Okay, for everyone's convenience (and so we can perhaps have just a bit more last-minute discussion about them ), here's a list of the changes to these items. I don't know as though I'll have time to revisit them, but do post your comments regardless if you feel strongly that anything else should be different.

Epic Antique Greataxe: Added Righteousness, increased base damage to 3d10, fixed Adamantine property
Epic Kronzek's Cruelty: Added Lightning Strike and Improved Destruction
Epic Phiarlan Spy Dagger: Added Improved Paralyzing. Replaced Deception with Improved Deception, which procs twice as often.
Epic Noxious Fang: Added Disintegration
Epic Garos' Malice: Added Greater Incineration (procs about twice as often as normal Incineration). Sneak attack bonus was replaced with a new effect called "Blinding Embers." This blinds an enemy on a vorpal hit, no save.
Epic Brimstone Verge: Replaced Fireball with Delayed Blast Fireball, added Epic Combustion VII (60% damage boost)
Epic Roderic's Wand: Now grants Augment Summoning while held
Epic Brawn's Spirits: Added Incite 10% and Exceptional Con +2. The Intimidate bonus is now a +20 competence instead of the stacking 5 enhancement, and the Rage clicky caster level is now 15.
Epic Grim's Bracelet: Added Dodge +3. Strength bonus upped to +7.
Epic Mask of Comedy: Improved Healing Lore to Major, added Superior Devotion VII. Now has Greater Potency VII as well.
Epic Mask of Tragedy: Improved Void Lore to Major, added Superior Nullification VII. Now has Greater Potency VII as well.
Epic Phiarlan Mirror Cloak: Improved Spell Resistance to 30, added Spell Absorption (5 charges), added Greater Light Resistance. It will also keep Blurry (there was some debate about whether it would).
Epic Ring of Elemental Essence: Added Epic Combustion/Glaciation/Magnetism/Corrosion (60% damage boosts), added Inherent Resistance 5 to fire, cold and electric.
Epic Shimmering Pendant: Increased Charisma boost to +7, increased skill boosts to +20

Epic Elyd Edge: Now has Screaming, as well as "Cacophony:" a sonic damage effect equal in proc rate and power to Incineration. It will use the higher of Strength or Charisma for to-hit and damage. Will also have a new effect called "Inspiring Echoes:" a Bard wielder's Inspire Heroics, Inspire Competence and Song of Freedom become AoE while this weapon is held.
Epic Midnight's Greetings: Enhancement bonus is now equal to Int modifier (min 6, max 10). Replaced Deception with Improved Deception. Added Improved Paralyzing. Now boosts your Assassinate DCs by 2. It will use the higher of Strength or Dexterity for to-hit and damage.
Epic Deneith Heavy Chain: Now has Superior False Life and Vertigo +15.
Epic Blademark's Docent: Now has Superior False Life and Vertigo +15.
Epic Chimera's Crown: Now grants stacking hit points depending on the number of Dragonmarks you have: 1 Dragonmark grants 10 HP, 2 grants 15, and 3 grants 20. 3 Dragonmarks will also grant Spell Resistance 30.
Epic Chimera's Fang: Base item is now +6, 3d10 base damage, Incite 20%, Silver, Keen, Shocking Burst, Destruction, Shatter +10, Red Augment Slot. Dragonmarks add extra effects to the item- 1 or more Dragonmarks: bastard sword proficiency, +7. 2 or more Dragonmarks: Sup. Parrying, +8. 3 Dragonmarks (non-Sentinel): Disintegration, +8. 3 Dragonmarks (all Sentinel): Disintegration, +10, Fortified Defenses 50%.

All epic wands also now have a maximize-like effect applied to them to boost their damage by 100%. Due to the implementation method, this doesn't stack with the enhancements that boost wand damage, but it still beats them out.

Epic Roderic's Wand: Now grants Augment Summoning while held

That will let me put a Quorforged Docent of Battle on the FvS and I'll get to keep my HP when I swap out to use the Amrath belt clickies.

I find this appealing.

I'm currently sitting with Greater Potency VII on my FvS's DT docent just because it gives me at least the 40% boost on all of my mass cure spells when I don't have the Amrath clicky active.  I don't have anything particularly interesting on my head right now, so there's no major loss there.

That will let me put a Quorforged Docent of Battle on the FvS and I'll get to keep my HP when I swap out to use the Amrath belt clickies.

And I still get the +40% to Blade Barriers.

I'll run the numbers vs Lit2 khopesh for you.

