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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7716707" data-attributes="member: 22779">Read the 3.5 SRD - it's a Falchion.&nbsp; They dropped the Greataxe because of the X3 crit modifier.&nbsp; Banded is 90 gp, Chain is 75.&nbsp; The odds that you can afford chain and not banded are very, very slight.&nbsp; 5d4x10 gp averages over 100 gp (120 to be exact).&nbsp; Most likely, the fighter has banded.Yuppers.&nbsp; Only thing is, that fighter almost guaranteed has an AC of 2.&nbsp; Considering you gave him a 16 for Str, many gamers would simply put something else in Str and get that 16 in Dex for a -2 AC bonus, giving him a 1 AC.&nbsp; Now our orc hits 10% of the time.Only when you insist on ignoring what's actually in the game.&nbsp; Our 3e orc with a falchion has a 15% chance of dealing a crit - which will pretty much automatically drop the fighter with a decent chance of outright killing him.&nbsp; IOW, our 3e orc has a better chance of dropping the fighter.&nbsp; Even with a greataxe, his chances of outright killing the fighter are only 5% less.&nbsp; 3d12+12 damage will obliterate any 1st level fighter.Let's be honest here.&nbsp; In any edition, fighter vs orc, smart money is on the fighter.&nbsp; The 1e orc only hits about 20% of the time and needs (typically) two hits to drop the fighter.&nbsp; Meanwhile, our 1e fighter (ignoring Unearthed Arcana which dramatically ups the fighter's damage output, never minding what 2e did), hits about 45% of the time and drops the orc a bit better than 50%.&nbsp; The idea that a single orc is likely to drop that fighter isn't very realistic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7716707, member: 22779"] Read the 3.5 SRD - it's a Falchion. They dropped the Greataxe because of the X3 crit modifier. Banded is 90 gp, Chain is 75. The odds that you can afford chain and not banded are very, very slight. 5d4x10 gp averages over 100 gp (120 to be exact). Most likely, the fighter has banded. Yuppers. Only thing is, that fighter almost guaranteed has an AC of 2. Considering you gave him a 16 for Str, many gamers would simply put something else in Str and get that 16 in Dex for a -2 AC bonus, giving him a 1 AC. Now our orc hits 10% of the time. Only when you insist on ignoring what's actually in the game. Our 3e orc with a falchion has a 15% chance of dealing a crit - which will pretty much automatically drop the fighter with a decent chance of outright killing him. IOW, our 3e orc has a better chance of dropping the fighter. Even with a greataxe, his chances of outright killing the fighter are only 5% less. 3d12+12 damage will obliterate any 1st level fighter. Let's be honest here. In any edition, fighter vs orc, smart money is on the fighter. The 1e orc only hits about 20% of the time and needs (typically) two hits to drop the fighter. Meanwhile, our 1e fighter (ignoring Unearthed Arcana which dramatically ups the fighter's damage output, never minding what 2e did), hits about 45% of the time and drops the orc a bit better than 50%. The idea that a single orc is likely to drop that fighter isn't very realistic. [/QUOTE]

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