D&D 2E Converting Magic Items from 2E

[Vedic Wizard]

I've been converting some of my old characters across from 2nd Ed and noticed that the "Sword of Sharpness" and "Staff of Slinging" don't appear in the 3rd Ed DMG.

Do these items appear in any of the other books/supplements? If not is there a generally excepted conversion for them?

 

[frankthedm]

Sword of sharpnes lopped limbs which the ruleset tries to avoid this edtion. I'd assume a special weapon ability that increased the crit multiplier one step might be reasoanable. I'd cost it at a +4, but i overcharge for items untill i see the math. I'd assume some yahoo with an falchion or elven courtblade would be able to break the ability at anything less than +4 cost.

 

[Pyrex]

Mathematically speaking, 2*CritMultiplier-1 (i.e. x2 becomes x3, x4 becomes x7) leads to an identical increase in average damage as Keen, making +4 really, really overcosted.

 

[Vuron]

I think keen is pretty clearly intended to be the new Sword of Sharpness.

However you could have it be a specific magic weapon (like a Holy Avenger) that has a fixed configuration.

I'd be very reluctant to allow any ability to function in conjunction with imp crit or keen though.

 

[ElectricDragon]

I don't think frankthedm meant double the crit multiplier. Instead he said increase it one step: x2=x3, x3=x4, x4=x5. (x7 Sheesh!)

Ciao
Dave

 

[Brace Cormaeril]

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I'd be very reluctant to allow any ability to function in conjunction with imp crit or keen though.

Uhm, imp. crit (the feat) and keen stack, as do bonuses from weapon master...

 

[glass]

Uhm, imp. crit (the feat) and keen stack, as do bonuses from weapon master...

Dunno about Weapon Master, but Imp Crit and Keen don't stack. It is one of the more contraversial changes in 3.5.


glass.

 

[Vuron]

Dunno about Weapon Master, but Imp Crit and Keen don't stack. It is one of the more contraversial changes in 3.5.


glass.

Indeed, if we are talking 3.0 then all bets are off as you could do some really wacky things back then. Hrmm Keen Mercurial Greatsword of Sharpness in the hands of weapon master with imp crit <grimace>.