I'm trying to make a magical weapon which is a utility item which has since been reused as a weapon by some yeti in a frozen port which they have found in the ice.
The item was originally intended as an icebreaker for the prow of a boat, which would allow small impacts from the boat to crack the ice with ease, allowing them to sail through the icy waters safely.
The yeti have since found it and attached a handle, allowing the one who did to become the chieftain, because the weapon is effective against things which are immune to cold damage (IE Ice).
I don't want this thing to be spectacular, and the barbarian is the only one who would wield a greatsword (and he has 2 powerful weapons already) so I picked a longsword instead. My current spitball idea is:
The Snowcutter
magical weapon (Longsword, Rare)
Str Requirement: 12. +1 Weapon. When dealing damage to creatures which are resistant to cold damage, treat damage rolls of a 2 or less as a 3. When dealing damage to a creature with immunity to cold damage, treat damage rolls of a 4 or less as a 5.
I am thinking that the snowcutter would originally have been designed to always deal moderate damage to ice, regardless of how hard you hit it, so this makes sense to me.
TBH it seems like a pointless item if the only PC who would use it is a Barbarian that is built to use a greatsword. Consider:
Ordinary Greatsword = 2d6+STR = 7+STR This Longsword = 1d8+STR+1 = 5.5+STR This Longsword vs Cold Resistant = 6+STR This Longsword vs Cold Immune = 6.75+STR
If they use the Longsword two-handed that's another +1 to the expected damage, making this Longsword vs a Cold Immune creature the equivalent of a +1 Greatsword.
Hi all,
I'm trying to make a magical weapon which is a utility item which has since been reused as a weapon by some yeti in a frozen port which they have found in the ice.
The item was originally intended as an icebreaker for the prow of a boat, which would allow small impacts from the boat to crack the ice with ease, allowing them to sail through the icy waters safely.
The yeti have since found it and attached a handle, allowing the one who did to become the chieftain, because the weapon is effective against things which are immune to cold damage (IE Ice).
I don't want this thing to be spectacular, and the barbarian is the only one who would wield a greatsword (and he has 2 powerful weapons already) so I picked a longsword instead. My current spitball idea is:
The Snowcutter
magical weapon (Longsword, Rare)
Str Requirement: 12. +1 Weapon. When dealing damage to creatures which are resistant to cold damage, treat damage rolls of a 2 or less as a 3. When dealing damage to a creature with immunity to cold damage, treat damage rolls of a 4 or less as a 5.
I am thinking that the snowcutter would originally have been designed to always deal moderate damage to ice, regardless of how hard you hit it, so this makes sense to me.
Does this look reasonable to everyone?
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Apart from the name discrepancy and the arbitrary strength requirement, it seems fine.
TBH it seems like a pointless item if the only PC who would use it is a Barbarian that is built to use a greatsword. Consider:
Ordinary Greatsword = 2d6+STR = 7+STR
This Longsword = 1d8+STR+1 = 5.5+STR
This Longsword vs Cold Resistant = 6+STR
This Longsword vs Cold Immune = 6.75+STR
If they use the Longsword two-handed that's another +1 to the expected damage, making this Longsword vs a Cold Immune creature the equivalent of a +1 Greatsword.
Snowcutter should be Uncommon not Rare.