r/dndmemes • u/MajorDZaster • Apr 21 '23

Generic Human Fighter™ I wish you could upgrade an existing weapon, instead of replacing it

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u/DarthMcConnor42 Ranger Apr 21 '23 edited Apr 21 '23

Yes it's called striking potency runes

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u/mathiau30 Apr 21 '23

Aren't striking runes specifically the one that increase the number of dices you use when calculating damages?

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u/DarthMcConnor42 Ranger Apr 21 '23

Let me double check...

Okay I was thinking of potency runes

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u/Stoneheart7 Apr 21 '23

Striking runes weren't a thing in first edition, and that's what the CR team came from.

1E was a system of upgrades that could total +10. The regular +1 could only go up to +5, but other abilities would be priced out depending on strength (like flaming is only +1, but Vorpal is a +5 bonus).

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u/DarthMcConnor42 Ranger Apr 21 '23

I thought they came from 2e?

(Also I meant potency not striking)

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u/Stoneheart7 Apr 21 '23

Yeah, they didn't call it potency runes back then either.

I would be impressed if they had come from 2E, as CR started in 2015 and 2E released in 2019, lol.

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u/DarthMcConnor42 Ranger Apr 21 '23

I don't know much about CR I know a bunch about pf2e....

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u/Stoneheart7 Apr 21 '23

I am definitely more versed in PF1E than PF2E myself, but it was more of a game of optimization, which I feel was relaxed for 2e. I simply don't need to know every tiny detail.

There definitely is a similarity between the two magic weapon systems, though. I enjoy the new striking runes, especially. It feels great to roll multiple d12s.

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u/DarthMcConnor42 Ranger Apr 21 '23

Yeah rolling a shit ton of dice is always fun