Tactical Point Idea

[Gizmo]

I didn't play FF11 much. As for the Weapon Master, possibly. What were you looking for?

Basically the weapon skill system worked as followed. You level up your weapon by swinging, at certain levels you gain different attacks. Per hit you generated TP (Tactical Points), and at 100% you could use a weapon skill.

As far as the weapon master, im unsure, just an idea that popped into my head. But possibly one that revolved around using different weapons for different skills.

Maybe something like

Bow:
Level 1 - Flaming Arrow: Adds 2d6 fire damage
Level 3 - Piercing Shot: All arrows fired are touch attacks and ignore damage reduction
Axe:
Level 1 - Avalanche Axe: Deals maximum damage
Level 3 - Mighty Rend: Target receives a Fort save or bleeds for 1d4 rounds.
Level 5 - Decimation: Swing the weapon 3 times at increasing penalties (-2,-3,-4) Each hit adds +2 to damage (total of 6)

Mace:
Level 1 - Brainshaker: Target makes Fort save or become stunned for 1 round +1 per 4 levels
Level 5 - Judgement: Single strike, add 2d6 + 2d6 per 2 levels of lightning damage

Greataxe:
Level 1 - Keen Edge: Adds 1 to the treat range of current weapon
Level 3 - Full Break: Sunder attack that adds 2d6 damage to item
Level 5 - Steel Cyclone: Whirlwind attack with a +2 to hit

Sword:
Level 1 - Red Lotus Blade: Attack adds 1d10 fire damage
Level 3 - Shining Blade: Attack adds 2d6 Holy damage
Level 5 - Spirits Within: Attack adds 2d6 Dark damage, and heals wielder for 2d6 hp

Greatsword:
Level 1 - Power Slash: Power Attack that adds x2 str modifier (instead of the normal 1.5x)
Level 3 - Scourge: All strikes do 50% more damage
Level 5 - Herculean Slash: Target receives a Fort save or becomes paralyzed for 1d4 rounds

Polearm:
Level 1 - Thunder Thrust: Strike deals 1d6 lightning damage
Level 3 - Raiden Thrust: Strike is a touch attack and ignores damage reduction, also adds 2d6 lightning damage
Level 5 - Penta Thrust: Five fold attack that has its penalties increasing as it goes (-2,-3,-4,-5,-6.) Each successful hit adds +1 damage (up to +5)


All materia attached to weapons still work normally.

These are just some ideas for it, obviously the balancing would be needed, possibly name changes or whole different abilities. Also the level that you unlock the ability could be different as well. Possibly add a cool down of some sort on the abilities, so one couldn't just use "Penta Thrust" every round.

Thoughts?