Monkey Grip

Type of Feat: General

Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1

Specifics: This feat grants the ability to wield weapons that are normally two-handed for your race with only one hand at a -2 penalty to hit. For example: a human could wield a greatsword and a shield using this feat, while a halfling could wield a longsword in each hand. Medium sized characters (humans, half-orcs, elves, dwarves, etc) with this feat can use giant weapons (with -2 to hit). Note that this ability only applies to melee weapons and does not affect the use of crossbows, bows, etc.

Use: Automatic.

-It should be noted that when you equip a two-handed weapon with one hand using this feat, that the game treats it as a one handed weapon for all bonuses. You will not get double Power Attack damage, and you will not get 1.5x strength bonus, because the game considers it a one hand weapon.

These reasons cause this feat to be of dubious value for most builds.

The most popular use of this feat is to allow Stormlords to wield both a Spear and a shield. With the spell Magic Vestment, along with high spellcasting levels, shields are a large source of AC for Cleric or Favored Soul Stormlord characters, whilst the Spear is the only melee weapon that will allow the [bonuses] from the Stormlord class.

DnD 3.5 Monkey Grip

Type: General

Prerequisites: STR 13

Benefit: You may use some weapons one size category larger than normal in exchange for a –2 penalty on attacks.

With this feat a Medium-sized character could hold a large weapon (such as a great sword) in one hand and a Small-sized character could hold a large weapon (such as a spear) with both hands or a Medium weapon (such a dwarven waraxe) in one hand. In theory this feat should also allow Medium-sized characters to hold Huge weapons, however such weapons have been confirmed not to appear in the game. This feat does not allow you to use an oversized double weapon or to wield an oversized light weapon in your off-hand.