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Old 04-12-2020, 06:10 AM   #1
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Default Weapon Master as part of a power

If Weapon Master is part of a power, does power Talent help you with your attack rolls using those weapons?
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Old 04-12-2020, 08:00 AM   #2
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No, though I would have it reduce defensive penalties by one per level. If I were to make such a power talent, I would have it include only Heroic Archer, Gunslinger, Trained by a Master, and Weapon Master.
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Old 04-12-2020, 08:02 AM   #3
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Nah, this is part of a Chivalry talent, so Heroic Archer and Gunslinger would be really out of place.
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Old 04-12-2020, 08:17 AM   #4
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Nah, this is part of a Chivalry talent, so Heroic Archer and Gunslinger would be really out of place.
A suggestion: don't make Weapon Master part of the talent. Instead, make possession of the talent (or an Evil Knight talent) an enabler for buying Weapon Master.
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Old 04-12-2020, 03:53 PM   #5
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No, but if you use a (say) Weapons/Martial Talent (which is technically overpriced at 15pts/level) as your Power Talent, then thematically you technically do and it does line up nicely. Powers talks about using mundane talents as power talents.
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Old 04-14-2020, 12:44 AM   #6
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What's the power? Normally I wouldn't use Weapon Master in a power. It makes more sense as a result of training than something granted by magic for example.

An example I could think of where having Weapon Master as part of a power would be a monk who let's his god fight through him. So Weapon Master would have a divine modifier (-10%) and only work as long as he has access to divine magic.

In this case I'd say that the power talent would affect the defense aspects of Weapon Master and maybe the effective skill level for the purpose of getting the damage bonus but not actual weapon skill. This has the potential to be very unbalanced though, I would still lean on not including Weapon Master as part of a power.
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