Palace guardian - tweak suggestion
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:40 am
Hello!
Wanted to propose a tweak that I think will make a (IMO) very useless weapon into something a bit more useful and closer thematically to what (I think) it was supposed to be.
The Palace Guardian halberd sold at the exotic wares merchant at FAI is currently attributed as follows:
+2 bludgeoning, +4 EB, +4 taunt/parry/search
While it's description is pretty broken (One line that is obviously cut in the middle), I would guess it's supposed to be some kind of weapon for Palace guards (hence the name), so I was thinking maybe a more detection oriented skill bonuses might be better instead, something like:
+4 spot/listen/survival (for tracking intruders) or even heal (for taking care of those under his protection etc) - something along these lines.
In general, available epic halberds for purchase are really subpar compared to ... almost any other weapon, the other option for a halberd user is the glaive of the butcherer which is available in the BG market, whose properties are:
+4 EB, +1d4 bludgeoning, + 4 ac against magical beasts
And as much as displacer beasts are the true menace of BG, the added ac bonus is pretty much useless. Even the monetary value of both available halberds are around 80k for the glaive of the butcherer and 25k for the Palace Guardian (for comparison, other weapon types can easily range around the 200-400k range).
What do you think?
Thanks,
gotesu
Wanted to propose a tweak that I think will make a (IMO) very useless weapon into something a bit more useful and closer thematically to what (I think) it was supposed to be.
The Palace Guardian halberd sold at the exotic wares merchant at FAI is currently attributed as follows:
+2 bludgeoning, +4 EB, +4 taunt/parry/search
While it's description is pretty broken (One line that is obviously cut in the middle), I would guess it's supposed to be some kind of weapon for Palace guards (hence the name), so I was thinking maybe a more detection oriented skill bonuses might be better instead, something like:
+4 spot/listen/survival (for tracking intruders) or even heal (for taking care of those under his protection etc) - something along these lines.
In general, available epic halberds for purchase are really subpar compared to ... almost any other weapon, the other option for a halberd user is the glaive of the butcherer which is available in the BG market, whose properties are:
+4 EB, +1d4 bludgeoning, + 4 ac against magical beasts
And as much as displacer beasts are the true menace of BG, the added ac bonus is pretty much useless. Even the monetary value of both available halberds are around 80k for the glaive of the butcherer and 25k for the Palace Guardian (for comparison, other weapon types can easily range around the 200-400k range).
What do you think?
Thanks,
gotesu