Keen?

Willard · 05-19-2003, 07:48 PM

I have been wondering this for a long time. What in the world is "Keen"? It's not in the manual or anything.

SpiritWarrior · 05-19-2003, 07:54 PM

Keen

This enchantment doubles the threat range of a weapon. Only slashing and piercing weapons can be enchanted to be keen. Basically you will hit more often with a Keen weapon. I use it on everything I can.
Market Price: +1 bonus.

Willard · 05-19-2003, 07:56 PM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Thanks! Now to the itemwizard.....

Micah Foehammer · 05-19-2003, 07:57 PM

*Keen* is a descriptive term for an ultra-sharp blade. In game terms, it doubles the effective range for critical hits. A normal longsword does a critical hit on a roll of 19 to 20, but a KEEN longsword does a critical on a roll of 17 to 20.

Adding improved critical to a Keen weapon will TRIPLE the critical hit range - so that keen longsword will now do critical damage on a die roll of 15 to 20!

As an aside the most dangerous weapons in terms of critical threat range are the scimitar and the rapier. Keen variants of those weapons will do criticals on die rolls of 12 to 20 if the improved critical feat is utilized. For overall damage potential however, a variant of the Scythe is the hands down winner. It has a critical threat range (again with the IC feat applied) of 18 to 20 but its crits do FOUR times normal damage!!

SpiritWarrior · 05-20-2003, 02:18 AM

Massive crits are also a good idea on Keen weapons.

Malavon's Rage · 05-30-2003, 06:38 PM

Since we're on this topic, What side effects does the "holy avenger" property do?

Granamere · 05-30-2003, 11:23 PM

Non-paladin hands:
+2 weapon
25% dispel on hit

In paladin hands:
+5 weapon
25% dispel on hit
d6 divine damage vs evil
spell resistance 16

oldbittercraig · 06-03-2003, 02:51 PM

Keen weapons are awesome. Too bad they don't work on those pesky undead mobs you find all over hte place.

robertthebard · 06-07-2003, 11:09 AM

didn't want to start a new post for this, but where do you find this info in the book? I looked, but maybe I don't know what I'm looking for?

andrewas · 06-07-2003, 11:35 AM

You mutter an ancient and foul curse towards the bioware employees who wrote it, and turn to actual ad&d rulebooks. In common with all bioware RPGs, the NWN manual lacks important details.

05-19-2003, 07:48 PM	#1
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 32 Posts: 1,752	I have been wondering this for a long time. What in the world is "Keen"? It's not in the manual or anything. __________________

05-19-2003, 07:54 PM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Keen This enchantment doubles the threat range of a weapon. Only slashing and piercing weapons can be enchanted to be keen. Basically you will hit more often with a Keen weapon. I use it on everything I can. Market Price: +1 bonus. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

05-19-2003, 07:56 PM	#3
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 32 Posts: 1,752	Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Thanks! Now to the itemwizard..... __________________

05-19-2003, 07:57 PM	#4
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Keen is a descriptive term for an ultra-sharp blade. In game terms, it doubles the effective range for critical hits. A normal longsword does a critical hit on a roll of 19 to 20, but a KEEN longsword does a critical on a roll of 17 to 20. Adding improved critical to a Keen weapon will TRIPLE the critical hit range - so that keen longsword will now do critical damage on a die roll of 15 to 20! As an aside the most dangerous weapons in terms of critical threat range are the scimitar and the rapier. Keen variants of those weapons will do criticals on die rolls of 12 to 20 if the improved critical feat is utilized. For overall damage potential however, a variant of the Scythe is the hands down winner. It has a critical threat range (again with the IC feat applied) of 18 to 20 but its crits do FOUR times normal damage!! __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

05-20-2003, 02:18 AM	#5
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Massive crits are also a good idea on Keen weapons. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

05-30-2003, 06:38 PM	#6
Malavon's Rage Elminster Join Date: July 15, 2002 Location: USA Age: 36 Posts: 412	Since we're on this topic, What side effects does the "holy avenger" property do? __________________ Capital Punishment turns the state into a murderer, Imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master.

05-30-2003, 11:23 PM	#7
Granamere Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 27, 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Age: 51 Posts: 372	Non-paladin hands: +2 weapon 25% dispel on hit In paladin hands: +5 weapon 25% dispel on hit d6 divine damage vs evil spell resistance 16

06-03-2003, 02:51 PM	#8
oldbittercraig Elminster Join Date: July 12, 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ, us Posts: 435	Keen weapons are awesome. Too bad they don't work on those pesky undead mobs you find all over hte place. __________________ <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rant]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rant.gif\" />

06-07-2003, 11:09 AM	#9
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	didn't want to start a new post for this, but where do you find this info in the book? I looked, but maybe I don't know what I'm looking for? __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

06-07-2003, 11:35 AM	#10
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	You mutter an ancient and foul curse towards the bioware employees who wrote it, and turn to actual ad&d rulebooks. In common with all bioware RPGs, the NWN manual lacks important details. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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