim
11-19-07, 03:55 AM Hi guys,

I'm trying to make sense of the Uncanny Blow class feature from the Exotic Weapon Master prestige class.
One aspect of the uncanny blow feature is that when using power attack, it lets you consider a one-handed exotic weapon like a two-handed one to determine damage... except that it makes no difference whatsoever as far as I can understand it in the power attack description, ie you add twice the number subtracted from your attack rolls.

What am I missing?

thx
Fiddletink
11-19-07, 07:56 AM when using a 1-handed weapon you add the same number to damage that you take as penalty on the attack roll
when using a two handed weapon (or a 1-handed held in both hands) you add double the number to damage that you took as a penalty to the attack roll

so if you are Using your 1-handed weapon in two hands it makes no difference, however if you are using another weapon, or a shield, or just want your other hand free for some reason, it will let you get the double-bonus anyways.
Alurim
11-19-07, 11:06 AM Ok, I see the benefit of the feature now. Thanks a lot :)
Bopple
11-19-07, 08:35 PM According to Sage Advice, it does not help you when you wield 1h weapon in 1 hand.
The whole text is based on the context that you are wielding an 1h exotic weapon, in 2 hands.

The thing is, Complete Warrior is the first 3.5 splatbook.
It was unclear if medium weapon in 2 hands of a medium creature should be considered as 1h weapon or 2h weapon, in 3.0 era.
But they changed the handedness in 3.5.
It seems that they were worried about 3.0 legacy, so that they emphasized it(or they themselves were still in 3.0 mindset).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Alurim 11-19-07, 03:55 AM	Hi guys, I'm trying to make sense of the Uncanny Blow class feature from the Exotic Weapon Master prestige class. One aspect of the uncanny blow feature is that when using power attack, it lets you consider a one-handed exotic weapon like a two-handed one to determine damage... except that it makes no difference whatsoever as far as I can understand it in the power attack description, ie you add twice the number subtracted from your attack rolls. What am I missing? thx
Fiddletink 11-19-07, 07:56 AM	when using a 1-handed weapon you add the same number to damage that you take as penalty on the attack roll when using a two handed weapon (or a 1-handed held in both hands) you add double the number to damage that you took as a penalty to the attack roll so if you are Using your 1-handed weapon in two hands it makes no difference, however if you are using another weapon, or a shield, or just want your other hand free for some reason, it will let you get the double-bonus anyways.
Alurim 11-19-07, 11:06 AM	Ok, I see the benefit of the feature now. Thanks a lot :)
Bopple 11-19-07, 08:35 PM	According to Sage Advice, it does not help you when you wield 1h weapon in 1 hand. The whole text is based on the context that you are wielding an 1h exotic weapon, in 2 hands. The thing is, Complete Warrior is the first 3.5 splatbook. It was unclear if medium weapon in 2 hands of a medium creature should be considered as 1h weapon or 2h weapon, in 3.0 era. But they changed the handedness in 3.5. It seems that they were worried about 3.0 legacy, so that they emphasized it(or they themselves were still in 3.0 mindset).