And from brief comparison--my guys are doing significantly more damage by getting 2 smaller licks in compared to 1 bigger lick (with a Long Sword).
A bit later in the game as yer tanks have leveled high enough to get at least 2 strikes per round, then it should nearly even out (ie, 3 strikes with a SS vs 2 strikes with a LS), and by the time yer tanks get 3 strikes from leveling up--the LS is clearly superior (4 strikes with SS vs 3 strikes with LS) since the extra damage per strike overcomes the decreasing dif between # of strikes.
Basic Weapon stats appear to support this:
Short Sword
Damage: 1d8 (4.5 pts damage per strike)
StatEffect: +1 NAT
Long Sword
Damage: 2d6 (7 pts damage per strike)
[no stat effect]
so..
1d8 = 1+ (1x8) / 2 = 4.5 (2x for xtra attack) = 9 pts avg damage
vs
2d6 = 2 + (2x6) / 2 = 7 (1x for no xtra attack) = 7 pts avg damage
so, all else being equal--seems getting the add'l strike with a Short Sword is worth it in terms of total damage per round.
btw, does anyone know fersure what 'NAT' stands for?
Natural Attacks?
Number of Attacks?
Naughty at Times??
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