Slashing rapier to be sold at Roaringshore?
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:41 pm
So!
We have a rapier appearance that is very much a sidesword, not a rapier. Sideswords are basically shorter rapiers with the increased ability to do well with slashing damage.
Mechanically speaking, Rapiers having bonus damage: slashing 1 or 2 shouldn't be a major boost. AFAIK, Dervish doesn't work with bonus damages, only base damage. What would be a boost would be bludgeoning, so this is pretty much a Cover-your-rear-end for the rule of "Play your sheet."
Thus! If there's a rapier sold somewhere, named Sidesword (bonus damage slashing), sidesword +1, sidesword +2, then there is no one, even the most fanatical believer of "What you see is what you get" who can complain about a player wanting to roleplay their rapier as a sidesword.
Thanks
This post is a 01:40 ramble, so might be incoherent. Will try to rewrite later if too incoherent.
We have a rapier appearance that is very much a sidesword, not a rapier. Sideswords are basically shorter rapiers with the increased ability to do well with slashing damage.
Mechanically speaking, Rapiers having bonus damage: slashing 1 or 2 shouldn't be a major boost. AFAIK, Dervish doesn't work with bonus damages, only base damage. What would be a boost would be bludgeoning, so this is pretty much a Cover-your-rear-end for the rule of "Play your sheet."
Thus! If there's a rapier sold somewhere, named Sidesword (bonus damage slashing), sidesword +1, sidesword +2, then there is no one, even the most fanatical believer of "What you see is what you get" who can complain about a player wanting to roleplay their rapier as a sidesword.
Thanks
This post is a 01:40 ramble, so might be incoherent. Will try to rewrite later if too incoherent.