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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 730287" data-attributes="member: 6875">Re: Re: Re: Sure Striking?Fools, for paying a +1 value to get a +2 DR bypass out of the bargain?Fools, for beign able to have a nonepic item that can punch through ANY Epic DR I've seen (+5, Sure Striking (5) -- gets past DR x/+15 ... and is nonepic: +5 enhancement, and +5 worth of special enchantments) ... ?It parallels a PsiHB weapon special -- a +1 adjustment, that gives the weapons +0 to hit, +2 damage (I forget the name of this ability).I have a personal equivalent -- +2 to hit, +0 damage, +1 market price factor ("Accurate"), doesn't affect DR.IMO it's fair.  If you can afford a +2 sword, but are worried about hitting often enough, get the +2/+0/no DR ability on a +1 sword.  DR X/+2 will stop you cold, but you'll hit slitly more often than with a normal +2 sword (+3 to hit, +1 damage).If you care more about damage, get the +0/+2/no DR ability on a +1 sword.  You wont hit as often as with a +2 sword, and DR x/+2 will still stop you cold, but you get +1 to hit and +3 damage, so you hit HARDER.If DR worries you, get a +1 sword with the +0/+0/get through more DR ability.  You only get +1 to hit and +1 to damage, but if you face a DR x/+2 or x/+3 creature, you keep on rocking....Then there's the fact that a +5 sword, versus DR x/+6, is nearly as useless as a +0 sword.  But, by my system, the +4/Sure Striking sword is -better-, 'cause it penetrates the DR x/+6 like a hot knife through butter.</blockquote>

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