Unique stats effects means a lot more stuff to keep track of.
Thats not necessarily a bad thing, it just depends on the implementation.
As an example, in my proverbial oven Ive got the basic "Bleeding" condition, which when inflicted with slashing weapons simply deals the weapons damage die per round until healed.
However, for an enhanced version, available to anyone who uses Axes (deals slashing and blunt damage simultaneously), or a Warrior wielding a sword with the right ability, they can inflict the
Laceration condition, which not only induces the same bleed, but also applies each rounds bleed damage as added damage to any further hits taken, with the idea that
Laceration is combining the basic bleed with the blunt trauma disrupting the tatgets defenses.
The process of tracking it and doling out its effects is simple and generally intuitive. If the bleed rolls 5 on a Laceration, you know any hit to that enemy deals 5 extra damage.
It could still be alot if you're piling on Conditions, but combat doesn't last that long, and theres more than a few ways both sides can negate or nullify them in a pinch.
But this also relates to the
other part of where I went with weapons, in making the specific weapons combine and deal out damage types simultaneously on top of the statuses each damage type can induce, which isn't too bad to keep track of and diversifies weapon choice considerably.
Also gave me decent fodder to design my Warrior with, who can not only exploit any weapon like its a Sword (which can deal all 3 damage types but only one at a time) but also use a Sword like its any other weapon, dealing out the unique Conditions by simply varying up how they use the sword.
