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Should the Greatsword be d12?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 4394310" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>Let's be sensible and remember we<em> aren't </em>only talking about Fighters here, Mercutio. There are specific ways in which a 2h-sword is slightly better for a Fighter, as you outlined, but do any of them apply to any other classes? Or are they all, in fact, better off using a bastard sword than a 2h?</p><p></p><p>Also, as I don't have my books with me, am I correct in assuming that it costs the same amount of feats to buy proficiency in the Bastard Sword as it does for the 2H sword if you're a character not naturally granted either? Is there some restriction I've forgotten.</p><p></p><p>So the question, for me, still remains, as I'm concerned about more than just Fighters.</p><p></p><p>Another bookless idiot question - is there a heroic-tier Feat the 2h sword fighter could buy to make his 2h sword equal the bastard sword in damage? I mean, I can understand that a feat is probably worth 1 damage (or more), but I can't understand why a person using a bigger, meaner sword can't buy a feat to up his damage too.</p><p></p><p>Maybe that's all the house-ruling we need? Greatsword Master, req. 13 Str, 13 Dex, +1 damage (or +2?) with two-handed swords used two-handed. Maybe it needs to be specific to size M creatures or something, because I imagine the +2 damage feats for Dwarves and Eladrin are only balanced because they are size M.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 4394310, member: 18"] Let's be sensible and remember we[I] aren't [/I]only talking about Fighters here, Mercutio. There are specific ways in which a 2h-sword is slightly better for a Fighter, as you outlined, but do any of them apply to any other classes? Or are they all, in fact, better off using a bastard sword than a 2h? Also, as I don't have my books with me, am I correct in assuming that it costs the same amount of feats to buy proficiency in the Bastard Sword as it does for the 2H sword if you're a character not naturally granted either? Is there some restriction I've forgotten. So the question, for me, still remains, as I'm concerned about more than just Fighters. Another bookless idiot question - is there a heroic-tier Feat the 2h sword fighter could buy to make his 2h sword equal the bastard sword in damage? I mean, I can understand that a feat is probably worth 1 damage (or more), but I can't understand why a person using a bigger, meaner sword can't buy a feat to up his damage too. Maybe that's all the house-ruling we need? Greatsword Master, req. 13 Str, 13 Dex, +1 damage (or +2?) with two-handed swords used two-handed. Maybe it needs to be specific to size M creatures or something, because I imagine the +2 damage feats for Dwarves and Eladrin are only balanced because they are size M. [/QUOTE]
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