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<blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4202396" data-attributes="member: 834">Off topic but...&nbsp; The greatsword still weight 15 pound?&nbsp; They haven't fixed that silliness?A real greatsword is about 5 pound people, 8 pound top for a really huge Zweihander.&nbsp; You'd think fantasy smith would be good enough to figure that lead isn't a good material for swords.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />---On topic: If the key of the concenpt is mobility and a greatsword, I am with the crowd that says that a Ranger is probably the best way to go.&nbsp; How much multiclassing with fighter would be required depends on the melee based powers available of the ranger.&nbsp; Most of those we know are for ranged weapon.Unless of course there are feats for sneak attacking with a greatsword.&nbsp; If there is, then&nbsp; rogue all the way.&nbsp; The main reason I see to restrict sneak attack with large weapon is balance.&nbsp; Because otherwise, if your opponent is distracted, it's easy to visualize your PC halfswording his greatsword and use it like a spear to pierce the spine of the dumb troll who let himself be distracted by your companion.&nbsp; Still, sneak attack with a greatsword seems just too powerful for a single feat.&nbsp; Maybe two?&nbsp; One that allows you to use all M sized weapon and then another one for L.&nbsp; That would seem fair.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mal Malenkirk, post: 4202396, member: 834"] Off topic but... The greatsword still weight 15 pound? They haven't fixed that silliness? A real greatsword is about 5 pound people, 8 pound top for a really huge Zweihander. You'd think fantasy smith would be good enough to figure that lead isn't a good material for swords. ;) --- On topic: If the key of the concenpt is mobility and a greatsword, I am with the crowd that says that a Ranger is probably the best way to go. How much multiclassing with fighter would be required depends on the melee based powers available of the ranger. Most of those we know are for ranged weapon. Unless of course there are feats for sneak attacking with a greatsword. If there is, then rogue all the way. The main reason I see to restrict sneak attack with large weapon is balance. Because otherwise, if your opponent is distracted, it's easy to visualize your PC halfswording his greatsword and use it like a spear to pierce the spine of the dumb troll who let himself be distracted by your companion. Still, sneak attack with a greatsword seems just too powerful for a single feat. Maybe two? One that allows you to use all M sized weapon and then another one for L. That would seem fair. [/QUOTE]

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