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Vogar Eol
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Melee Weapon Mastery

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Quick question about "Melee Weapon Mastery (Slash)". If my only two options left are Melee Weapon Mastery, or Epic Weapon Specialization.... Melee Weapon Mastery wins out, correct?

Way I read it is Epic Weapon Specialization only gives an additional +2 damage on top of Greater Weapon Specialization. Meanwhile, Melee Weapon Mastery gives +2 attack and +2 damage.

Am I reading that correctly?
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You are correct. Melee Mastery is the better feat and one that one should take first.
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Re: Melee Weapon Mastery

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well Epic Weapon Specialization think i is the best couse you need to do some dmg if you fight best bosse that cast death magic or other boss monster
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Lockonnow wrote:well Epic Weapon Specialization think i is the best couse you need to do some dmg if you fight best bosse that cast death magic or other boss monster
No, Melee Weapon Mastery is better as it gives +2 attack and +2 damage.
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look here http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Weapon_Specialization and here http://nwn2.wikia.com it give 2 here /wiki/Greater_Weapon_Specialization and it give 2
and http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Epic_Weapon_Specialization and it give 6 here
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No, you get

+2 from Weapon Specialization
+2 from Greater Weapon Specialization
and another +2 from Epic Weapon Specialization for a total of +6 with all 3 feats.
The character gains +6 to all damage dealt using the selected weapon.
This bonus replaces that of Weapon Specialization and Greater Weapon Specialization.
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It's really simple folks... Epic Weapon Specialization gives +2 damage while Melee Mastery gives +2 AB & Damage (as good as 4 Epic Great STR feats!) If you go 12 levels of Fighter and don't have melee weapon mastery you're doing something wrong, unless it is an archer, a monk/unarmed fighter build or for a specific RP reason which you fully understand and accept the reduction in power of the build.
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