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Newbiespud
3rd Aug 2017, 6:00 AM
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Going to take a break from player class, and go for a different type of class.
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like nails.
Let's have some stories of these types of weapons.
Long handle(when compared to swords)
Heavy bashing end
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like nails.
Let's have some stories of these types of weapons.
Long handle(when compared to swords)
Heavy bashing end
When you have a hammer, and you have the very best hammer you can get, and you've put tremendous effort to be the best hammer guy you can possibly be, anything that isn't a nail is a threat to you.
Damn you, coil of rope!!!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!!!
That said, I like Meteor Hammers
Damn you, coil of rope!!!!!! Damn you to hell!!!!!!
That said, I like Meteor Hammers
For a sufficiently advanced hammer, everything is indistinguishable from a nail.
Although my 'stubbornly refuse to use any other tactic' characters in 4e and Pathfinder were more like drills. Fiery electric flying drills.
Although my 'stubbornly refuse to use any other tactic' characters in 4e and Pathfinder were more like drills. Fiery electric flying drills.
I've _always_ been a fan of hammers.
And yet, I never really managed to use them much in RPGs, 'cause I tend away from smashy barbarian-types (I usually go for party-helpers like mages, Warlords or general buffers).
My favorite 3.5 splatbook, though, Races of Stone, had a really nice hammer in it. The Goliath Greathammer- 2d6 damage, +2 to Sunder, weight 50 lbs. Perfect. The only problem was that it was a 'racial' Martial weapon, and thus it didn't make much sense for non-Goliaths to use them.
I never did understand that- Dwarves have warhammers, but they're odd one-handed cudgels as opposed to proper 2-handed polearms, and there's no Lucerne hammer or whatever. About the only option for 2 handed bludgeoning weapons was the Greatclub or Quarterstaff.
Also, have a friend who's playing a Goliath in a current campaign- designed a custom weapon for them (they're playing him like a GW Ogre) with a big meat-tenderizer hammer, hook on the other side, and a chain so he can throw it and bring it back.
And yet, I never really managed to use them much in RPGs, 'cause I tend away from smashy barbarian-types (I usually go for party-helpers like mages, Warlords or general buffers).
My favorite 3.5 splatbook, though, Races of Stone, had a really nice hammer in it. The Goliath Greathammer- 2d6 damage, +2 to Sunder, weight 50 lbs. Perfect. The only problem was that it was a 'racial' Martial weapon, and thus it didn't make much sense for non-Goliaths to use them.
I never did understand that- Dwarves have warhammers, but they're odd one-handed cudgels as opposed to proper 2-handed polearms, and there's no Lucerne hammer or whatever. About the only option for 2 handed bludgeoning weapons was the Greatclub or Quarterstaff.
Also, have a friend who's playing a Goliath in a current campaign- designed a custom weapon for them (they're playing him like a GW Ogre) with a big meat-tenderizer hammer, hook on the other side, and a chain so he can throw it and bring it back.
I think Lucerne hammers were in the older Arms & Equipment guide. Relatively easy to port it.
My 4th ed barbarian had a mattock he used as his main weapon. He tended to one-shot a lot of enemies, leaving them as nothing but wet craters.
Our 5th ed paladin managed to get a crit on a Ravenloft hag by the name of Baba Lysaga, and thanks to a combination of racial abilities and feats and rolling max damage, did over a third (iirc) of her hp in one swing. Maybe over a quarter. Point is it was a noticeable amount for an enemy about a dozen CRs higher than our apl.
Our 5th ed paladin managed to get a crit on a Ravenloft hag by the name of Baba Lysaga, and thanks to a combination of racial abilities and feats and rolling max damage, did over a third (iirc) of her hp in one swing. Maybe over a quarter. Point is it was a noticeable amount for an enemy about a dozen CRs higher than our apl.
But at least now I'm fairly certain my idea is going to happen in this arc. *Grabs popcorn*
So this arch is all about the players ruining their own sessions? Lets rock.
Yeah, its comparitively brutal up here, although we were promised triple digit temps. The winds are bringing the region smoke off of the local forest fires, which has blocked some of the sun and taken us down to the mere 90's
AND YET THE BALEFUL EYE OF RA SHALL PIERCE THE SMOKY HAZE AND BURN AWAY ALL IMPURITY!
HAIL TO THE SUN GOD! HE'S A REALLY FUN GOD!
RA! RA! RA!
AND YET THE BALEFUL EYE OF RA SHALL PIERCE THE SMOKY HAZE AND BURN AWAY ALL IMPURITY!
HAIL TO THE SUN GOD! HE'S A REALLY FUN GOD!
RA! RA! RA!
Perhaps a giant pair of sunglasses above us will help.
...It wasn't like we were going to spend time outside anyway.
It'll probably make you feel better, and it keeps your hands free for doing whatever.