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Date Posted: 11:24:06 12/16/03 Tue
Author: Bob
Subject: Donald

I was looking for something in the archives and ran across this question:

"You have probably crunched the numbers for this. Who will do more damage the fighter wielding a bastard sword two-handed or the same fighter wielding a greatsword? Does the longer threat range of the bastard sword make up for the greatsword's greater amount of base damage?"

I obviously overlooked it but now have an answer for you . . .

Maybe the SRD is faulty but both the Bastard Sword and the Great Sword have a 19/x2 threat range! So a great sword is clearly a superior damage weapon. ;)

If, however, you wanted a comparison between
Great Sword 2d6 - 19/x2
Great Axe 1d12 - 20/x3
Bastard Sword 1d10 - 19/x2

I can give you this -- With the same bonuses to hit, but with no strength bonuses, the damage ratio lies this way:

Great Sword -- 1
Great Axe -- .93
Bastard Sword -- .79

As strength bonuses increase however, the ratios tighten considerably. With an 18 strength:

Great Sword -- 1
Great Axe -- .96
Bastard Sword -- .88

With a 30 Strength:

Great Sword -- 1
Great Axe -- .98
Bastard Sword -- .93

Not surprisingly, the damage bonus from strength begins to completely override the other damage factors.

Hope this helps . . .

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Replies:

Bob -- Donald, 13:59:02 12/16/03 Tue
- Still not as good -- Bbo, 17:22:38 12/16/03 Tue
  - Another Consideration -- Adilbrand, 18:09:28 12/16/03 Tue
    - Dunno -- Bob, 18:47:28 12/16/03 Tue
    - After Consideration -- Bob, 07:30:26 12/17/03 Wed
      - WTF? -- Bob, 07:33:40 12/17/03 Wed
        Re: WTF? -- Adilbrand, 13:25:46 12/17/03 Wed
        Of course not -- Bob, 14:00:35 12/17/03 Wed
  - Re: Still not as good -- Xanthor, 05:41:59 12/17/03 Wed
    - Falchion -- Bob, 07:08:55 12/17/03 Wed
      - Re: Falchion -- Adilbrand, 13:27:02 12/17/03 Wed
        Re: Falchion -- Bob, 13:58:24 12/17/03 Wed

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