Great Club


Pathfinder First Edition General Discussion


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So why is the great club a martial weapon?

1d10 x2 crits with no special properties.

Shouldn't the great club fall into the simple two-handed weapon catagorie?
I can't think of a simpler weapon than a big stick. Maybe a big rock...

Spear 1d8 x3 20' range and Brace is a simple weapon.

Quarter staff 1d6/1d6 x2 is a double weapon

Long spear 1d8 x3 has reach and brace

These are all simple Two-handed weapons and they seem allot more complex in use and manufacture than the great club.


dulsin wrote:

So why is the great club a martial weapon?

1d10 x2 crits with no special properties.

Shouldn't the great club fall into the simple two-handed weapon catagorie?
I can't think of a simpler weapon than a big stick. Maybe a big rock...

Spear 1d8 x3 20' range and Brace is a simple weapon.

Quarter staff 1d6/1d6 x2 is a double weapon

Long spear 1d8 x3 has reach and brace

These are all simple Two-handed weapons and they seem allot more complex in use and manufacture than the great club.

It certainly is completely balanced as a simple weapon. People just don't want clerics running around swinging two-handed weapons doing 1d10 damage without multiclassing or taking a feat.


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pres man wrote:
It certainly is completely balanced as a simple weapon. People just don't want clerics running around swinging two-handed weapons doing 1d10 damage without multiclassing or taking a feat.

I guess but if a cleric wanted to take a feat to swing a two-handed martial weapon why not use a

great sword 2d6 19-20x2
or a
great axe 1d12 x3

I just don't see how the great club is any worse than the wizard with a long spear. Silly but effective.


dulsin wrote:
pres man wrote:
It certainly is completely balanced as a simple weapon. People just don't want clerics running around swinging two-handed weapons doing 1d10 damage without multiclassing or taking a feat.

I guess but if a cleric wanted to take a feat to swing a two-handed martial weapon why not use a

great sword 2d6 19-20x2
or a
great axe 1d12 x3

I just don't see how the great club is any worse than the wizard with a long spear. Silly but effective.

Ah, but wizards are not proficient with longspears. Yes, the greatclub is a horrible martial weapon, and there are certainly much better choices. I agree, it should be made simple, I am just explaining why it is not there. d10 weapon damage for the CoDzilla is just too much for some people.


pres man wrote:
[Ah, but wizards are not proficient with longspears. Yes, the greatclub is a horrible martial weapon, and there are certainly much better choices. I agree, it should be made simple, I am just explaining why it is not there. d10 weapon damage for the CoDzilla is just too much for some people.

It's a good weapon for GMs to hand out to the mooks. Cheap, full'o damage, and you won't want them for anything.

I played a hunter of the dead in one campaign who specialized in it. It was purely for flavor. He had a greatsword for a backup weapon!=)

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