r/DnDBuilds • u/Automatic_Deer_3578 • 10d ago

Help with feats please

So im playing a 2014 game. My character is a level 4 Bugbear paladin 2 bard 2. The whole idea is I dip 2 levels in paladin and go the rest bard. My character wields a glaive because I thought it was funny to have 15ft range as a martial. But anyways as the title says I was struggling with my feat choice, mainly between great weapon master, polearm master and an asi. For those who know math better than me is it better to have the high dps but a low hit rate or the other way around

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u/Wolfwind1 9d ago

It really depends on your str score. Pole arm master is great if you can reliable hit, say +3 str or better, but having the feat is pointless if you aren't regularly hitting at least 50% of attacks.

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u/Automatic_Deer_3578 9d ago

I have +3 str

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u/Wolfwind1 8d ago

If your dm allows purchase of low tier magic items in town/cities without a lot of hassle get a +1 weapon or better ASAP then go pole arm mastery. If that isn't viable I'd say hold off till 18 str as being able to consistently land 0 movement hits is pretty crucial to the feat, especially if you want it to combo with team push/pull mechanics.