Cap'n Kobold
Hero
Is the axe form a greataxe, and does your barbarian player use the Great Weapon Master feat?
D&D 5E Homebrewed Weapon help
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Chaosmancer
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I was just about to respond to [MENTION=30022]Lancelot[/MENTION] and [MENTION=6855537]Dualazi[/MENTION] with apologies for not mentioning that it is a 1d12 Greataxe, I thought I did but that's what I get for making a thread late, I end up assuming things that I shouldn't
So yeah, 1d12 Greataxe, but he has not taken the Great Weapon Master feat, he doesn't trust his luck with the -5 accuracy, even though he pretty much always uses Reckless attack on everything.
That's why I specified the sword is non-versatile, if it could be 1d10 with an additional attack it would be no contest, but for damage purposes a 1d12 axe with improved crit in the hands of a barbarian vs 1d8 with an extra attack seems like an actual choice.
Cap'n Kobold
Hero
The issue I think is the bonus damage from Str added to every hit. The higher this is, the greater the benefit of getting that extra attack.
Also bear in mind that the barbarian could use a shield alongside the sword to gain a higher AC as well as better damage.
I would personally suggest saying that the additional attack granted by the sword does not gain the Str bonus to damage - similar to the way an extra attack from dual-wielding wouldn't.
I personally don't see the problem.
It's like switching from a Greataxe to two Shortswords, nothing out of the ordinary there.
Aldo if the Barbarian rages using a Bonus action and converts the weapon using a bonus action, when's he going to get a bonus action to actually attack?
Y'all need to stop thinking in the theoretical (and also take into account that this is a magical weapon, it should provide some benefits).
It's like switching from a Greataxe to two Shortswords, nothing out of the ordinary there.
Aldo if the Barbarian rages using a Bonus action and converts the weapon using a bonus action, when's he going to get a bonus action to actually attack?
Y'all need to stop thinking in the theoretical (and also take into account that this is a magical weapon, it should provide some benefits).
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