Weapon Specialist

You are highly trained at using specific weapons.

Autofire Assault

When making an autofire attack, you can brace a weapon that is not restricted to autofire only. You must be proficient with the weapon being used.

• Prerequisite: Weapon Proficiency (heavy weapons)

Crushing Assault

You use your attacks to beat down your opponents’ defenses. When you successfully damage an opponent using a bludgeoning weapon that you have the Weapon Specialization talent for, your next attack against that opponent made before the end of the encounter gains a +2 bonus to the attack roll and to the damage roll. The effects of multiple Crushing Assaults do not stack.

• Prerequisite: Weapon Specialization

Devastating Attack

Choose a single exotic weapon or weapon group with which you are proficient. Whenever you make a successful attack against a target using such a weapon, you treat your targets damage threshold as if it were 5 points lower when determining the result of your attack. You may select this talent multiple times. Each time you select this talent, it applies to a different exotic weapon or weapon group. If you select heavy weapons as the weapon group this talent applies to, you may use this talent with vehicle weapon attacks.

Disarming Attack

Choose a single exotic weapon or weapon group with which you are proficient. You ignore a target’s armor bonus to Reflex Defense when disarming with such a weapon. Additionally, as a free action, once per encounter, you can grant yourself a +10 bonus on your attack roll when attempting to disarm opponent while using such a weapon.

• Prerequisites: Improved Disarm, Intelligence 13, Weapon Specialization with the chosen weapon.

Impaling Assault

You can hit your opponents to slow them down. Whenever you successfully damage an opponent using a piercing weapon that you have the Weapon Specialization talent for, your opponent reduces its speed by 2 squares until the end of your next turn. The effects of multiple Impaling Assaults do not stack.

• Prerequisite: Weapon Specialization

Improved Suppression Fire

When you successfully suppress an enemy using the aid another action, that enemy takes a -5 penalty on its attack rolls until the start of your next turn. When targeting an area with an autofire weapon, each enemy in the attack area takes a -2 penalty on its attack rolls until the start of your next turn, regardless of whether your attack hits.

Penetrating Attack

Choose a single exotic weapon or weapon group with which you are proficient. Whenever you make a successful attack against a target using such a weapon, you treat your target’s damage reduction as if it were 5 points lower when determining the result of your attack. You may select this talent multiple times. Each time you select this talent, it applies to a different exotic weapon or weapon group. If you select heavy weapons as the weapon group this talent applies to, you may use this talent with vehicle weapon attacks.

• Prerequisite: Weapon Focus with chosen exotic weapon or weapon group.

Stinging Assault

You can deliver nasty injuries that leave your opponents reeling. Whenever you successfully damage an opponent using a slashing weapon that you have the Weapon Specialization talent for, your opponent takes a -2 penalty on melee attacks against you until the start of your next turn. The effects of multiple Stinging Assaults do not stack.

• Prerequisite: Weapon Specialization

Weapon Specialization

Choose a single exotic weapon or weapon group with which you are proficient. You gain a +2 bonus on damage rolls with such weapons. You may select this talent multiple times. Each time you select this talent, it applies to a different exotic weapon or weapon group. If you select heavy weapons as the weapon group this talent applies to, you may use this talent with vehicle weapon attacks.

• Prerequisite: Weapon Focus with chosen exotic weapon or weapon group.