Went and saw 300: Rise of an Empire on the weekend and decided to try building a spartan warrior.
Then I hit a mechanical problem. A proper build requires 5 combat skills (Balanced, Unbalanced, Polearms, Thrown and possibly Archery) to cover Weapon Training in Broadsword, Spear, Heavy Shield, Javelin/Pila and Bows.
To keep the attack rolls high enough up the tiers, Combat Aptitude (ta) reduces the skill investment for Melee (Untrained Combat), but to unlock the weapon tricks I need to invest skill ranks. Putting even 1 rank into the skills removes Combat Aptitutde as an option for that weapon!
This doesn't work for Ranged, as Untrained Combat isn't an option there anyway.
Anyway, its a huge skill investment, esp as at creation I can only get 4/2/2/1/1 or 3/3/2/1/1 spread in the ranks (making Combat Aptitude a better option for attack bonuses, as it removes two skills per advancement from the 'necessary' list).
The only way to make it work mechanically, is take Weapon Savant (pa) and be very careful in the skills/weapon training taken to maximise the benefits of Converge Weapon Style (ta).
Anyone have a better suggestion?
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