Shorten Grip

Fighter Bonus Feat feat

Dragon Compendium (DC)Updated Supplementals (3.5)

Shorten Grip is a D&D 3.5 feat (Fighter Bonus Feat) from DC. You know how to alter your grip on a reach weapon to use it against nearby opponents.

Prerequisite

When wielding a pole arm with reach that you are proficient with, you may treat the weapon as if it did not have reach. The weapon is unwieldy when used in this fashion and you take a -2 penalty on attack rolls when attacking an opponent you normally could not.

A fighter may select Shorten Grip as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Reach weapons cannot be used against adjacent foes.

Benefit

When wielding a pole arm with reach that you are proficient with, you may treat the weapon as if it did not have reach. The weapon is unwieldy when used in this fashion and you take a -2 penalty on attack rolls when attacking an opponent you normally could not.

Normal

Reach weapons cannot be used against adjacent foes.

Special

A fighter may select Shorten Grip as one of his fighter bonus feats.

Description

You know how to alter your grip on a reach weapon to use it against nearby opponents.