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<blockquote data-quote="Spatula" data-source="post: 4251548" data-attributes="member: 2198">Plenty of weapons use 2dX for damage.&nbsp; All swords are indeed +3 to hit, vs +2 for nearly everything else.(Interestingly, to me anyway, the argument that sneak attack only works with &quot;precision&quot; weapons kinda falls down when it turns out slings &amp; crossbows are just as accurate as any other weapon)The 4e weapons seem well-balanced to me, just like the 3e weapons were.&nbsp; Swords are more accurate, but do less damage.&nbsp; 2H weapons are generally +1 die step over the 1H version, which translates into +1 average damage - the same as if you're using a versatile weapon in two hands. (as mentioned, the versatile weapons will start to fall behind on the powers that do multiple [w]s)&nbsp; The bastard sword is trading off a feat for +1 dmg, no matter if you're looking at it from the perspective of a sword &amp; board fighter or as a 2H fighter, which is pretty neat.&nbsp; Although I'm not sure how the fighter weapon talent is supposed to interact with versatile weapons.The disappointing bit is the lack of &quot;superior&quot; weapons - I think there's a total of four in the PHB (bastard sword, rapier, katar, spiked chain)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatula, post: 4251548, member: 2198"] Plenty of weapons use 2dX for damage. All swords are indeed +3 to hit, vs +2 for nearly everything else. (Interestingly, to me anyway, the argument that sneak attack only works with "precision" weapons kinda falls down when it turns out slings & crossbows are just as accurate as any other weapon) The 4e weapons seem well-balanced to me, just like the 3e weapons were. Swords are more accurate, but do less damage. 2H weapons are generally +1 die step over the 1H version, which translates into +1 average damage - the same as if you're using a versatile weapon in two hands. (as mentioned, the versatile weapons will start to fall behind on the powers that do multiple [w]s) The bastard sword is trading off a feat for +1 dmg, no matter if you're looking at it from the perspective of a sword & board fighter or as a 2H fighter, which is pretty neat. Although I'm not sure how the fighter weapon talent is supposed to interact with versatile weapons. The disappointing bit is the lack of "superior" weapons - I think there's a total of four in the PHB (bastard sword, rapier, katar, spiked chain) [/QUOTE]

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