Community opinion of Martial Arts?

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by demonsbane

Slight derailment (apologies) but, what were you expecting from Low-Tech for 4e? Just out of curiosity.

I'd like to know, too . . . especially since all of Low-Tech for 3e is in there. Knowing that, I'm left with the conclusion that we were supposed to leave out something that we didn't leave out. "Omit this, please" would be an odd request from a gamer!

Originally Posted by Gef

1b. However, the bonus of +2 per die with Weapon Master overwhelms the differences between weapons when base damage is 2d or more, so I recommend fixing the bonus at a flat +2 instead of scaling.

Note, though, that this is an intended effect. The idea is that multi-weapon masters should be able to be awesome with just about anything, while single-weapon masters – since they pay the same points to master knives or light sabers – shouldn't be penalized too much for following the Rule of Cool. Once you have Weapon Masters in your campaign, you're pretty much admitting that the story is all about the heroes, not the details of the weapons they're carrying around.