Improve the critical multiplier question
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kreynolds
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Mortaneus
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IMC, I did the following as weapon enhancements:
Sharpness (+2): Increases the crit multiplier of the weapon by 1. Slashing weapons only.
Vorpal(+5): Increases the crit multiplier of the weapon by 3. Slashing weapons only.
Personally, I've always felt vorpal falls into the same catagory as Harm. I despise instant kills with no opposed roll, so I decided to change vorpal to the above. It might seem a bit underpowered, but consider: A rapier could have a x5 crit multiplier. For 1-10 HD opponents, that still has a decent chance doing enough damage to kill in one blow. I just didn't want people cutting off dragon heads and such. I added sharpness as well, as a carryover from AD&D2e.
Sharpness (+2): Increases the crit multiplier of the weapon by 1. Slashing weapons only.
Vorpal(+5): Increases the crit multiplier of the weapon by 3. Slashing weapons only.
Personally, I've always felt vorpal falls into the same catagory as Harm. I despise instant kills with no opposed roll, so I decided to change vorpal to the above. It might seem a bit underpowered, but consider: A rapier could have a x5 crit multiplier. For 1-10 HD opponents, that still has a decent chance doing enough damage to kill in one blow. I just didn't want people cutting off dragon heads and such. I added sharpness as well, as a carryover from AD&D2e.
Mortaneus
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AGGEMAM said:
I think you mean doubled. If it were squared, it would be x3 = x9. Using the doubling would also mean that scythes do x8 damage. I preferred to trim it back a little, and help the low end a bit more. Doubling gives you a spread of x4,x6,x8. +3 gives you x5,x6,x7. It's a matter of taste I guess.
As for a successful hit being considered a CDG, you might as well make it the old vorpal. With a sword doing x4 (or x5 using my version), the chances of them being able to make the CDG save are so low as to be impossible. Consider. A +2 Vorpal Scimitar, doing x4 damage (using your version), with a 16 STR, would be doing 4d6+20. That's an average of 34 points of damage. Even dragons have problems making fortitude saves vs. a DC44 to resist the CDG.
Using the same scimitar, using my version, it would do 5d6+25. That's a ton of damage for one hit from a weapon. And that's only making the weapon a +2, and giving a 16 STR. Put it in the hands of a competant high level fighter, with 24 STR and weapon spec, you're talking more on the order of 5d6+55. If they power attack, then it just gets horrifying. It still has a decent chance of killing an opponent in one blow, but it also means that powerful villains and BFMs won't drop in one lucky hit.
BTW, replace rapier w/ scimitar in my earlier post. Rapiers are piercing, not slashing weapons. Oops.
Magus_Jerel
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Well there ARE some feats that let you get extra multipliers.
Spirited Charge grants you an extra X2 while charging IIRC - and it is PHB. I am unaware of anything that directly improves this modifier other than this feat.
There is the "Weapon Master PrC" - but I don't think that is what you are looking for.
Spirited Charge grants you an extra X2 while charging IIRC - and it is PHB. I am unaware of anything that directly improves this modifier other than this feat.
There is the "Weapon Master PrC" - but I don't think that is what you are looking for.
If you really mean squared, an arrow will do x9 and a scythe will do x16! Damn - I want a vorpal scythe, please. Right now.Similar Threads
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