dulsin |
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.
pres man |
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.
dulsin |
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.
pres man |
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 x3I 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.
Dave Young 992 |
[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!=)