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MODULE 1

The Art of Defence

Iain Fyffe

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THE ART OF DEFENCE

NEW FEATS

To those versed in its intricacies, swordplay is more

than mere swordplay. It is elevated to an art form:

the art of defence.

Half-Sword Fighting

You can fight while gripping the blade of your

sword with your (gauntleted) off-hand. This

enables you to deflect blows more easily.

Prerequisites : Proficiency with weapon used,

Weapon Focus with weapon used, base attack

bonus +2.

Benefit : When wielding a sword in one hand, and

not using a shield, you gain a +1 deflection bonus to

AC. In addition, you gain a +4 bonus to your attack

rolls when someone attempts to disarm you. You

must be wearing a gauntlet on your off-hand to

receive this benefit.

Special : A fighter may select Half-Sword Fighting

as one of his fighter bonus feats.

There are many forms within this art. One is two-

weapon fighting, and the rules cover that form well.

Another is ranged weapon fighting, and again, that

is covered in the rules. But other forms of the art of

defence are not addressed in the rules. As such, they

are presented in this module.

The Art of Defence presents 12 new feats similar in

theme to the Two-Weapon Fighting feats, as well as

a few new weapons with special properties. All

feats presented are general feats, and may be

selected by a fighter as a bonus feat.

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THE ART OF DEFENCE

Improved Thrown-Weapon Fighting

You can throw a weapon that is not designed to be

thrown.

Prerequisites : Proficiency with weapon used, Point

Blank Shot, Thrown-Weapon Fighting.

Benefit : When you throw a weapon that is not

designed to be thrown as a ranged attack, you suffer

no penalty to your attack roll.

Normal : Throwing a weapon that is not designed to

be thrown incurs a -4 penalty to the attack roll (see

“Thrown Weapons” in Chapter 7 of the PHB).

Special : A fighter may select Improved Thrown-

Weapon Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Improved Weapon-and-Shield Fighting

You are expert at fighting with a weapon in one

hand and a shield in the other.

Prerequisites : Martial Weapon Proficiency, Shield

Proficiency, Weapon-and-Shield Fighting, base

attack bonus +4.

Benefit : When wielding a weapon and shield, you

receive a +1 deflection bonus to AC. This bonus

stacks with the bonus from Weapon-and-Shield

Fighting. You also receive a +2 bonus to attack rolls

when making a shield bash attack.

Special : A fighter may select Improved Weapon-

and-Shield Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Improved Two-Shield Fighting

You are expert at fighting with a shield in each hand.

Prerequisites : Shield Proficiency, Two-Weapon

Fighting, Two-Shield Fighting.

Benefit : When wielding two shields, you receive a

+1 bonus to attack rolls and a +1 bonus to damage

rolls when making a shield bash attack with the

shield in either hand.

Special : A fighter may select Improved Two-Shield

Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Knife Fighting

You are especially deadly when wielding a dagger.

Prerequisites : Proficiency with dagger, Weapon

Focus with dagger.

Benefit : When wielding a dagger or a punching

dagger, your threat range increases by one, and your

critical multiplier is increased by one (see “Critical

Hits” in Chapter 8 of the PHB).

Special : A fighter may select Knife Fighting as one

of his fighter bonus feats.

Improved Two-Handed-Weapon Fighting

You are expert at fighting with certain two-handed

weapons.

Prerequisites : Martial Weapon Proficiency, Two-

Handed-Weapon Fighting, proficiency with weapon

used, base attack bonus +6.

Benefit : When using a heavy flail, greataxe,

greatclub, greatsword, halberd or spear, you have

reach with the weapon. This reach does not prevent

you from attacking opponents in adjacent square.

When using such a weapon as a reach weapon, you

apply only the normal 1-½ times your Strength

bonus to damage rolls (that is, the benefits of Two-

Handed-Weapon Fighting do not apply). In

addition, due to the increased difficulty of landing a

solid blow, the critical range or multiplier is

reduced; rather than x3 or 19-20/x2, it is x2.

Normal : These weapons do not give reach.

Special : A fighter may select Improved Two-

Handed-Weapon Fighting as one of his fighter

bonus feats.

Reach-Weapon Fighting

You can use reach weapons to attack opponents

adjacent to you.

Prerequisites : Proficiency with weapon used, base

attack bonus +2.

Benefit : When wielding a reach weapon (glaive,

guisarme, lance, longspear, ranseur, spiked chain or

whip) with which you are proficient, you can attack

a creature in an adjacent square (or creatures 10 feet

away if you are Large).

Normal : When wielding a reach weapon, you can

attack a creature 10 feet away (or 15 if you are

Large), but not a creature in an adjacent square (or

within 10 feet if you are Large).

Special : A fighter may select Reach-Weapon

Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Single-Weapon Fighting

You can make unarmed attacks when wielding a

one-handed weapon without provoking attacks of

opportunity.

Prerequisites : Proficiency with weapon used.

