Are there any greatswords for lategame or am I just doomed?

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

I was looking through the wiki, and googling to plan my equipment, but I'm really not seeing any +5 gswords.

Am I missing something here? There are like 5 magic greatswords listed on the wiki that aren't from kingmaker.

[Babbles]

Prolly the best Greatsword is in Blackwater.

[Princess Pilfer]

Greater Magic Weapon will get any weapon you want up to +5. That's why it's there.

[Schlumpsha]

There is also a mod which turn Radiance into different weapon types. Including greatsword.

[Raikon]

Originally posted by Babbles:

Prolly the best Greatsword is in Blackwater.

I havent really understood the hype for that one myself. I think as there is a god of greatswords, there should be quite a few of them. Gorrum is the god of greatswords if i remember right.

[leyasu888]

Max power Finnean can be a +5 Greatsword

[gmwaddington]

This is the Numerian Greatsword in Blackwater:

Numerian Greatsword Information

Bonus Effect:
This +3 greatsword is merged with Numerian technology. Once per day, the wielder can activate one of five enhancements for a number of rounds equal to half the wielder's level.

◆Fiber Muscles: The primary subject of fiber muscles gains a +4 enhancement bonus to Dexterity and Strength scores, and a +4 enhancement bonus to Mobility skill checks.
◆Augmented Heart: The primary subject of augmented heart gains a +6 enhancement bonus to constitution score and fortification 25.
◆Force Shield: This shield is supported by some generator in this dungeon. It grants the wearer a +4 shield bonus to AC. Magic missiles and similar abilities can bypass it.
◆Stainless Skin: The primary subject of stainless skin gains a +4 natural armor bonus to AC and a +4 bonus to AC against touch attacks.
◆Upgraded Neural System: The primary subject of the upgraded neural system gains a +4 enhancement bonus to Intelligence score. DC of saving throws against spells and abilities they use is increased by 2.

Presumably you could use Greater Magic Weapon to increase it to +5.

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Princess Pilfer:

Greater Magic Weapon will get any weapon you want up to +5. That's why it's there.

Well yes, but I'm not getting magic classes till I unlock legend and then I'll work my way towards a lvl 40 eldritch knight.

Genuinely I can't remember the last tabletop based game that had a large variety of weapons. In baldurs gate it was either worlds edge or nothing.

[Princess Pilfer]

Greater Magic Weapon isn't a personal buff, just have someone else cast it on you. You can/should have a buff-bot on hand anyways. (Probably a cleric because some of the domain abilities are insantely strong)

[Gorwe]

Originally posted by Princess Pilfer:

Greater Magic Weapon will get any weapon you want up to +5. That's why it's there.

This. Don't worry about it, it's very easy to have a +5 weapon.

Also, if you like Greatswords, I suggest just using Fang of Malice. It's a sacred weapon of the Greatsword god, so...(next to no idea why it isn't at least +4)

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Princess Pilfer:

Greater Magic Weapon isn't a personal buff, just have someone else cast it on you. You can/should have a buff-bot on hand anyways. (Probably a cleric because some of the domain abilities are insantely strong)

Fine I'll stop skirting around the issue. I hate stopgap measures. There I said it. Stop throwing greater magic weapon at me because I'll never like that solution.

[Princess Pilfer]

It's not a stopgap. That's literally what it's there for.

Some of the best weapons in the game aren't +5 weapons. They're often +2 or +3, but their various unique enchantments are super strong. You use greater magic weapon on them, from the moment you get them, the entire game. It's not a stopgap until you can get a better weapon, that *is* the better weapon.

It's an hour/level spell too so it's very easy to cast it 1 time and then clear an entire area. If you're lazy or paranoid (like me) you take enduring spells 1 and just have your cleric or wizard go through casting it on everyone who needs it the moment you enter an area (any area.)

[Invisible]

I ssen that thread multiple times for kingmaker.

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Princess Pilfer:

It's not a stopgap. That's literally what it's there for.

Some of the best weapons in the game aren't +5 weapons. They're often +2 or +3, but their various unique enchantments are super strong. You use greater magic weapon on them, from the moment you get them, the entire game. It's not a stopgap until you can get a better weapon, that *is* the better weapon.

It's an hour/level spell too so it's very easy to cast it 1 time and then clear an entire area. If you're lazy or paranoid (like me) you take enduring spells 1 and just have your cleric or wizard go through casting it on everyone who needs it the moment you enter an area (any area.)

It ain't a weapon it's a spell that takes up a slot. It's also a temporary answer to a problem thus a stopgap.

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Invisible:

I ssen that thread multiple times for kingmaker.

For good reason I'd hope. Honestly I didn't have a big issue with kingmaker, but by the time I got the barbarian war I was starved for greatswords. I had longswords, hammers, bastard swords, glaives, scythes, shortswords, daggers and a whole lotta weapons that were magic. I had oodles of circlets and belts and gloves and boots, but greatswords were so rare.

Sadly I actually never got to play kingmaker past the barbarian war because my campaign was so bugged that progressing was impossible.

[seeker1]

BTW, a little tinkering in Toybox, and anything you want is a +5 weapon. Also, anything but the unique properties can be added, like vorpal or ghost touch.

Just saying. It's definitely true that some weapon categories have a "best in class" and some don't.