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#1 andypalmer Sep 02, 2014 6:48:52	As it stands now, if you are using a Battleaxe, it is better to take Dueling and use it one-handed than to take Great Weapon and use it with both hands.   Proposed Fix:      Instead of re-rolling a 1 or a 2, you can re-roll a 1, 2, or 3.   When comparing d8+2 vs. d10 with this method, the d10 is only slightly better (avg damage 6.55 vs. 6.5) so I don't see a big balance issue.
#2 1eejit Sep 02, 2014 6:54:18	Yeah, and how does that affect 2d6 weapons?
#3 Chameleon-X Sep 02, 2014 7:30:55	andypalmer wrote:
#4 Uchawi Sep 02, 2014 7:35:09	I would just change the damage to 3-12 and skip the re-roll. But I am not a big fan of adding more dice to the game for any given roll.
#5 Eric888 Sep 02, 2014 14:59:04	This seems extraordinarily frivolous. Do you want your houserules to need a binder?   IF you pick this specific weapon with this specific class feature, even though there are much better weapons to use with that class feature, we should have a special addendum to make it better than another class feature you could choose instead.   Pass.
#6 CVB Sep 02, 2014 15:01:49	Meh, I use the Beta version of GWF.  You do Strength Bonus as Damage on a miss.  Boom, done.  No more worries about extra die rolling.
#7 Mistwell Sep 02, 2014 16:05:28	Don't fix things that are not broken.
#8 Jell_Moo Sep 02, 2014 16:19:54	I'm not entirely sure why this needs a fix... If I use Dueling with a short sword instead of a rapier or longsword I do less damage too. Some weapons are just better choices for specific roles.
#9 souldoubt Sep 02, 2014 21:09:25	Why would you ever use a battleaxe with Great Weapon Fighting?
#10 DemoMonkey Sep 03, 2014 7:32:43	The only "problem" IMO with great weapon fighting is that a high level fighter with a great sword is going to take noticeably longer with their turns because of all the rerolls they will be doing.   This suggestion does not fix that problem.
#11 Caliburn101. Sep 03, 2014 8:18:40	GWF should just be; -2 total 'dice steps' to the weapon's damage die/dice (for instance, d12 becomes d8, 2d6 becomes 2d4 etc.) + add 1d4   So Greatsword would do 3d4 damage, Greataxe 1d8+1d4 damage, 2H Longsword 1d6+1d4 damage, etc.   That way it avoids re-rolls, bumps minimum damage but offers increased normal critical damage unlike a static bonus.   This still leaves the Barbarian go-to weapon as Greataxe but means lower spike numbers, but it does the same to Champion, so this works OK balance-wise I feel.
#12 Grifford Sep 03, 2014 8:33:25	Caliburn101. wrote:
#13 Dracones Sep 03, 2014 11:13:53	Just allow players to reskin weapon stats. Ex/ Allow great axe stats for great swords and vice versa.   Problem solved.
#14 Saelorn Sep 03, 2014 11:29:43	andypalmer wrote:
#15 Brock_Landers Sep 03, 2014 11:38:24	Grifford wrote:
#16 Gwarh Sep 03, 2014 12:35:11	A simple tweek to buff up Great Weapon/2-Handed fighting is to double the STR bonus when weilding a weapon two-handed.    I can't recall if that was a rule in a previous/recent version of D&D or another RPG but it give a wee boost to the dmg output when weilding a weapon with 2 hands, and is easy to remember/impliment.
(Reply to #16) 2Chlorobutanal	Gwarh wrote:
#18 Mistwell Sep 03, 2014 21:46:26	souldoubt wrote:
#19 Atheosis Sep 03, 2014 23:01:12	Mistwell wrote:
#20 andypalmer Sep 04, 2014 10:47:24	Mistwell wrote: