On Mar 24, 3:05=A0pm, IanthePez <ianthe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I'm new to the game, and after a few horrible deaths, I have my
> current ranger up to level 15.
>
> My question is concerning items. =A0I have a vague understanding of what
> the numbers after an item name do, but I can't tell when an item is
> better than another....
>
> For example
>
> Beaked Axe (2d6) (+2, +4)
> or
> Two Handed Sword (3d6)
>
> I know that the beaked axe has +2 to hit, and +4 to damage.
>
> Which item is better? =A0Is the +4 damage applied to each die? =A0Would
> that make it 1d6+4, 1d6+4?
Damage is applied after the die roll. So your beaked axe is (2d6)+4.
>
> My other question is how do I know how fast a weapon is? =A0I have seen
> some good crossbows, but people say they are slower...how do I tell??
Melee weapon speed is a mixture of strength, dexterity, and weapon
weight. Lighter weapons (e.g. a dagger) will give you extra blows per
round sooner than heavy weapons. Thus a lighter weapon gets more
damage per round than a heavy weapon because the to_dam bonus adds up
faster than the die rolls.
For example, a dagger (1d4) (+2, +4) versus the beaked axe (2d6) (+2,
+4). Not knowing your stats, let's presume strength is high enough
for 3 blows with a dagger versus 1 blow with the beaked axe.
If every blow with the dagger hits, that's a total of (3d4)+12. The
beaked axe remains at (2d6)+4. That's 8 more damage per round, or 4
extra damage per hit of the dagger.
Heavy weapons can get larger criticals, but they don't start
outperforming lighter weapons until your strength/dex are high enough
to get max blows/round, just like the lighter ones.
I can't speak to rangers with bows, since I know they get extra shots,
but to most cl***** all bows/xbows are equally fast unless they have
the ego Extra Shots.
That is, most cl***** get 1 shot/round regardless of sling/bow/xbow.
>
> Last thing...on the heavier armors they have a penalty to hit. =A0Is
> this going to matter at level 15?
Is that character level 15 or dungeon level 15?
>
> Thanks for all the help.
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