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<blockquote data-quote="JoeNotCharles" data-source="post: 4876877" data-attributes="member: 79945"><p>Good point about the weapon type.</p><p></p><p>Seems to me that you've got two options for your giant scythe:</p><p></p><p>1. Give it higher damage than a regular scythe, but no reach (it's a big blade, but not necessarily that much longer of a shaft)</p><p>2. Make it a reach weapon and a polearm (it's a bigger blade on a longer shaft)</p><p></p><p>I don't see a Scythe as being a defensive weapon at all. The regular Scythe wasn't, why should the bigger version be? So <span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 15px">NO</span></span> to the original proposal.</p><p></p><p>If you want to go with more damage but no reach, you could take a Fullblade (already a Heavy Blade) and just call it a Great Scythe. No proposal needed. Or you could propose that a Great Scythe is an Execution Axe (which seems closest to how a giant scythe would work) but it's a Heavy Blade instead of an Axe. I think I'd be ok with that, although I'd want to take a closer look at the feats and powers that work with Heavy Blades vs Axes. If you want it to be a reach weapon, I agree that the best course is to make it like a Greatspear but with Heavy Blade instead of Spear. This would take a proposal too. In general I prefer taking existing weapons and changing the type instead of trying to come up with a new weapon and keep it balanced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeNotCharles, post: 4876877, member: 79945"] Good point about the weapon type. Seems to me that you've got two options for your giant scythe: 1. Give it higher damage than a regular scythe, but no reach (it's a big blade, but not necessarily that much longer of a shaft) 2. Make it a reach weapon and a polearm (it's a bigger blade on a longer shaft) I don't see a Scythe as being a defensive weapon at all. The regular Scythe wasn't, why should the bigger version be? So [color=Red][size=4]NO[/size][/color] to the original proposal. If you want to go with more damage but no reach, you could take a Fullblade (already a Heavy Blade) and just call it a Great Scythe. No proposal needed. Or you could propose that a Great Scythe is an Execution Axe (which seems closest to how a giant scythe would work) but it's a Heavy Blade instead of an Axe. I think I'd be ok with that, although I'd want to take a closer look at the feats and powers that work with Heavy Blades vs Axes. If you want it to be a reach weapon, I agree that the best course is to make it like a Greatspear but with Heavy Blade instead of Spear. This would take a proposal too. In general I prefer taking existing weapons and changing the type instead of trying to come up with a new weapon and keep it balanced. [/QUOTE]
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