Magic Items under CBM

[Mardagg]

For a start, I like your changes.
Some general thoughts:

A problem with the 2handed Bane Blade weapon is,that its used by Bane`s and Bane Lords.

Also,its important to consider the constr level and the gem cost,especially when altering level 0,5 gem weapons.

Personally i would prefer to agree on the exact changes for the Wraith Sword first.Then we would have a nice and more expensive weapon to be compared to for balancing reasons.

Wraith Sword:

15 Dgems,Path 3D( 25Dgems,4D before)
Construction Level: 6

Damage- 16 (+7)
Attack- 4 (+2)
Defense- 5 (+2)
Length- 3

Partial Life Drain

overpowered?

@Jarkko

I thought the same about the defense bonis before,but Sombre had a good point about that.
I now think,some increase in def for the 2h swords,only the swords,are ok. Especially for the Wraith Sword,i think its thematic anyhow.

[Sir_Dr_D]

Originally Posted by Mardagg

For a start, I like your changes.
Some general thoughts:

A problem with the 2handed Bane Blade weapon is,that its used by Bane`s and Bane Lords.

Also,its important to consider the constr level and the gem cost,especially when altering level 0,5 gem weapons.

Personally i would prefer to agree on the exact changes for the Wraith Sword first.Then we would have a nice and more expensive weapon to be compared to for balancing reasons.

Wraith Sword:

15 Dgems,Path 3D( 25Dgems,4D before)
Construction Level: 6

Damage- 16 (+7)
Attack- 4 (+2)
Defense- 5 (+2)
Length- 3

Partial Life Drain

overpowered?

- We can always decouple the 'weapon' used by the bane lords, with the bane weapon that we can construct. They can have different stats.

- What I am trying to do is raise the stats of the two handed weapon so that they are just as valueable as the one handed weapons. What should be asked is how the new statted two handed sword of sharpness compares with a single handed sword of sharpness used in combo with one of the level 0 shields. If with these new stats, people would always use the two handed version, then these stats are too powerfull. If people still almost always use the sword shield combo, even at construction level 0, then these new stats cannot be overpowered.

- I like your stats for the wraith sword. It seems about right.

[Mardagg]

Originally Posted by Sir_Dr_D

- We can always decouple the 'weapon' used by the bane lords, with the bane weapon that we can construct. They can have different stats.

yes.
But i dont think thats a good thing to do.
Seems not thematic for a low level item.
I would prefer to slightly tone your ideas down there.Otherwise the already pretty cheap and good banes could be too useful as suicide thugs.
2h Bane Blade
damage: 11(+2)
att: 3(+1)
def:3(+0)

What do you think?
Generally,the decay effect,not bad for early game/Assassins, should be the main reason to build it anyways and is the problem here regarding 1h vs 2h regardless of the changes that are done.
Another idea could be,stats staying the same,but giving it the life after death tag,sombres idea here.Not too useful,but funny.

- What I am trying to do is raise the stats of the two handed weapon so that they are just as valueable as the one handed weapons. What should be asked is how the new statted two handed sword of sharpness compares with a single handed sword of sharpness used in combo with one of the level 0 shields. If with these new stats, people would always use the two handed version, then these stats are too powerfull. If people still almost always use the sword shield combo, even at construction level 0, then these new stats cannot be overpowered.

Yes, and i completely agree with the pike.
Astral is very precious in CBM anyways,so making the pike a better choice for early game is nice ,imo.
But,for the matter of the sword of sharpness...its like someonelse mentioned: low level shields dont offer much.
And 1h weapon + shield is 10 gems,whereas 2h is 5 gems.
Early game,Dwarfen hammers are also seen less frequent,so that difference isnt neglectable imo.

I would prefer to see here :
2h sword of sharpness
damage:14(+2)
Att:3(+1)
def:4(+1)