Tridents to be 1 handed, 1D8 x3 piercing weapons.

[Poolson]

What?: Make tridents 1h weapons, for 1D8 piercing, x3 critical threat rate.

Why?: Tridents are two handed 1d8 piercing, 20/x2 crit weapons. They are in every way the spear but inferior and locked behind martial proficiency, as opposed to the spear, that's just simple. Making a 1h 1D8/X3 piercing crit weapon would make the weapon worthwhile, and would give it some very much needed love in being mechanically viable.

[SunrypeSlim]

Seconding Trident as piercing Battleaxe.

[zerotje]

I think this balance patch would make Trident viable and a commonly used weapon.
I'd hate to see Trident being used commonly. It's a strange weapon that should just be used for flavor or certain concepts.

[TsunamiWombat]

Please do this so I can play a small character that uses a trident 2h, I beg you. It doesn't even have to be x3, just make it a medium weapon.

[Drink With Me]

I think this is something that's been talked about for awhile. As far as stats go. I don't know if it should be 1d8 but if it keeps the 1d6 and does become x3. As long as it's one hand I think it'd at least be fun. So Yes to 1h.

[the battle of marathon]

short spears are cooler, just buff short spears

[TsunamiWombat]

short spears are cooler, just buff short spears

or just, yknow, add any kind of shortspears to the module at all

[Charnelist]

Regardless of anything else, tridents should be 1h.


On account of small red creatures dancing around campfires with tridents in their two clawed hands, screeching, "Sacrifice! Sacrifice!"