Bastard Sword, am I reading this correctly?

[Ranger REG]

Or the wizard could take one level in the fighter class, and can use either greatsword or bastard sword as a two-handed weapon.

 

[Thanee]

Uhm... about the wizard with MWP: BS instead of EWP: BS - that was not really to be taken seriously!

I personally like the bastard sword, tho. I absolutely agree on the usefulness of shields, if you are going to have a high AC, those extra points can make a huge difference, and with a buckler you can even switch between one-handed and two-handed use as you see fit.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Numion]

I stand by my saying that a shield is worthwhile. +7 to AC and an additional +9 worth of defensive enchantments can save your life. Sure, doing more damage means that you'll kill your foes faster, but there are always more foes, and only one you.

+7 to AC is nothing to sneer at, of course. I was just saying that with the possibility of animating shields having one and wielding a two-handed sword aren't mutually exclusive.

I guess its just a matter of play style.

Of course. At some point the AC just becomes sub-optimal to increase. Considering that a displacement cloak (50 kgp) gives you infinite AC 50% of time, how much resources should you spend to get very high ac's? Sacrifice that extra damage for a +7 to AC?

Anyhoo, IMC characters have never had trouble with too low ac's though they never use shields, although we play with a little less than the standard treasure amounts.

 

[Li Shenron]

I personally like the bastard sword, tho. I absolutely agree on the usefulness of shields, if you are going to have a high AC, those extra points can make a huge difference, and with a buckler you can even switch between one-handed and two-handed use as you see fit.

Exactly! Too good to cost nothing a feat it a fair price... and isn't it basically the same as the Dwarven Waraxe?

 

[hammymchamham]

Or the wizard could take one level in the fighter class, and can use either greatsword or bastard sword as a two-handed weapon.

And always be short a level of his spell casting class, having 1 less than he could to caster level checks and SPD

 

[Ranger REG]

True, if 20th character level is the maximum in one's campaign. You'll end up only being a 19th-level spellcaster, but at least you can bring greatsword into the melee should you run out of spells and magic items. And a likelier chance of having a much better hit points than a 20th-level single-classed wizards.

It's a trade-off for trying to make a militant wizard.