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<blockquote data-quote="The Souljourner" data-source="post: 1034693" data-attributes="member: 1622">I've used one before in a campaign.&nbsp; It's definitely not overpowered.&nbsp; The +2 to trip and disarm is miniscule.&nbsp; How often do people actually use those manuevers in your games?&nbsp; In mine, almost never.&nbsp; Past the first few levels, both are useless against anything except humanoid NPCs, which are not nearly as common as non-humanoid enemies.In addition, as pointed out, its damage is really crappy.&nbsp; A bastard sword does more damage on average, and it can be used in one hand and it has a better threat range.&nbsp; A greatsword does a lot more damage, and doesn't take a feat and also has a better threat range.I think people are over estimating the utility of reach.&nbsp; Yes, it's good, but you've given up so much in damage that it is easily balanced out.&nbsp; If you took away that ability, it would be useless and no one would ever use it.&nbsp; And changing anything else about it wouldn't matter, because it's not the other bonuses that people complain about, it's the reach.-The Souljourner</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Souljourner, post: 1034693, member: 1622"] I've used one before in a campaign. It's definitely not overpowered. The +2 to trip and disarm is miniscule. How often do people actually use those manuevers in your games? In mine, almost never. Past the first few levels, both are useless against anything except humanoid NPCs, which are not nearly as common as non-humanoid enemies. In addition, as pointed out, its damage is really crappy. A bastard sword does more damage on average, and it can be used in one hand and it has a better threat range. A greatsword does a lot more damage, and doesn't take a feat and also has a better threat range. I think people are over estimating the utility of reach. Yes, it's good, but you've given up so much in damage that it is easily balanced out. If you took away that ability, it would be useless and no one would ever use it. And changing anything else about it wouldn't matter, because it's not the other bonuses that people complain about, it's the reach. -The Souljourner [/QUOTE]

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