Weapon Master
For the weapon master, perfection is found in the mastery of a single melee weapon. A weapon master seeks to unite this weapon of choice with his body, to make them one, and to use the weapon as naturally and without thought as any other limb.
Requirements
Base Attack Bonus: +5 Skills: Intimidate 4 ranks
Feats: Dodge, Mobility, Experties, Spring Attack, Weapon Focus (any melee weapon), Whirlwind Attack
Hit Die: d10
Proficiencies: Weapon Masters gain no additional proficiencies
Skill Points: 2 + INT
Class Skills: Concentration, Craft, Discipline, Heal, Intimidate, Knowledge (all), Listen, Lore, Parry, Profession, Sense Motive, Spot
Level progression
| Lvl | BAB | Saves | Feats | HP range | AB bonus | Ki damage uses per day | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort | Ref | Will | |||||||
| 1st | +1 | +0 | +2 | +0 | ki damage, weapon of choice | 5-10 | - | 1 | |
| 2nd | +2 | +0 | +3 | +0 | 10-20 | - | 2 | ||
| 3rd | +3 | +1 | +3 | +1 | 15-30 | - | 3 | ||
| 4th | +4 | +1 | +4 | +1 | 20-40 | - | 4 | ||
| 5th | +5 | +1 | +4 | +1 | increased multiplier, superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 25-50 | +1 | 5 | |
| 6th | +6 | +2 | +5 | +2 | 30-60 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 7th | +7 | +2 | +5 | +2 | ki critical | 35-70 | +1 | 7 | |
| 8th | +8 | +2 | +6 | +2 | 40-80 | +1 | 8 | ||
| 9th | +9 | +3 | +6 | +3 | 45-90 | +1 | 9 | ||
| 10th | +10 | +3 | +7 | +3 | 50-100 | +1 | 10 | ||
Tip: Becoming a weapon master
- A fighter makes a very strong candidate for becoming a weapon master. All of the required feats are on the fighter bonus list, and a dedicated fighter can take his first level in weapon master as early as level 7.
Epic weapon master
The weapon master's bond with his weapon of choice becomes stronger and devastatingly effective as he becomes the epic weapon master.
Hit die: d10
Skill points: 2 + int modifier
Bonus feats: The epic weapon master gains a bonus feat every three levels. In other words, at levels 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, and 28.
Epic bonus feats: armor skin, blinding speed, devastating critical, epic damage reduction, epic toughness, epic prowess, epic weapon focus, improved whirlwind attack, overwhelming critical, planar turning, superior initiative, weapon of choice
The inclusion of planar turning in the bonus feat list is probably a bug.
Unavailable epic feats:
automatic quicken spell, automatic silent spell, automatic still spell, bane of enemies,
construct shape, dragon shape, epic spell penetration,
epic spell: dragon knight, epic spell: epic mage armor, epic spell: epic warding, epic spell: greater ruin, epic spell: hellball, epic spell: mummy dust,
epic weapon specialization, great smiting,
improved ki strike 4, improved ki strike 5, improved sneak attack,
improved spell resistance, improved stunning fist,
lasting inspiration, mighty rage, outsider shape,
terrifying rage, thundering rage, undead shape
These general epic feats cannot be selected when taking a level of weapon master.
Epic weapon master level progression
| Lvl | Feats | HP range | AB bonus | Ki damage uses per day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 55-110 | +1 | 11 | ||
| 12th | 60-120 | +1 | 12 | ||
| 13th | bonus feat, epic superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 65-130 | +2 | 13 | |
| 14th | 70-140 | +2 | 14 | ||
| 15th | 75-150 | +2 | 15 | ||
| 16th | bonus feat, epic superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 80-160 | +3 | 16 | |
| 17th | 85-170 | +3 | 17 | ||
| 18th | 90-180 | +3 | 18 | ||
| 19th | bonus feat, epic superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 95-190 | +4 | 19 | |
| 20th | 100-200 | +4 | 20 | ||
| 21st | 105-210 | +4 | 21 | ||
| 22nd | bonus feat, epic superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 110-220 | +5 | 22 | |
| 23rd | 115-230 | +5 | 23 | ||
| 24th | 120-240 | +5 | 24 | ||
| 25th | bonus feat, epic superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 125-250 | +6 | 25 | |
| 26th | 130-260 | +6 | 26 | ||
| 27th | 135-270 | +6 | 27 | ||
| 28th | bonus feat, epic superior weapon focus (+1 AB) | 140-280 | +7 | 28 | |
| 29th | 145-290 | +7 | 29 | ||
| 30th | 150-300 | +7 | 30 | ||
Special
Epic superior weapon focus: For every 3 epic levels gained, an additional +1 to attack is granted to the weapon of choice.