WOUNDS: Variable Weapon Damage

This is a mini-research project to see how quickly monsters die, at relatively low levels when damage output is pretty stable.

AD&D:
Low damage weapon: Dagger (2.5)
Mid damage weapon: Longsword (4.5/6.5)
High damage weapon: 2H Sword (5.5/10.5)

TIER 0 MONSTER: Goblin (1-1 HD - 3.5 HP)
- Survives 1.4 hits against the dagger
- Survives 0.77 hits against the longsword
- Survives 0.64 hits against the zweihander

TIER 1 MONSTER: Hobgoblin (1+1 HD - 5.5 HP)
- Survives 2.2 hits against the dagger
- Survives 1.22 hits against the longsword
- Survives 1 hits against the zweihander

TIER 2 MONSTER: Ogre (4 HD - 18 HP)
- Survives 7.2 / 9 hits against the dagger
- Survives 4 /2.77 hits against the longsword
- Survives 3.27 / 1.7 hits against the zweihander

S&W WB:
Low damage weapon: Dagger (2.5)
Mid damage weapon: Longsword (3.5)
High damage weapon: Halberd (4.5)

TIER 0 MONSTER: Goblin (1-1 HD - 2.5 HP)
- Survives 1 hits against the dagger
- Survives 0.71 hits against the longsword
- Survives 0.55 hits against the zweihander

TIER 1 MONSTER: Hobgoblin (1+1 HD - 4.5 HP)
- Survives 1.8 hits against the dagger
- Survives 1.29 hits against the longsword
- Survives 1 hits against the zweihander

TIER 2 MONSTER: Ogre (4+1 HD - 15 HP)
- Survives 6 hits against the dagger
- Survives 4.29 hits against the longsword
- Survives 3.33 hits against the zweihander


CONCLUSIONS

Before you take into account the massive damage escalation from special damage vs. large critters, two handed weapons end up killing monsters almost twice as fast as low-damage light weapons. One handed weapons fill in towards the middle.

A monster of a tier lower than you can be reliably one-shotted by your weakest weapon. A monster of a tier equal to you can be reliably one-shotted by your strongest weapon. And a monster of the tier higher than you won't be one shotted at all.

That's about all I want to do right now, as I'm a bit loopy on mefloquin + sleeping pills. :)