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==Weaponmaster==

A weaponmaster, as the name implies, is very good with a weapon, and possibly more than one. Their combat training tends to be more specific than that of the fighter, whether due to its informality (brawler, knife-fighter), formality (boxer, wrestler, duelist), or the needs of a military unit (archer, slinger, pikeman).
===Making a Weaponmaster===


'''Alignment:''' Any.

'''Starting Gold:''' 100; 4d4&times;10 gp 

'''[[SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' As Fighter.

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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Weaponmaster}}</div>
Hit Die: d8
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! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | [[#Focus Damage| Focus Damage]]
! rowspan="2" | [[#AC Bonus| AC Bonus]]
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! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
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|1st||class="left" | +0 || +0 || +2 || +0
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]], [[#Focus Strike | Focus Strike]], [[#Weaponcraft | Weaponcraft]], [[#Like the Palm of My Hand| Like the Palm of My Hand +2]]  || 1d6 || 0 
|-
|2nd||class="left" | +1 || +0 || +3 || +0
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 1d6 || 0 
|-
|3rd||class="left" | +2 || +1 || +3 || +1
| class="left" | [[#Art of Weaponry | Art of Weaponry]] || 1d6 || 0 
|-
|4th||class="left" | +3 || +1 || +4 || +1
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 1d8 || 0
|-
|5th||class="left" | +3 || +1 || +4 || +1
| class="left" | --  || 1d8 || 1
|-
|6th||class="left" | +4 || +2 || +5 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 1d8 || 1
|-
|7th||class="left" | +5 || +2 || +5 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Like the Palm of My Hand| Like the Palm of My Hand +3]]  || 1d8 || 1
|-
|8th||class="left" | +6/+1  || +2 || +6 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 1d10|| 1
|-
|9th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +3 || +6 || +3
| class="left" |[[#Strike Just So | Strike Just So]]   || 1d10|| 1
|-
|10th||class="left" | +7/+2 || +3 || +7 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 1d10|| 2
|-
|11th||class="left" | +8/+3 || +3 || +7 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Soft Strike | Soft Strike]]  || 1d10|| 2
|-
|12th||class="left" | +9/+4  || +4 || +8 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 2d6|| 2
|-
|13th||class="left" | +9/+4  || +4 || +8 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Like the Palm of My Hand| Like the Palm of My Hand +4]]  || 2d6|| 2
|-
|14th||class="left" | +10/+5  || +4 || +9 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 2d6|| 2
|-
|15th||class="left" | +11/+6/+1 || +5 || +9 || +5
| class="left" | --  || 2d6|| 3
|-
|16th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +5 || +10 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]   || 2d8|| 3
|-
|17th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +5 || +10 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Feel the Weapon | Feel the Weapon]]  || 2d8|| 3
|-
|18th||class="left" | +13/+8/+3 || +6 || +11 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 2d8|| 3
|-
|19th||class="left" | +14/+9/+4 || +6 || +11 || +6
| class="left" |  [[#Like the Palm of My Hand| Like the Palm of My Hand +5]]  || 2d8|| 3
|-
|20th||class="left" | +15/+10/+5 || +6 || +12 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feat | Bonus Feat]]  || 2d10|| 4
|- class="noalt"
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'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::4]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level, &times;4 at 1st level)'''<br/>
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Appraise Skill|Appraise}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Balance Skill|Balance}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Bluff Skill|Bluff}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Climb Skill|Climb}} ([[SRD:Strength|Str]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Craft Skill|Craft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Diplomacy Skill|Diplomacy}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Gather Information Skill|Gather Information}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Handle Animal Skill| Handle Animal }} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Heal Skill| Heal }} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Hide Skill| Hide }} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Intimidate Skill| Intimidate }} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Jump  Skill| Jump  }} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge [All skills, taken individually]}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Listen Skill| Listen }} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Move Silently Skill| Move Silently }}  ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Perform Skill| Perform }} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Profession Skill|Profession}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Sleight of Hand Skill|Sleight of Hand}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Speak Language Skill| Speak Language }} (none) 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Spot Skill| Spot }} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Survival Skill| Survival }} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Swim Skill| Swim }} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Tumble Skill| Tumble }} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Use Rope Skill|Use Rope}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
|}

====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Weaponmaster.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Weaponmasters are proficient with all simple weapons and light armor. When wearing heavier than light armor, using a shield, or carrying a medium or heavy load, a weaponmaster loses his AC bonus.

'''{{ Anchor |AC Bonus}}:''' When unarmored and unencumbered, the weaponmaster adds his Wisdom bonus (if any) to his AC. In addition, a weaponmaster gains a +1 bonus to AC at 5th level. This bonus increases by 1 for every five weaponmaster levels thereafter (+2 at 10th, +3 at 15th, and +4 at 20th level).
These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when the weaponmaster is flat-footed. He loses these bonuses when he is immobilized or helpless, when he wears medium or  heavy armor, when he carries a shield, or when he carries a medium or heavy load.

