Greyhawk - Return of the Slavelords!

[RillianPA]

Great, glad you like the idea.

Are you enforcing the penalty for a medium character using Large weapons rule? If so can I take a feat to offset the penalty? (Since the Hammer of Thunderbolts is described as a "Large Warhammer", that's what Mal needs to use, and I would like to overcome the penalty, if possible).

 

[Karl Green]

Yes enforcing large size weapons pen and yes you can take Monkey Grip (Comp Warrior) to off-set part of it

 

[Karl Green]

Of course that means the Hammer do Large size damage... just thought I would add that

 

[RillianPA]

Well, Monkey Grip doesnt help. I only want to use the weapon two-handed, and Monkey grip doesnt help with that at all.

I want to use a large warhammer as a two-handed weapon only, but take a feat to reduce the penalty (-2).

 

[Karl Green]

Well, Monkey Grip doesnt help. I only want to use the weapon two-handed, and Monkey grip doesnt help with that at all.

I want to use a large warhammer as a two-handed weapon only, but take a feat to reduce the penalty (-2).

Do you mean you want to use a Large 1-handed Warhammer 2-handed? If so I can buy that as not giving you a pen.

 

[Thanee]

Uhm... a medium 1h warhammer does 1d8 damage, thus a large 1h warhammer does 2d6 damage.

So, by spending a feat he would be able to use a weapon, which he could use anyways (just with a different name, i.e. medium 2h greathammer)?

OTOH, a large 2h greathammer (just invented the name, altho I know there is a weapon called greathammer somewhere, but this is just the hammer-version of the greatsword!) would do 3d6 damage, so the feat would then effectively add +1d6 damage, which is almost twice as good as Weapon Specialization.

Bye
Thanee

 

[RillianPA]

Honestly, I just want to use the weapon type of the Hammer of Thunderbolts DMG pg 279, which reads "This +3 Large Returning Warhammer...". I would assume that this type of weapon (not the artifact) does 2d6 damage. If that is no penalty...or however you rule is great

 

[RillianPA]

In the Character Creation rules you say

If you can craft/create/brew/scribe, you can take the discount of 40% off the item you can make (just a little bit of a balance as it will NOT be costing you any XP, so it will cost 60% whatever is listed in the DMG)

Does this apply to non-magical crafting? My character has max ranks in weapon craft, can this apply to a 40% discount on (non-magical) weapons?

 

[Karl Green]

Well you can call it "large" if you want to

But yea as Thane said a Large 1h warhammer would do 2d6 damage... I would probably double the base cost of a WH also... no extra pen. to use it two-handed though.

 

[RillianPA]

Okay, Malachite is about done. I have assumed that I can take the 40% discount. The following is my attempt to explain why Mal would be in the area. Let me know if these things are ok, and I will post Mal in the Rogues Gallery for your approval, corrections, etc.

"Recently, Malachite heard rumors of orc activity in the Gnarly Forest, and went there to investigate. He arrived in the village of Three Oaks, just in time to hear that a well known party of adventurers had discovered an Orc army and rushed off to Bright Tower to put together a defense. Thinking that they could use every hand they can get, Mal has rushed to their aid. As he approached the tower, he found it surrounded by the Orc army. Unable to enter, he has scouted the perimeter, looking for Gnarley Forest Rangers or others planning to harass the army."

The idea being that he would run into the werebear party.