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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 3221803" data-attributes="member: 3051">Since everyone seems to be giving their versions, here's what we did IMC.First, Exotic Weapons are now handled differently across the board.  Instead of being an "Exotic Weapon" (requires an EWP to use), it's now a Martial Weapon that also has features that "unlock" with the right EWP feat.  Each EWP Feat covers a group of similar weapons; they don't usually give a -4 nonproficiency penalty, but have some other limitation instead.For instance, there's EWP: Heavy Weapons.  With this Feat, certain weapons can be wielded as if they were one size lighter.  Without it, you can use them as if they were Martial weapons, but you won't be able to get the EWP's bonus.  This group includes the Bastard Sword, Dwarven Waraxe, Elven Thinblade, Fullblade, and so on.There's also EWP: Fine Weapons.  With this Feat, the crit multiplier increases by 1.  This includes the Kukri, among others.We've got a dozen of these; EWP (Monk Weapons) lets you use the Monk unarmed BAB progression for certain items, EWP (Double Weapons) lets you use it as a dual weapon, and so on.  It's made EWP feats much more popular, since it means you can use a weapon similar to your ideal one without spending another Feat.So, the Bastard Sword is 1d10 damage with one EWP (Heavy Weapons).  Our Katana is a 2d4 weapon with two EWPs (Heavy and Fine).(The Wakizashi is 2d3 with Heavy and Fine, for instance, which makes it a great offhand weapon for people who have those feats.)If you don't have any EWPs, it's a weapon with barely more damage than a longsword, but that requires wielding 2-handed.  With only EWP: Heavy, it's almost as good as the Bastard Sword and is slightly better than a longsword.  But with both EWPs, it's better than all of them.  And by using two dice instead of one big one, it's a more consistent damage source.  End result: it's a bad choice for low-level people, but high-level Fighters will prefer a weapon with multiple EWPs.</blockquote>

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