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02/28/11(Mon)20:26 No.14079724That's it. I'm sick of all this "+1 bleeding rapier" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. drill rapiers deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.
I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine drill rapier from Spain and my local hardware store for 18,000 dollars and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even drill through the heavens with my drill rapier.
Drill Rapier smiths spend years working on a single drill rapier and twist it up to a million times to produce the finest drill blades known to mankind.
Drill rapiers are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut or drill through, a drill rapier can cut or drill through better. I'm pretty sure a drill rapier could easily stab straight through a knight wearing full plate with a simple thrust.
Ever wonder why medieval Europe was known for it's awesome furniture? That's right, they were using their awesome drill rapiers as handy tools to build their empires. Even in World War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the drill rapiers first because their killing power was feared and respected.
So what am I saying? Drill rapiers are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Drill rapiers:
(One-Handed Exotic Weapon) 1d20 Damage 15-20 x6 Crit +4 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork
(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon) 2d12 Damage 13-20 x6 Crit +8 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork
Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting/drilling power of drill rapiers in real life, don't you think?
tl;dr = drill rapiers need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block. |