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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8758935" data-attributes="member: 11760">I think the <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/magic-items#VorpalSword" target="_blank">vorpal sword</a> is the upper limit to how powerful 5E swords should be, unless you're going beyond level 20.That's a great weapon, but its power is largely out of the players' hands. It only has a 5% chance of firing and even then, there are enemies that will not be instantly slain by it.Death Metal is dramatically better than a vorpal sword, as it fires potentially every attack and the higher hit points the wielder has, the more likely it is to kill an NPC instantly. The fact that it will eventually run out of charges doesn't mean as much when you've killed everyone in the room in a single multi-attack round.I would absolutely rework Speed Metal and Death Metal (fantastic names, btw) to work almost identically to the vorpal sword, just with necrotic damage and haste effects.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 8758935, member: 11760"] I think the [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/magic-items#VorpalSword']vorpal sword[/URL] is the upper limit to how powerful 5E swords should be, unless you're going beyond level 20. That's a [I]great[/I] weapon, but its power is largely out of the players' hands. It only has a 5% chance of firing and even then, there are enemies that will not be instantly slain by it. Death Metal is dramatically better than a vorpal sword, as it fires potentially every attack and the higher hit points the wielder has, the more likely it is to kill an NPC instantly. The fact that it will eventually run out of charges doesn't mean as much when you've killed everyone in the room in a single multi-attack round. I would absolutely rework Speed Metal and Death Metal (fantastic names, btw) to work almost identically to the vorpal sword, just with necrotic damage and haste effects. [/QUOTE]

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