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<blockquote data-quote="gonzimodo" data-source="post: 4995911" data-attributes="member: 67014"><p>I'm sure these questions have come up before, but I really can't find a definitive explanation of how the Sun Blade really works.</p><p><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong><span style="color: White">Here is the relevant information from the SRD:</span><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong><strong><strong><span style="color: Red">Sun Blade</span></strong></strong></p><p></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Red"> This sword is the size of a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#swordBastard" target="_blank">bastard sword</a>. However, a sun blade is wielded as if it were a short sword with respect to weight and ease of use. (In other words, the weapon appears to all viewers to be a bastard sword, and deals bastard sword damage, but the wielder feels and reacts as if the weapon were a short sword.) Any individual able to use either a bastard sword or a short sword with <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm#weaponArmorAndShieldProficiency" target="_blank">proficiency</a> is proficient in the use of a sun blade. Likewise, <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponFocus" target="_blank">Weapon Focus</a> and <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponSpecialization" target="_blank">Weapon Specialization</a> in short sword and bastard sword apply equally, but the benefits of those feats do not stack. </span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Red"> In normal combat, the glowing golden blade of the weapon is equal to a +2 bastard sword. Against evil creatures, its <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/theBasics.htm#enhancementBonus" target="_blank">enhancement bonus</a> is +4. Against Negative Energy Plane creatures or <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#undeadType" target="_blank">undead</a> creatures, the sword deals double damage (and ×3 on a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsInCombat.htm#criticalHits" target="_blank">critical hit</a> instead of the usual ×2).</span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">Okay, so it's a bastard sword, but it wields as a short sword. </span></span>Does this prevent the use of Power Attack, since a short sword is a light weapon?</p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">By the same token, if you use it two-handed, do you get to multiply the damage bonus for Strength by 1.5?</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">Assuming you can reap the benefits of two-handed use, how does the double damage vs. undead come into play if you use Power Attack? For example, if a Fighter with an 18 Strength is using a Sun Blade two-handed against evil, the normal damage is d10 + 10 (+4 for the enhancement bonus and +6 for Strength). With one point of Power Attack, this becomes d10 + 12.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">Is everything simply doubled vs. undead, making the damage 2d10 + 24?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White">I guess I'm mostly concerned about the Power Attack damage. I think that since it is not expressed as extra damage dice, it should be doubled normally, but I'm not sure if the rules for multiplying damage (a doubled double equals a triple) come into play somehow with the two-handed wielding.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: White"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gonzimodo, post: 4995911, member: 67014"] I'm sure these questions have come up before, but I really can't find a definitive explanation of how the Sun Blade really works. [B][COLOR=Red] [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=White]Here is the relevant information from the SRD:[/COLOR][B][COLOR=Red] [/COLOR][/B][B][B][COLOR=Red]Sun Blade[/COLOR][/B][/B] [B][COLOR=Red] This sword is the size of a [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#swordBastard"]bastard sword[/URL]. However, a sun blade is wielded as if it were a short sword with respect to weight and ease of use. (In other words, the weapon appears to all viewers to be a bastard sword, and deals bastard sword damage, but the wielder feels and reacts as if the weapon were a short sword.) Any individual able to use either a bastard sword or a short sword with [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm#weaponArmorAndShieldProficiency"]proficiency[/URL] is proficient in the use of a sun blade. Likewise, [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponFocus"]Weapon Focus[/URL] and [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#weaponSpecialization"]Weapon Specialization[/URL] in short sword and bastard sword apply equally, but the benefits of those feats do not stack. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=Red] In normal combat, the glowing golden blade of the weapon is equal to a +2 bastard sword. Against evil creatures, its [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/theBasics.htm#enhancementBonus"]enhancement bonus[/URL] is +4. Against Negative Energy Plane creatures or [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#undeadType"]undead[/URL] creatures, the sword deals double damage (and ×3 on a [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsInCombat.htm#criticalHits"]critical hit[/URL] instead of the usual ×2).[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]Okay, so it's a bastard sword, but it wields as a short sword. [/COLOR][/COLOR]Does this prevent the use of Power Attack, since a short sword is a light weapon? [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White] [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]By the same token, if you use it two-handed, do you get to multiply the damage bonus for Strength by 1.5?[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]Assuming you can reap the benefits of two-handed use, how does the double damage vs. undead come into play if you use Power Attack? For example, if a Fighter with an 18 Strength is using a Sun Blade two-handed against evil, the normal damage is d10 + 10 (+4 for the enhancement bonus and +6 for Strength). With one point of Power Attack, this becomes d10 + 12.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]Is everything simply doubled vs. undead, making the damage 2d10 + 24? [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White] [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=White]I guess I'm mostly concerned about the Power Attack damage. I think that since it is not expressed as extra damage dice, it should be doubled normally, but I'm not sure if the rules for multiplying damage (a doubled double equals a triple) come into play somehow with the two-handed wielding. [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=White][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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