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<blockquote data-quote="Kzach" data-source="post: 4394752" data-attributes="member: 56189">Comparing the greataxe and the maul to the greatsword you're neglecting several factors. The greataxe has a flat 5% chance per strike of doing up to DOUBLE the amount of damage a d12 greatsword can. The maul is a double-dice weapon, which means a higher median and minimum damage, ie. you're generally going to do more damage with it than with a single-die weapon.Making the greatsword d12 doesn't make it better than the other weapons, it simply brings it up to par with them. It makes the greatsword a viable choice rather than a no-brainer to go with something else. As it stands, the falchion is a far better weapon than the greatsword, even at the reduced damage die, simply due to the average damage being only .5 lower, and the 5% potential to do up to 6 points more damage than it, combined with a higher median and minimum damage.You'd be silly to take a greatsword at the moment. It is by far, the suboptimal choice. d12 doesn't make it the best choice either, it simply makes it a viable choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kzach, post: 4394752, member: 56189"] Comparing the greataxe and the maul to the greatsword you're neglecting several factors. The greataxe has a flat 5% chance per strike of doing up to DOUBLE the amount of damage a d12 greatsword can. The maul is a double-dice weapon, which means a higher median and minimum damage, ie. you're generally going to do more damage with it than with a single-die weapon. Making the greatsword d12 doesn't make it better than the other weapons, it simply brings it up to par with them. It makes the greatsword a viable choice rather than a no-brainer to go with something else. As it stands, the falchion is a far better weapon than the greatsword, even at the reduced damage die, simply due to the average damage being only .5 lower, and the 5% potential to do up to 6 points more damage than it, combined with a higher median and minimum damage. You'd be silly to take a greatsword at the moment. It is by far, the suboptimal choice. d12 doesn't make it the best choice either, it simply makes it a viable choice. [/QUOTE]

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