'''{{Anchor|Focus Strike}}:''' A weaponmaster deals more damage with certain attacks, as shown on Table: The Weaponmaster. When making such an attack, the weaponmaster may inflict the stated focus damage in place of the normal effects of the attack. This damage is multiplied on a critical hit as normal for the attack.
The attacks which can be used to inflict focus damage are:
*Any attack with which the weaponmaster has weapon focus.
*Any natural attack with which the weaponmaster is proficient.
*Unarmed strikes, provided the weaponmaster has improved unarmed strike.
*Grapples, provided the weaponmaster has improved grapple.
When the weaponmaster attacks with such a weapon, he inflicts the normal weapon damage or the damage listed on the table, whichever is greater. The damage on Table: The Weaponmaster is for Medium weaponmasters. A Small weaponmaster deals less damage than the amount given there with his focus attacks, while a Large weaponmaster deals more damage; see Table: Small or Large Weaponmaster Focus Damage. This ability only applies if the target is within 30 feet of the weaponmaster.

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|+Table: Small or Large Weaponmaster Focus Damage
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! Level!! Damage (Small Weaponmaster)!! Damage (Large Weaponmaster)
|-
| 1st–3rd || 1d4|| 1d8
|-
| 4th–7th || 1d6|| 2d6
|-
| 8th–11th || 1d8|| 2d8
|-
| 12th–15th || 1d10|| 3d6
|-
| 16th–19th || 2d6|| 3d8
|-
| 20th || 2d8|| 4d8
|-
|}

'''{{Anchor|Bonus Feat}}:''' At 1st level, a weaponmaster gets a bonus combat-oriented feat in addition to the feat that any 1st-level character gets and the bonus feat granted to a human character. The weaponmaster  gains an additional bonus feat at 2nd level and every two weaponmaster levels thereafter .These bonus feats must be drawn from: feats noted as fighter bonus feats, martial weapon proficiency, light armor proficiency, medium armor proficiency, heavy armor proficiency, shield proficiency, tower shield proficiency. A weaponmaster must still meet all prerequisites for a bonus feat, including ability score and base attack bonus minimums. 

These bonus feats are in addition to the feat that a character of any class gets from advancing levels. A weaponmaster is not limited to the list of fighter bonus feats when choosing these feats. 

'''{{Anchor| Weaponcraft }}:''' At 1st level, a weaponmaster gains Weapon Finesse and one of Weapon Focus, Improved Unarmed Strike, or Improved Grapple as bonus feats. 

'''{{Anchor|Like the Palm of My Hand}}:''' The weaponmaster chooses one specific type of weapon (for example, light crossbow) he has an intuitive understanding of. He gains a +2 competence bonus to the following checks:
*Appraise check to determine the value of that type of weapon
*Craft checks to build or repair that type of weapon
*Disable Device checks to disable or sabotage that type of weapon
*Intimidate checks when threatening to use that type of weapon
*Knowledge checks to know information about that type of weapon
*Search checks to find that type of weapon
*Sleight of Hand checks to lift, palm, hide or similarly manipulate that type of weapon
*Spot checks to see that type of weapon

This bonus improves to +3 at 7th level, +4 at 13th level, and +5 at 19th level.

'''{{Anchor|Art of Weaponry}}:''' Starting at 3rd level, a weaponmaster is, for purposes of feat prerequisites only, treated as a fighter of two levels lower.   

'''{{Anchor|Strike Just So}}:''' When using an attack with which he can use focus strike, a 9th level weaponmaster chooses whether to inflict lethal or nonlethal damage, provided the attack inflicted lethal or nonlethal damage in the first place.

'''{{Anchor|Soft Strike}}:''' When using an attack with which he can use focus strike, an 11th level weaponmaster may inflict less damage than the attack would normally inflict, to a minimum of 0 points of damage. 

'''{{Anchor|Feel the Weapon}}:''' When a 17th level weaponmaster rolls a natural 20 on a skill check which receives the bonus from like the palm of my hand, he receives an additional +10 bonus on the check.

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Article Balance	Moderate +
Author	Ideasmith +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Good +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Minimum Level	1 +
Rated By	Ghostwheel +
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Reflex Save Progression	Good +
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Summary	A weaponmaster, as the name implies, is ve … A weaponmaster, as the name implies, is very good with a weapon, and possibly more than one. Their combat training tends to be more specific than that of the fighter, whether due to its informality (brawler, knife-fighter), formality (boxer, wrestler, duelist), or the needs of a military unit (archer, slinger, pikeman). military unit (archer, slinger, pikeman). +
Title	Weaponmaster +
Will Save Progression	Poor +