JellyPooga
2006-11-13, 10:41 AM
I was watching The Last of the Mohicans the other night and was wondering what D-Day Lewis' characters' Dads weapon would be in D&D terms (the Blue-Choppy-Thing-With-A-Spike-On-The-Back)
I first thought Bastard Sword, but that doesn't account for the spike and it's clearly not any of the other weapons. So I got thinking, what would be fair stats for such a weapon.
For those who haven't seen it or don't know what I'm talking about, it's a large hunk of metal, that's wieldable in 1 or 2 hands. It has a large chopping blade with a lot of weight behind it and it has a spike on the reverse side.
So I was thinking something along the lines of:
Choppy-Thing (name need work) [One Handed Exotic Weapon]
Damage: 1d8 / 1d6
Critical: 19-20 x2 / x4
Type: Slashing / Piercing
Wt. ??
The Choppy-Thing is a large brutish weapon that requires a great deal of skill to wield effectively. It may be wielded Two Handed as a Martial weapon or One Handed as an Exotic Weapon, though you may only use one side or the other. Changing damage types is a free action. you may also wield it Two Handed as an Exotic Double Weapon, taking TWF penalties as if wielding two One Handed Weapons (i.e. -4 / -4 ).
I made the TWF penalties greater than normal for Double Weapons because I thought it needed something to balance the flexibility that the weapon gives (i.e. you can use it as a 1-handed, 2-handed or Dual-Wield weapon). It also fits the large unwieldy lump of steel idea behind it. Thoughts?
I first thought Bastard Sword, but that doesn't account for the spike and it's clearly not any of the other weapons. So I got thinking, what would be fair stats for such a weapon.
For those who haven't seen it or don't know what I'm talking about, it's a large hunk of metal, that's wieldable in 1 or 2 hands. It has a large chopping blade with a lot of weight behind it and it has a spike on the reverse side.
So I was thinking something along the lines of:
Choppy-Thing (name need work) [One Handed Exotic Weapon]
Damage: 1d8 / 1d6
Critical: 19-20 x2 / x4
Type: Slashing / Piercing
Wt. ??
The Choppy-Thing is a large brutish weapon that requires a great deal of skill to wield effectively. It may be wielded Two Handed as a Martial weapon or One Handed as an Exotic Weapon, though you may only use one side or the other. Changing damage types is a free action. you may also wield it Two Handed as an Exotic Double Weapon, taking TWF penalties as if wielding two One Handed Weapons (i.e. -4 / -4 ).
I made the TWF penalties greater than normal for Double Weapons because I thought it needed something to balance the flexibility that the weapon gives (i.e. you can use it as a 1-handed, 2-handed or Dual-Wield weapon). It also fits the large unwieldy lump of steel idea behind it. Thoughts?