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[โ€“] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I hate this; back in 3e/3.5e a keen scimitar could crit on a 17 because a scimitar's crit range was 18-20 (keen widens crit range)

I hate 5e for simplifying everything so much

Try Pathfinder! You crit whenever you exceed the target by 10 or more, and different weapons have different crit effects. For example, a Longbow is Deadly d10 so in addition to doing double base damage you also add in a d10. Your scimitar is Forceful and Sweep, which doesn't do anything extra on a crit, but does add extra damage and a bonus to hit with multiple attacks. Perfect for a whirling dervish type character.