Anyone Go Vorpal? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Anyone Go Vorpal? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Ogre4Hire
02-11-05, 02:55 PM I was just wondering if anyone bothered to shell out for Vorpal weapons anymore, given their cost and general lack of effect.

95% of the time they don't do anything, and 5% of the time they kill the Great Wyrm in the Surprise Round. Doesn't really seem like that good of a tradeoff to me.
Jaxen723
02-11-05, 02:57 PM I was just wondering if anyone bothered to shell out for Vorpal weapons anymore, given their cost and general lack of effect.

95% of the time they don't do anything, and 5% of the time they kill the Great Wyrm in the Surprise Round. Doesn't really seem like that good of a tradeoff to me.
Vorpal isn't really worth the cost anymore, so I personally don't like it.
tarkin
02-11-05, 03:16 PM Vorpal continues to be a powerfull function.
Unfortunately, the rareness makes it less fun to play.

Who should use a Vorpal Weapon?

Characters with extra attacks.

Specifically:

Whirlwind fighters LOVE a Vorpal Weapon - attack 7 people a round and every 3 rounds you should get a Vorpal kill.

TWF rangers

Monks - especially a Monk fighter that also uses TWF.
Valkrist
02-11-05, 03:19 PM Add to Tarkin's list:

Anyone with a Spiked Chain.

It is just WAY too much fun to imagine you knocking someone's head off at 10' with a chain. Very Wuxia.
Ringrose
02-11-05, 03:25 PM Vorpal needs to be a slashing weapon...spiked chain is piercing... :)

I guess it's time for some reading comprehension and tactical visualization practice.
Valkrist
02-11-05, 03:33 PM Yeah, I know. Despite EVERY picture of the Spiked Chain ever drawn having slashing blades on the ends, it's a piercing weapon.

Fine. Vorpal Kusari-Gama.
Melpomene
02-11-05, 03:35 PM ::puts away vorpal sap:: Aw...
cwslyclgh
02-11-05, 03:37 PM when I was asked to make an 20th level character for a one-shot adventure I gave him a vorpal weapon, it worked out pretty well (he actually vorpalized two creatures as part of a whirl-wind attack).
Valkrist
02-11-05, 03:39 PM ::puts away vorpal sap:: Aw...
Heh.

That's right up there with the Thundering rapier
GoodTeletubby
02-13-05, 04:51 PM Yeah, I know. Despite EVERY picture of the Spiked Chain ever drawn having slashing blades on the ends, it's a piercing weapon.

Fine. Vorpal Kusari-Gama.
they only ever came close to getting the spiked chain right in one picture

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG251.jpg

3.5 MM vampires, that's about right for the spiked chain, if anything it should be piercing/bludgeoning
q'afuu
02-13-05, 05:16 PM I have always had an enormous dislike for Vorpal - 3.5 didn't change that in any way. It doesn't exist in my games. Period. No arguments.
Gunrock
02-13-05, 05:24 PM Vorpal is powerful but not worth the price. Its benefits are too rare to be worth the price you pay (including the opportunity cost of other special abilities), yet it's too powerful to let it cost a smaller amount. It can instatly kill almost every monster or NPC 5% of the time. That's an obscenely powerful ability. But you have to roll a 20. I'm not paying for something I only use 5% of the time.
unusualsuspect
02-13-05, 05:51 PM There is a picture in Complete Warrior that I thought was a pretty decent rendition of a Spiked Chain as well... it was definitely bludgeoning, and definitely finesse-worthy.
Count Arioch the 28th
02-13-05, 05:56 PM I've alwyas wanted to break the "piercing only" and have a bad guy with vorpal shuriken. I was inspired by this movie script:
Ninja movie (http://www.realultimatepower.net/ninja/ninja_movie_script.htm)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ogre4Hire 02-11-05, 02:55 PM	I was just wondering if anyone bothered to shell out for Vorpal weapons anymore, given their cost and general lack of effect. 95% of the time they don't do anything, and 5% of the time they kill the Great Wyrm in the Surprise Round. Doesn't really seem like that good of a tradeoff to me.
Jaxen723 02-11-05, 02:57 PM	I was just wondering if anyone bothered to shell out for Vorpal weapons anymore, given their cost and general lack of effect. 95% of the time they don't do anything, and 5% of the time they kill the Great Wyrm in the Surprise Round. Doesn't really seem like that good of a tradeoff to me. Vorpal isn't really worth the cost anymore, so I personally don't like it.
tarkin 02-11-05, 03:16 PM	Vorpal continues to be a powerfull function. Unfortunately, the rareness makes it less fun to play. Who should use a Vorpal Weapon? Characters with extra attacks. Specifically: Whirlwind fighters LOVE a Vorpal Weapon - attack 7 people a round and every 3 rounds you should get a Vorpal kill. TWF rangers Monks - especially a Monk fighter that also uses TWF.
Valkrist 02-11-05, 03:19 PM	Add to Tarkin's list: Anyone with a Spiked Chain. It is just WAY too much fun to imagine you knocking someone's head off at 10' with a chain. Very Wuxia.
Ringrose 02-11-05, 03:25 PM	Vorpal needs to be a slashing weapon...spiked chain is piercing... :) I guess it's time for some reading comprehension and tactical visualization practice.
Valkrist 02-11-05, 03:33 PM	Yeah, I know. Despite EVERY picture of the Spiked Chain ever drawn having slashing blades on the ends, it's a piercing weapon. Fine. Vorpal Kusari-Gama.
Melpomene 02-11-05, 03:35 PM	::puts away vorpal sap:: Aw...
cwslyclgh 02-11-05, 03:37 PM	when I was asked to make an 20th level character for a one-shot adventure I gave him a vorpal weapon, it worked out pretty well (he actually vorpalized two creatures as part of a whirl-wind attack).
Valkrist 02-11-05, 03:39 PM	::puts away vorpal sap:: Aw... Heh. That's right up there with the Thundering rapier
GoodTeletubby 02-13-05, 04:51 PM	Yeah, I know. Despite EVERY picture of the Spiked Chain ever drawn having slashing blades on the ends, it's a piercing weapon. Fine. Vorpal Kusari-Gama. they only ever came close to getting the spiked chain right in one picture http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG251.jpg 3.5 MM vampires, that's about right for the spiked chain, if anything it should be piercing/bludgeoning
q'afuu 02-13-05, 05:16 PM	I have always had an enormous dislike for Vorpal - 3.5 didn't change that in any way. It doesn't exist in my games. Period. No arguments.
Gunrock 02-13-05, 05:24 PM	Vorpal is powerful but not worth the price. Its benefits are too rare to be worth the price you pay (including the opportunity cost of other special abilities), yet it's too powerful to let it cost a smaller amount. It can instatly kill almost every monster or NPC 5% of the time. That's an obscenely powerful ability. But you have to roll a 20. I'm not paying for something I only use 5% of the time.
unusualsuspect 02-13-05, 05:51 PM	There is a picture in Complete Warrior that I thought was a pretty decent rendition of a Spiked Chain as well... it was definitely bludgeoning, and definitely finesse-worthy.
Count Arioch the 28th 02-13-05, 05:56 PM	I've alwyas wanted to break the "piercing only" and have a bad guy with vorpal shuriken. I was inspired by this movie script: Ninja movie (http://www.realultimatepower.net/ninja/ninja_movie_script.htm)