THE ART OF DEFENCE

You still lose the AC bonus from the shield in your

off-hand if you make a shield bash attack with it.

Normal : When using a shield as a weapon, you lose

its AC bonus until your next action (see “Shield Bash

Attacks” in Chapter 7 of the PHB).

Special : A fighter may select Two-Shield Fighting as

one of his fighter bonus feats.

Benefit : When wielding a one-handed weapon and

making an unarmed strike with your off-hand, you

do not provoke an attack of opportunity. In

addition, due to your opponent focusing more on

your weapon than your empty hand, you gain a +1

bonus to such an attack roll.

Normal : Making an unarmed strike provokes an

attack of opportunity (see “Unarmed Attacks” in

Chapter 8 of the PHB).

Special : A fighter may select Single-Weapon

Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Weapon-and-Shield Fighting

You are skilled at fighting with a weapon in one

hand and a shield in the other.

Prerequisites : Martial Weapon Proficiency, Shield

Proficiency.

Benefit : When wielding a weapon and shield, and

using either the Fighting Defensively or Total

Defence option, you receive a +2 bonus to AC.

Special : A fighter may select Weapon-and-Shield

Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Thrown-Weapon Fighting

You can make a ranged attack with a thrown

weapon without provoking attacks of opportunity.

Prerequisites : Proficiency with weapon used, Point

Blank Shot.

Benefit : When making a ranged attack with a

thrown weapon (dagger, club, shortspear, spear,

dart, javelin, throwing axe, light hammer, shuriken

or net), you do not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Normal : Making a ranged attack provokes attacks of

opportunity.

Special : A fighter may select Thrown-Weapon

Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

NEW WEAPONS

Bladed Shield

The bladed shield is just what it sounds like; it is a

small steel shield, with a short sword blade

protruding from one side, enabling the user to make

a thrusting attack. The user must have Shield

Proficiency to use a bladed shield as a shield, and

Martial Weapon Proficiency to use the blade as a

weapon.

Two-Handed-Weapon Fighting

You are skilled at fighting with a two-handed

weapon.

Prerequisites :

Martial

Weapon

Proficiency,

proficiency with weapon used.

Benefit : When using a two-handed weapon, you

apply 2-½ times your Strength bonus to damage

rolls for melee attacks.

Normal : You apply 1-½ times your Strength bonus

to damage rolls for melee attacks.

Special : A fighter may select Two-Handed-Weapon

Fighting as one of his fighter bonus feats.

A proficient user can decide at each of his actions

whether to use the bladed shield as a shield or a

weapon for the next round. Once decided, this use

of the bladed shield remains until the user’s next

action, at which point he can change it if desired.

Cost: 25 gp

Weight: 8 lb.

Two-Shield Fighting

You are skilled at fighting with a shield in each hand.

Prerequisites : Shield Proficiency, Two-Weapon

Fighting.

Benefit : When wielding two shields, you can make

a shield bash attack with the shield in your primary

hand without losing the AC bonus from that shield.

Damage (S): 1d4/1d2 (blade/shield bash)

Damage (M): 1d6/1d3 (blade/shield bash)

Critical: x2

Shield Bonus: +1

Armor Check Penalty: -2

Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 10%

THE ART OF DEFENCE

Flambard

Tuck Sword

The flambard is a longsword with a wavy blade. It

is designed to give the wielder greater effectiveness

against opponents wearing metal armour; its form

also makes it easier for the wielder to parry incoming

blows, as it deflects the opponent’s blade more easily.

A tuck sword is slightly longer than a longsword.

Its distinguishing characteristic is two small flanges

that protrude from each side, about midway up the

blade. These flanges are designed to prevent the

sword from becoming lodged in plate armour when

the sword is used as a piercing weapon. The section

of blade between the hilt and these flanges does not

have a sharp edge.

When using a flambard, you gain a +1 bonus to

attack rolls against opponents wearing metal armour

(chain shirt, scale mail, chainmail, breastplate, splint

mail, banded mail, half-plate, or full plate).

However, you suffer a -1 penalty to attack rolls

against opponents wearing other types of armour

(padded, leather, studded leather, or hide), which

the blade does not cut through as effectively. There

are no special modifiers when fighting an opponent

with natural armour.

This section of blunt blade allows the wielder to use

Half-Sword Fighting without having a gauntlet on

his off-hand. Unfortunately, the flanges do make it

easier to be disarmed, and the wielder suffers a -2

penalty to his attack rolls when his opponent

attempts to disarm him.

Cost: 20 gp

Weight: 4 lb.

Also, when using a flambard, you gain a +1

deflection bonus to AC. This bonus does not apply

against opponents using natural weapons.

Damage (S): 1d6

Damage (M): 1d8

Critical: 19-20/x2

Effective use of the flambard requires an Exotic

Weapon Proficiency.

Cost: 25 gp

Weight: 5 lb.

Damage (S): 1d6

Damage (M): 1d8

Critical: x2

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