Weapons expertise for swords

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by phiwum

I think that if you followed Shostak's suggestion, just about every PC and NPC with IQ 11 would get the Defensive Attack bonus, which would make a high DX just that much more desirable.

It seems like an awful lot of fighters who reach IQ 11 get that defensive bonus anyway, and a lot more besides, by learning Fencing or Weapon Expertise, which ends up still making DX all the more desirable. What's the fundamental problem with acquiring the abilities folded into these talents one at a time instead of having leap from having none of the abilities to having all? At least by buying them piecemeal, one has the option to favor stronger attack or better defense. Making decisions can be fun.