Mike Sullivan
First Post
It's probably slightly overpowered, but not enough to worry about.
My thinking:
Falchion is 2d4, same crit thresh. That means that the difference between a Falchion and this sword is 2 points of damage, pre-Criticals.
So it's effectively spending one feat to give you +2 to damage.
So that's the same as Weapon Specialization.
But WS is a feat that requires 4th level in a particular class, while Exotic Weapon Prof is much easier to get. So XWP in this weapon is too good.
But, honestly, I doubt it's enough to matter in your game.
(PS: The after-crits expected damage of this weapon is:
7 * 1.15 = 8.05 w/o keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.30 = 9.1 w/ keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.45 = 10.15 w/ both keen and imp. crit (3.0 rules only!)
The falchion is:
5 * 1.15 = 5.75 w/o keen or imp. crit
5 * 1.3 = 6.5 w/ keen or imp. crit
5 * 1.45 = 7.25 w/ both keen and imp. crit (3.0 rules only!)
The greatsword is:
7 * 1.10 = 7.7 w/o keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.20 = 8.4 w/ keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.30 = 9.1 w/ both keen and imp. crit (3.0 rules only!)
If you really want the math. Note that the falchion and the scimitar give a more favorable rate on other damage bonuses (like str and enhancement) than the greatsword).
My thinking:
Falchion is 2d4, same crit thresh. That means that the difference between a Falchion and this sword is 2 points of damage, pre-Criticals.
So it's effectively spending one feat to give you +2 to damage.
So that's the same as Weapon Specialization.
But WS is a feat that requires 4th level in a particular class, while Exotic Weapon Prof is much easier to get. So XWP in this weapon is too good.
But, honestly, I doubt it's enough to matter in your game.
(PS: The after-crits expected damage of this weapon is:
7 * 1.15 = 8.05 w/o keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.30 = 9.1 w/ keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.45 = 10.15 w/ both keen and imp. crit (3.0 rules only!)
The falchion is:
5 * 1.15 = 5.75 w/o keen or imp. crit
5 * 1.3 = 6.5 w/ keen or imp. crit
5 * 1.45 = 7.25 w/ both keen and imp. crit (3.0 rules only!)
The greatsword is:
7 * 1.10 = 7.7 w/o keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.20 = 8.4 w/ keen or imp. crit
7 * 1.30 = 9.1 w/ both keen and imp. crit (3.0 rules only!)
If you really want the math. Note that the falchion and the scimitar give a more favorable rate on other damage bonuses (like str and enhancement) than the greatsword).