+50dmg mod about right?

Kensai is +4 crit dmg yea? or +6?

Hmmm so Halfling with Epic Chimeras and 3 healing marks would get prof, +8 and disint. wow.

Ok numbers for a  Kensai 2, +50dmg mod including +5 weapon, +10 seeker with bloodstone (+6 and +4 kensai) with 1 dragonmark feat.

Current Chimera's Fang
91.83 = 75.3 + 16.53

New Chimera's Fang with 1 Dragonmark feat (+7 instead of +6 and BS prof.)
87.2 = 82.78 + 4.43

New Chimera's Fang with 3 Sentinel Dragonmark feat
101.38 = 86.23 + 15.16

Lit2 Khopesh
107.4 = 80.93 + 26.48

Even though the Lit2 is ahead, +5 to hit and destruction would put the Fang's ahead by a substantial amount if you are not already hitting Epic mobs on a 2-5+.

Also unless you take all 3 feats, the current Chimera's Fang is BETTER! The lit2 strike without feats does this.

I wont bother comparing vs Devil bosses, it is pretty obvious.



I will compare to Epic Brigand's Cutlass though (for Devil trash or a pure Pally).

Epic Brigand's Cutlass (+6 seeker only, assuming not Kensai specced)
97.55 = 76.1 + 21.45

What happens if I calculate Kensai 3 with +1 crit range and +2 crit damage?


The Cutlass's for a Scimi specced Kensai3 become:
105.78 = 83.8 + 21.98

and the New Chimera's Fang with all feats becomes:
107.51 = 91.8 + 15.71

or a Halfling with Healing dragonmarks Kensai3?
101.51 = 85.8 + 15.71 (removed 5pts per hit, 2 less for non sentinel feats, -3 for no WF PA)

Lit2 takes a massive jump at Kensai 3
117.05 = 89.48 + 27.58

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But vs Hard Devil bosses Kensai3

Lit2 Khopesh
74.93 = 47.35 + 27.58

New Chimeras Fang all feats slotted with Good
90.19 = 74.49 + 15.71

Epic Brigand's Cutlass 20 Pally slotted with Silver
87.05 = 65.6 + 21.45 (without capstone dmg)
97.02 = 65.6 + 31.43 (WITH capstone dmg but not KOTC)


Very very interesting

Do it with a Blitz, so +4 Crit.

Dmg mod? 50 should be ok. Do a couple though for 40, 50, 60, and 70.

Edit: Epic Chimera's Fang: Base item is now +6, 3d10 base damage, Incite 20%, Silver, Keen, Shocking Burst, Destruction, Shatter +10, Red Augment Slot. Dragonmarks add extra effects to the item- 1 or more Dragonmarks: bastard sword proficiency, +7. 2 or more Dragonmarks: Sup. Parrying, +8. 3 Dragonmarks (non-Sentinel): Disintegration, +8. 3 Dragonmarks (all Sentinel): Disintegration, +10, Fortified Defenses 50%.

Basically, we're looking at a +10, DR breaking, Keen, Sunder +10, Hate Generating, 3d10 base dmging, Disintigrating, Lightning Striking, TWF masterpiece. Not only that, but it adds to AC and fortification AND gives free proficiency.

I'm hoping the fact that it's only a x2 Crit is made up for in all this ridiculousness.

I'm reluctant to do this because the weapon's damage will suffer considerably, and it did have Lightning Strike previously, which players had grown used to. But there have been some valid comments that the new changes make the weapon too reliant on the Dragonmarks for its utility- so to address that, I think I'll make Disintegration a base effect instead of having it on the 3-Dragonmark tier. This requires some tweaking of the other item properties to balance it out, though, so here is the new plan for its stats and progression.

Base item: +6, 2d10 base damage, Incite 20%, Silver, Keen, Shocking Burst, Disintegration, Destruction, Shatter +10, Red Augment Slot. 1 or more Dragonmarks: bastard sword proficiency, +7. 2 or more Dragonmarks: Greater Parrying, +8. 3 Dragonmarks (non-Sentinel): Sup. Parrying, +8. 3 Dragonmarks (all Sentinel): +10, Fortified Defenses 50%.

Base damage will be the same as is currently on live, but it will have Disintegration from the beginning, and will still gain a +10 enhancement bonus at the top tier.

LOL

That sucks. That's another 4-5 off the base damage.

Getting a drink and bio then I will run the numbers. Busy at work too but this is more fun.