Jovar what is this weapon's point?

[Staffan]

lots of people pointed out that it has better critical range, true, but is that worth a the exotic weapon proficiency feat?

In general, an exotic weapon gets better damage, better threat range, double-weapon-ness, or some nifty special ability compared to a martial weapon. The jovar could be considered either a greatsword with increased threat range or a falchion with increased damage.

So it's clearly a superior weapon to martial weapons, which makes it Exotic. Whether it's worth it, well, that's between you and your PC.

 

[Piratecat]

Remember, it's called an increased threat range because you can stick the point up someone's nose and make your threat that much more believable.

 

[Gez]

So, you're saying the point is a nose-plug?

 

[Piratecat]

Well no, the point is that it has an increased threat range. That means that you shouldn't feel tethered to just the nose; you could use the spleen, the kidneys, the throat, even the armpit! It's an exotic weapon, so the range of your implied threats should be equally exotic. If they aren't, you're cheating and playing the game wrong and it means that you're a bad player. So there.

 

[diaglo]

take the pearls of wisdom from the gerbil playing cat....

oops exotic not erotic ...

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

If it's planar, there are at least three points. Maybe that's where the increased threat range comes from.

 

[Gnarlo]

And if it has three points, someone on Star Trek has fought with it in an episode at least once, probably an elf or orc... I mean, Vulcan or Klingon.

Of course, its name is actually the J'va'r.

 

[Taneel BrightBlade]

I'll try it out an see just how good it is
I think its probebly A good fighter weapon but bad barbarian weapon

 

[Malk]

There's no point. Greatswords do slashing damage.

I can see you've never been stabbed with a greatsword...