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<blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4659852" data-attributes="member: 834">Well, I propose it!A level 1 PC doing 2d8 damage at-will without even spending a feat for a superior weapon is just a bit much...&nbsp;&nbsp; Especially from the POV of a spell caster stuck with 1d6 or 1d8.&nbsp; Beside, the increase in size yields wacky, counter intuitive results.&nbsp; A battleaxe goes from 1d10 to 1d12; +1 damage on average.&nbsp; A good deal.&nbsp; But A waraxe improves on the battle axe by 1d12 to 2d6; +0.5 (and you lose variability).&nbsp; A damn poor deal for a superior weapon, few would take it.&nbsp; But a bastard sword goes 1d10 to 1d12 while keeping a +1 to hit over the waraxe and so, behold, you'll see more minotaurs with bastard swords than with Waraxe, a much more minotaurish weapon!&nbsp; And a maul goes 2d6 to 2d8 ; +2 to damage.&nbsp; That's a great deal!&nbsp; Again, you are as a result much more likely to see a minotaur barbarian with a maul then a Great axe as a result.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's just a complete mess.The Dragon issue 364 gets rid of that while fleshing out the minotaur as a full PC race with an array of cool feat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mal Malenkirk, post: 4659852, member: 834"] Well, I propose it! A level 1 PC doing 2d8 damage at-will without even spending a feat for a superior weapon is just a bit much... Especially from the POV of a spell caster stuck with 1d6 or 1d8. Beside, the increase in size yields wacky, counter intuitive results. A battleaxe goes from 1d10 to 1d12; +1 damage on average. A good deal. But A waraxe improves on the battle axe by 1d12 to 2d6; +0.5 (and you lose variability). A damn poor deal for a superior weapon, few would take it. But a bastard sword goes 1d10 to 1d12 while keeping a +1 to hit over the waraxe and so, behold, you'll see more minotaurs with bastard swords than with Waraxe, a much more minotaurish weapon! And a maul goes 2d6 to 2d8 ; +2 to damage. That's a great deal! Again, you are as a result much more likely to see a minotaur barbarian with a maul then a Great axe as a result. It's just a complete mess. The Dragon issue 364 gets rid of that while fleshing out the minotaur as a full PC race with an array of cool feat. [/QUOTE]

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