Combat Expertise
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Type of feat: General
Prerequisite: Int 13+.
Required for: Feint, Improved Combat Expertise, Whirlwind Attack, Combat Insight
Specifics: A character with this feat can make defensive attacks, gaining a +3 bonus to AC but receiving a -3 penalty to attack rolls.
Use: Combat mode
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[edit] Gameplay Notes
This AC stacks with the characters current AC regardless of what current enchantments and bonuses are used.
The attack penalty does not apply to the AB used for touch attacks.
It only works with melee weapons equpped, though it can be used while casting spells.
[edit] 3.5 Combat Expertise
Type: General, Fighter
Prerequisite: Int 13.
Benefit: When you use the attack action or the full attack action in melee, you can take a penalty of as much as –5 on your attack roll and add the same number (+5 or less) as a dodge bonus to your Armor Class. This number may not exceed your base attack bonus. The changes to attack rolls and Armor Class last until your next action.
Normal: A character without the Combat Expertise feat can fight defensively while using the attack or full attack action to take a –4 penalty on attack rolls and gain a +2 dodge bonus to Armor Class.
Required for feats: improved disarm, improved feint, improved trip, whirlwind attack, improved combat expertise
[edit] NWN comparison
- Expertise in NWN gave a fixed +5 bonus to Armor Class with a fixed -5 to-hit penalty.
[edit] Pre-release information
- Combat Expertise in NWN 2 gives a fixed +3 bonus to Armor Class with a fixed -3 to hit penalty.
This was announced in the NWN 2 Forums
