Editing Katanas are Underpowered in d20 (section)

== Derivatives are underpowered in the The Calculus ==

That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Difference Quotient" bullshit that's going on in the The Calculus system right now. Derivatives deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.

I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine derivative in England for 2,400,000£ (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even derive instantaneous changes in velocity with my derivative.

English mathematicians spend years working on a single derivative and check it up to a million times to produce the finest mathematical shortcut known to mankind.

Derivatives are thrice as quick as Asian abacuses and thrice as precise for that matter too. Anything an abacus can calculate, a derivative can calculate better. I'm sure a derivative could easily bisect a complex equation with a simple vertical application.

Ever wonder why medieval Asia never bothered conquering England? That's right, they were too scared to have a math-off with the disciplined mathematicians and their derivatives of destruction. Even in World War II, Japanese soldiers targeted the men with the derivatives first because their calculating power was feared and respected.

So what am I saying? Derivatives are simply the best shortcut that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the The Calculus system. Here is the stat block I propose for Derivatives:

(One-Handed Exotic Weapon)<br>
lim(h→0) [f(a+h)-f(a)]/(h)  <br>
19-20 x4 Calc <br>
+2 to speed and calculations <br>
Counts as Fundamental Tool for the The Calculus

(With a Calculator)<br>
nDeriv[d/dx][f(x)]|=x <br>
17-20 x4 Calc <br>
+5 to speed and calculations <br>
Counts as Fundamental Tool for the The Calculus

Now that seems a lot more representative of the calculating power of the Derivatives in real life, don't you think?

tl;dr: Derivatives need more application in The Calculus, see my new stat block.