I know there's already been plenty of discussion about what the 2014 Great Weapon Fighting style can reroll but I haven't found a discussion regarding this specifically.
Would GWF reroll the extra damage dice provided by the weapon itself? I'll be using the Ascendant Dragon's Wrath Weapon in a campaign driven oneshot. It deals 1d10+3d6 on a hit. Would GWF also reroll the d6s? I know it's generally agreed that GWF is pretty pointless with basic weapons compared to other fighting styles but would it be worth using with the extra damage dice?
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain this benefit.
Nothing restricts the source of the Damage Roll.
Note for 2024, the same is still true, but instead of rerolling, you treat the roll as a 3. I wonder if there is any way to get Finesse on a Two-handed or Versatile weapon... :D
I've seen a lot of debate about RAW vs RAI with RAI dictating that it only applies to the damage of the weapon itself and doesn't include magic effects like smites and such. Using a weapon that provides the damage itself would likely apply regardless but I wanted some opinions before I commit to a build.
Double Bladed Scimitar is two-handed and the Revenant Blade feat makes it finesse.
I've seen a lot of debate about RAW vs RAI with RAI dictating that it only applies to the damage of the weapon itself and doesn't include magic effects like smites and such. Using a weapon that provides the damage itself would likely apply regardless but I wanted some opinions before I commit to a build.
Double Bladed Scimitar is two-handed and the Revenant Blade feat makes it finesse.
Interesting.
Double-bladed Scimitar and Revenant Blade plus Great Weapon Fighting for a Rogue X/Fighter 1 gives an average +1.3 to +6.7 (2014) or +1 to +5 (2024) on the +2D6 to +10D6 sneak attack dice. The more dice, the better but it's hardly game breaking. Of course, the more dice, the better.
With the Double-bladed Scimitar itself, the fighting style is actually better in 2024 than in 2014, making the 2d4 average 6.5 instead of 6 (without the fighting style, the average is 5).
Yeah it's not much. In 2024 that fighter 1 would probably be better with 2WF and nick mastery with scimitar for an extra d6+DEX separate from sneak attack.
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I know there's already been plenty of discussion about what the 2014 Great Weapon Fighting style can reroll but I haven't found a discussion regarding this specifically.
Would GWF reroll the extra damage dice provided by the weapon itself? I'll be using the Ascendant Dragon's Wrath Weapon in a campaign driven oneshot. It deals 1d10+3d6 on a hit. Would GWF also reroll the d6s? I know it's generally agreed that GWF is pretty pointless with basic weapons compared to other fighting styles but would it be worth using with the extra damage dice?
From my reading, every damage die rolled as part of the attack would be eligible for a reroll if that die came up a 1 or 2.
2014 Great Weapon Fighting Style
Nothing restricts the source of the Damage Roll.
Note for 2024, the same is still true, but instead of rerolling, you treat the roll as a 3. I wonder if there is any way to get Finesse on a Two-handed or Versatile weapon... :D
I've seen a lot of debate about RAW vs RAI with RAI dictating that it only applies to the damage of the weapon itself and doesn't include magic effects like smites and such. Using a weapon that provides the damage itself would likely apply regardless but I wanted some opinions before I commit to a build.
Double Bladed Scimitar is two-handed and the Revenant Blade feat makes it finesse.
Interesting.
Double-bladed Scimitar and Revenant Blade plus Great Weapon Fighting for a Rogue X/Fighter 1 gives an average +1.3 to +6.7 (2014) or +1 to +5 (2024) on the +2D6 to +10D6 sneak attack dice. The more dice, the better but it's hardly game breaking. Of course, the more dice, the better.
With the Double-bladed Scimitar itself, the fighting style is actually better in 2024 than in 2014, making the 2d4 average 6.5 instead of 6 (without the fighting style, the average is 5).
Yeah it's not much. In 2024 that fighter 1 would probably be better with 2WF and nick mastery with scimitar for an extra d6+DEX separate from sneak attack.