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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Griffith Dragonlake" data-source="post: 3220663" data-attributes="member: 40379">FWIW I don't agree with this definition.My thinking is that critical threat range is determined by how easy or how difficult it is to maneouvre the weapon past your opponent's defence and strike at the vulnerable areas. A rapier is better than a mace at doing this sort of thing.  Two-handed weapons are generally better than one-handed weapons.The ability to pierce is a better definition of critical multiplier.  A glancing blow from a pick won't do much damage because of the very small surface area of the point.  When that point does hit perfectly than all the force will be concentrated in that small area and do massive damage.The weight (mass) of the weapon is perhaps the best indicator of how much potential damage it can do.Under this interpretation, mauls and two-handed flails will have a high base damage die but a low critical threat range and small multiplier.  Whereas a rapier will have small base damage but high crit threat range and a large multiplier.I don't think that a weapon's sharpness has much to do with overcoming plate armor.  IIRC historical greatsword blades were not sharp at all.</blockquote>