Quartz
Hero
I've been thinking about the Versatile property, particularly with reference to the Longsword. At the moment the Versatile property means that this is one-handed weapon that can be used two-handed. But what if that were reversed: what if Versatile were to mean that this is a two-handed weapon that can be used one-handed? This is a nice but important distinction.
So how about this: a Versatile weapon always uses the higher die but takes a -2 penalty to damage if used one-handed? This represents the possibility of a bad strike. And it has a corollary: any one-handed weapon can be used two-handed for extra power (+1 damage).
So how about this: a Versatile weapon always uses the higher die but takes a -2 penalty to damage if used one-handed? This represents the possibility of a bad strike. And it has a corollary: any one-handed weapon can be used two-handed for extra power (+1 damage).