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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CubicsRube" data-source="post: 8080947" data-attributes="member: 6848185">Here's an untested and incomplete weapons table, but it's an idea that I've had percolating in my head for a while regarding alternate attacks with weapons:<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Martial Melee Weapons</td><td>Basic Attack</td><td>Damage</td><td></td><td>Special Attack</td><td>Attack Roll Modifier</td><td>Damage</td><td>Conditions</td></tr><tr><td>Battleaxe</td><td>Hack</td><td>1d8 slashing</td><td></td><td>Overhead chop</td><td>-5 </td><td>1d12 slashing</td><td>Crit on 19-20</td></tr><tr><td>Greataxe</td><td>Hack</td><td>1d12 slashing</td><td></td><td>Sweeping attack</td><td>-5 </td><td>1d12 slashing</td><td>Crit on 19-20, strikes two adjacent targets</td></tr><tr><td>War Pick</td><td>Hack</td><td>1d8 piercing</td><td></td><td>Precision strike</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d8 piercing</td><td>Crit on 18-20</td></tr><tr><td>Flail</td><td>Smash</td><td>1d8 bludgeoning</td><td></td><td>Entangle</td><td>-5 </td><td>1d4 bludgeoning</td><td>grapple check on target on hit</td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar</td><td>Smash</td><td>1d8 piercing</td><td></td><td>Stun</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d4 piercing</td><td>Target makes CON check vs STR or has disadvantage on next attack roll</td></tr><tr><td>Warhammer</td><td>Smash</td><td>1d8 bludgeoning</td><td></td><td>Drive back</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d6 bludgeoning</td><td>Str check to push target back</td></tr><tr><td>Maul</td><td>Smash</td><td>2d6 bludgeoning</td><td></td><td>Flatten</td><td>-5 </td><td>2d6 bludgeoning</td><td>Str check to knock target prone</td></tr><tr><td>Pike</td><td>Stab</td><td>1d10 piercing</td><td></td><td>Impale</td><td>-2 </td><td>2d6 piercing</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Trident</td><td>Stab</td><td>1d6 piercing</td><td></td><td>Pin down</td><td>-2 </td><td>1</td><td>Target makes dex check or is restrained</td></tr><tr><td>Halberd</td><td>Slash</td><td>1d10 slashing</td><td></td><td>Keep away</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d6 piercing</td><td>+1 to AC until next round</td></tr><tr><td>Glaive</td><td>Stab</td><td>1d10 slashing</td><td></td><td>Leg sweep</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d6 slashing</td><td>STR vs target or they fall prone</td></tr><tr><td>Shortsword</td><td>Stab</td><td>1d6 piercing</td><td></td><td>Double slash</td><td>-2 </td><td>1</td><td>Attack twice when using the attack option</td></tr><tr><td>Longsword</td><td>Slash</td><td>1d8 slashing</td><td></td><td>Defensive strike</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d8 slashing</td><td>+1 to AC until next round</td></tr><tr><td>Rapier</td><td>Stab</td><td>1d8 piercing</td><td></td><td>Draw cut</td><td>-4 </td><td>1d10 slashing</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Scimitar</td><td>Slash</td><td>1d6 slashing</td><td></td><td>Multi attack</td><td>-2 </td><td>1d3</td><td>Attack two adjacent targets with the same attack</td></tr><tr><td>Greatsword</td><td>Hack</td><td>2d6 slashing</td><td></td><td>Defensive strike</td><td>-2 </td><td>2d6 slashing</td><td>+1 to AC until next round</td></tr><tr><td>Whip</td><td>Crack</td><td>1d4 slashing</td><td></td><td>Entangle</td><td>-2 </td><td>Nil</td><td>Restrained on target</td></tr></table>If a PC is proficiency in the weapon, they can use the special attack, otherwise they can only use the basic attack. Each weapon could potentially have a third attack, but I wouldn't go more than that. The idea is to provide a meaningful choice where both options might be useful in a given situation. I've applied a logic above that most special attacks give some sort of condition at the cost of a reduced attack roll, reduced damage, or both. Obviously a lot of testing would need to be done to ensure balance (this is where I have baulked), but the concept could be made workable IMO.</blockquote>

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