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<blockquote data-quote="cmbarona" data-source="post: 4393735" data-attributes="member: 71281"><p><strong>Military v Superior</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm gonna have to say no to this. I think you're comparing the Bastard Sword to the Greatsword as if they are on the same level of skill use, which they are not.</p><p> </p><p>The Greatsword is a military weapon. It should be comparable to other weapons in the military bracket, and two-handed military weapons at that. Heavy and light blades in 4e are meant to offer increased accuracy at decreased damage. A few exceptions may exist (I haven't double-checked all possibilities), but this is the general aim of the numbers provided by the PHB. Superior weapons are meant to be, well, superior. Thus they offer an appealing choice for a feat.</p><p> </p><p>When you compare the Greatsword to the Bastard Sword, you're comparing a weapon that doesn't require a feat to one that does (unless you really want to spend a feat on the Greatsword for a class that doesn't get military melee as a default). The Bastard Sword should be better than the Greatsword in order to offer the appeal of a more powerful weapon in exchange for a feat. You can take a Weapon Focus feat to get the damage to the same point as a two-handed Bastard Sword if you so desire.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers make sense, if perhaps the flavor does not. Although there are ways you could argue the flavor makes sense as well: e.g., Bastard sword proficiency requires enough training that it's as deadly in your one hand as a Greatsword is in the two hands of a standard Fighter, and even deadlier in both. After all, Bastard Swords are meant to offer flexibility and maneuverability that a Greatsword cannot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmbarona, post: 4393735, member: 71281"] [b]Military v Superior[/b] I'm gonna have to say no to this. I think you're comparing the Bastard Sword to the Greatsword as if they are on the same level of skill use, which they are not. The Greatsword is a military weapon. It should be comparable to other weapons in the military bracket, and two-handed military weapons at that. Heavy and light blades in 4e are meant to offer increased accuracy at decreased damage. A few exceptions may exist (I haven't double-checked all possibilities), but this is the general aim of the numbers provided by the PHB. Superior weapons are meant to be, well, superior. Thus they offer an appealing choice for a feat. When you compare the Greatsword to the Bastard Sword, you're comparing a weapon that doesn't require a feat to one that does (unless you really want to spend a feat on the Greatsword for a class that doesn't get military melee as a default). The Bastard Sword should be better than the Greatsword in order to offer the appeal of a more powerful weapon in exchange for a feat. You can take a Weapon Focus feat to get the damage to the same point as a two-handed Bastard Sword if you so desire. The numbers make sense, if perhaps the flavor does not. Although there are ways you could argue the flavor makes sense as well: e.g., Bastard sword proficiency requires enough training that it's as deadly in your one hand as a Greatsword is in the two hands of a standard Fighter, and even deadlier in both. After all, Bastard Swords are meant to offer flexibility and maneuverability that a Greatsword cannot. [/QUOTE]
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