D&D 5E Magical Cleaving Weapon

[SkidAce]

Looking to take a greatsword and make it a magical weapon of cleaving as its magical property.

a. just say you get the benefit of Great Weapon Master when wielding the weapon.
b. just use the first half of the feat when using the weapon.
c. use the alternate rules from the cleaving through creatures when wielding the weapon
d. or something I haven't thought of thats not too mechanically fiddly.

 

[Dausuul]

I'd go with b), myself. It's a nifty little boost, and doesn't bring in the balance issues of the -5/+10 component.

 

[Charlaquin]

I like option C a lot.

 

[CleverNickName]

I think I prefer Option A. Just add this line to the weapon's description:
"You have the Great Weapon Master feat while attuned to this weapon."

Nice and clean.

 

[MarkB]

I'd go with option B, plus a little something that will stack with Great Weapon Master - something like "if you already have the Great Weapon Master feat, the triggered attack will deal an additional 5 points of damage."

 

[SkidAce]

I'd go with b), myself. It's a nifty little boost, and doesn't bring in the balance issues of the -5/+10 component.

I was leaning against (a) for that reason.

So far I'm stuck between (b) and (c).

 

[the Jester]

D. "Once per round, when you reduce an enemy to 0 hps with this sword, you can make one additional melee weapon attack with the sword as part of the same attack."

This means that a person without the GWM feat gets a benefit, and that a person with the feat also gets a benefit- and comes out ahead of someone without the feat.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

D. "Once per round, when you reduce an enemy to 0 hps with this sword, you can make one additional melee weapon attack with the sword as part of the same attack."

This means that a person without the GWM feat gets a benefit, and that a person with the feat also gets a benefit- and comes out ahead of someone without the feat.

And that, unlike the GWM version it doesn't become useless half the time because you already used your bonus action.