Epic Defensive Fighting

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Epic Defensive Fighting

• Usage: Active, Toggled Stance
• Prerequisite: level 21

Description

Your hero has learned to enter a reactive state, protecting themselves in the chaos of battle by rolling with the punches, but this hampers their ability to engage ranged threats.

Adds a 5% Competence Bonus to maximum Hit Points, with an additional 5% for every combat fighting style feat you have, to a maximum of 25%. The applicable feats are:

• Single Weapon Fighting
  • Improved Single Weapon Fighting
  • Greater Single Weapon Fighting
  • Perfect Single Weapon Fighting
• Two Handed Fighting
  • Improved Two Handed Fighting
  • Greater Two Handed Fighting
  • Perfect Two Handed Fighting
• Two Weapon Fighting
  • Improved Two Weapon Fighting
  • Greater Two Weapon Fighting
  • Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
• Shield Mastery
  • Improved Shield Mastery
  • Greater Shield Mastery
  • Perfect Shield Mastery
• Natural Fighting (Counts each time taken)

Notes

• All Spell or spell-like abilities that are affected by Metamagics have their range reduced to touch range.
• Your Doubleshot and Ranged Power are zero while active.
• This feat is exclusive from Range stances, such as Improved Precise Shot, Archer's Focus, Shiradi stances, and Warlock Blast stances.
• This feat is exclusive from the Enlarge Spell Metamagic toggle.
• This feat remains active when dead.
• The feat can be used with other defensive and offensive stances, in addition to Rage.
• This feat does not trigger Bulwark of Defense. DDO Forums ^{ARCHIVE ME!}
• This effect also extends to consumables such as Cure wands, Heal scrolls, Resurrection scrolls, and even in-quest items such as Wand of Greater Exploits. Approach your target or disable the stance to use them at range.
• Some spells do not actually have their range reduced at all. This includes Meteor Swarm, Acid Well, and all(?) Alchemist spells. DDO Forums ^{ARCHIVE ME!}

See also

• Lamannia Update 39 Patch 2 Release Notes ^{ARCHIVE ME!}
• Melee Survivability Changes - Some First Steps ^{ARCHIVE ME!}