<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=241802.msg11962094#msg11962094">Quote from: yesiroleplay on 06-01-2016, 17:58:16</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Those, or Combat Expertise and one of Improved Trip or Disarm - handy when using a whip with it's 15-ft range.<br/>But I'm not sure I want to be that combat oriented.  Especially since I'd prefer a largish portion of our game time to be non-adventuring character interaction.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Only that Expertise itself will do little for until you reach 3rd level. As it's limited by your BAB, at 1st level it provides no bonus at all, and in many situations you might be better of taking the regular 'fight defensively' bonus to AC when you are 2nd level (yes, the -4 to attacks is a big loss, but if you feel the need to increase your AC you probably are in a situation were you'd rather take that loss and a +2 to AC instead of just a +1 to AC).