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Originally posted by Alson:
Hardly. 
The Slow effect is much better than it looks - has no save, ignores Magic Resistance, bypasses Stoneskin and is cumulative.
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That's true. But in terms of damage, and what they can damage/kill, FoA and Blackblood are very similar in power.
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Blackblood +3 : 1D6 +3 +3 = 9.5
Gnasher +2 : 1D6 +2 +(2*4) = 13.5
The slivers damage adds up really fast. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Keep Blackblood for Trolls and Mages.
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That's what I always thought too. But when I actually tested The Gnasher and other items with similar effect, I hardly ever noticed the slivers. The average damage you listed is only true if the target actually stays alive for 5 rounds (since the additional slivers first starts to kick one round after the hit, correct?). Most monsters I target with my party are dead in mere seconds though. It may be useful against extremely durable monsters that will actually take a while to kill but I find those to be quite rare. That's why I prefer weapons that hit hard with each hit rather than those that build up their power over a longer period of time.
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Blade of Searing: 2D4 +3 +1 = 9
Jhor the Bleeder : 2D4 +2 +10 = 17!
The cumulative damage strikes back, Part 2. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Well what I said about The Gnasher applies here too [img]smile.gif[/img] As well as the fact that Blade of Searing will punch through stoneskins and kill trolls.
[ 12-16-2002, 04:36 PM: Message edited by: Rataxes ]