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+2 or +1 and Keen Rapier at 8th lvl?
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<blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 297806" data-attributes="member: 380"><p>I would say if your going for style take keen, cause critting is fun!</p><p></p><p>If you going practicality you probably want the +2. (unless your DM is planning on spring DR +3 on you a lot then your back to keen being the best choice)</p><p></p><p>If you don't have to pick between those two, than get sure striking, you might not deal as much damage per hit, but the enchantment is useful for the lifetime of the weapon. </p><p></p><p>(tangent!)Though my personal favorite for a rapier is wounding, why perhaps not the most effecient choice its cool. It fairly difficult to stop mid-combat and most monsters aren't running around with cleric (fast healing and regen can't stop it, only try to counteract it), It affects every creature (no special strictures like vorpal where the creature needs to be able to be critted on), and (at least as I understand it) if you manage to damage a creature with DR the wounding damage isn't subject to DR, oh and its culmulative. Now in most fights wounding will not be of great benefit because they will be over quickly, but in long drawn out fights, where you can use hit and run tactics its pretty useful. Besides wounding just seems right with a rapier, a little nick here, a little nick there....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oni, post: 297806, member: 380"] I would say if your going for style take keen, cause critting is fun! If you going practicality you probably want the +2. (unless your DM is planning on spring DR +3 on you a lot then your back to keen being the best choice) If you don't have to pick between those two, than get sure striking, you might not deal as much damage per hit, but the enchantment is useful for the lifetime of the weapon. (tangent!)Though my personal favorite for a rapier is wounding, why perhaps not the most effecient choice its cool. It fairly difficult to stop mid-combat and most monsters aren't running around with cleric (fast healing and regen can't stop it, only try to counteract it), It affects every creature (no special strictures like vorpal where the creature needs to be able to be critted on), and (at least as I understand it) if you manage to damage a creature with DR the wounding damage isn't subject to DR, oh and its culmulative. Now in most fights wounding will not be of great benefit because they will be over quickly, but in long drawn out fights, where you can use hit and run tactics its pretty useful. Besides wounding just seems right with a rapier, a little nick here, a little nick there.... [/QUOTE]
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