[4e] Weapon Damage

[Yakk]

So your character has 20 strength (+5), and has a longsword.

He attacks and hits with a power that does 2[W]+StrengthBonus damage, but does it two-handed.

How much damage does he do?
2d8+6 or 2d8+7?

I can't find a quote either way in the rulebooks, and this could change game-balance at mid/high levels significantly...

[Azerian Kelimon]

So your character has 20 strength (+5), and has a longsword.

He attacks and hits with a power that does 2[W]+StrengthBonus damage, but does it two-handed.

How much damage does he do?
2d8+6 or 2d8+7?

I can't find a quote either way in the rulebooks, and this could change game-balance at mid/high levels significantly...

2d8+6. The bonus is applied on top.

That's why Three-in-One Shot or Storm of destruction are awesome. The more times you can apply bonuses to a power, the better it is.

[Yakk]

Can you actually cite a quote? Because I can find parts of the PHB that seem to back both assumptions, but nothing that goes out and says it... so I'm looking for actual evidence instead of just assumptions.

[Azerian Kelimon]

Versatile: Versatile weapons are one-handed, but
you can use them two-handed. If you do, you deal an
extra 1 point of damage when you roll damage for the
weapon.

You're rolling for the damage once. It's no 1W+1W, but rather 2W. Since it's a combined result, the damage is only applied once.

[Dark Tira]

Page 276 handles damage stacking.

[Yakk]

Hmm. The wording is slightly different (When you roll your weapon damage) as opposed to (added to damage rolls), but it is probably an example of just variant wording.

Sad. That means that Ver. weapons become more and more obsolete as you gain levels.

[Starbuck_II]

Hmm. The wording is slightly different (When you roll your weapon damage) as opposed to (added to damage rolls), but it is probably an example of just variant wording.

Sad. That means that Ver. weapons become more and more obsolete as you gain levels.

True, that means that while at low levels a longsword (2h) is just as good Greatsword. Slowly, Greatsword evens up being better (as it should).