D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] Halfling with Reach, you like it?

[Cybern]

My group just can't imagine a small character with a reach weapon. The small longspear, IMO, sounds odd.

Small PCs just barely get 5' reach (logicaly), so how long is a small longspear? It needs to be longer than 5', or else a medium 2-handed sword should get reach.

And as far as I know, you don't hold a spear from the far end (or else the lever principle can't work.)

 

[BiggusGeekus@Work]

Halflings in 3.5 have slinkys for arms.

 

[Cybern]

Halflings in 3.5 have slinkys for arms.

Oh, I see, and Halfling monks got some slinkies for legs ? LOL

 

[BiggusGeekus@Work]

Oh, I see, and Halfling monks got some slinkies for legs ? LOL

Laugh while you can, it'll be erratta'd. That and the bit about dwarves duct-taping bouncy balls on their feet so they can tumble in heavy armor.

 

[Cybern]

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Laugh while you can, it'll be erratta'd. That and the bit about dwarves duct-taping bouncy balls on their feet so they can tumble in heavy armor.

Ok for the small long reach, but dwarves tumbling in heavy armor? At ½ move dwarves won't get far anyway... is it really a problem? I got the book the day they were out, but I haven't played 3.5 yet!

 

[Tewligan]

Halflings in 3.5 have slinkys for arms.

Halflings = Tom Servo

 

[Cybern]

Halflings = Tom Servo

Who ?

 

[Rashak Mani]

I would think the "small" version of weapons is availabe more to calculate damage of weapons and people that were reduced or shrunk somehow... so I dont think a small halfling with a small longspear would have reach.

 

[welby]

Who ?

the gumball machine-like robot from mystery science theatre 3000

It's Tom Servo!

 

[Cybern]

I would think the "small" version of weapons is availabe more to calculate damage of weapons and people that were reduced or shrunk somehow... so I dont think a small halfling with a small longspear would have reach.

I don't either! I just want to read it in my PHB : Small versions of reach weapons don't grant an additional 5' reach, unless wielded by Tiny creatures. I know maybe in an errata...

For Tiny creatures to have reach (5' instead of 2½') is ok IMO, but for a 3' tall gnome to hit a creature about 10' away is just dumb. And remember (if I may somewhat quote myself), reach weapons are not wielded from one end (as are swords), but from a more center / last quarter of the weapon. How long is a small longspear in 3.5?



edit: simplified