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<blockquote data-quote="Dragon Snack" data-source="post: 3955181" data-attributes="member: 9810">Wow.First: Unless your campaign world is significantly different than mine, not everyone carries around a greatsword - especially at first level.&nbsp; A Greatsword is only usable by someone with the right Feat (usually just melee types) who has spent a significant amount of their starting gold on one.&nbsp; In SW, a blaster pistol is expected, it's affordable and usable by every class except Jedi (and you could have one as a Jedi).&nbsp; And it's easier to run away from a guy with a greatsword, less so than a ranged weapon.Second: Let's compare apples to apples.&nbsp; If you want to go with a Greatsword instead of a Longsword, compare a Heavy Blaster Rifle.&nbsp; 3d10 damage, IIRC - 16.5 average damage not 10.5.That's not even taking into account AC vs. RD, which sure seemed to make it easier to hit when we played SWSE.And here I thought people were going to be jumping on me for saying a blaster pistol was the iconic SW weapon instead of a Lightsaber (FWIW, I think they both are)...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragon Snack, post: 3955181, member: 9810"] Wow. First: Unless your campaign world is significantly different than mine, not everyone carries around a greatsword - especially at first level. A Greatsword is only usable by someone with the right Feat (usually just melee types) who has spent a significant amount of their starting gold on one. In SW, a blaster pistol is expected, it's affordable and usable by every class except Jedi (and you [i]could[/i] have one as a Jedi). And it's easier to run away from a guy with a greatsword, less so than a ranged weapon. Second: Let's compare apples to apples. If you want to go with a Greatsword instead of a Longsword, compare a Heavy Blaster Rifle. 3d10 damage, IIRC - 16.5 average damage not 10.5. That's not even taking into account AC vs. RD, which sure seemed to make it easier to hit when we played SWSE. And here I thought people were going to be jumping on me for saying a blaster pistol was the iconic SW weapon instead of a Lightsaber (FWIW, I think they [i]both[/i] are)... [/QUOTE]

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