Halfling Staff Wizard . . . impossible?

[fissionessence]

So I just went to make a new character. Actually not a halfling staff wizard, but a goblin witch doctor. Either way, though, I went to find a staff for my small character to use and there isn't one I could use a spear which is essentially the same, except that it's a spear and not a staff.

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[Dalzig]

You can use a staff, you just can't use a quarterstaff (therefore, a staff) as a weapon. You can still use it as an implement.

 

[Wolf88]

Which is kind of dumb if you think about it... my halfling carries a staff but is forbidden to whack things with it if he wants?

 

[Danceofmasks]

Which is kind of dumb if you think about it... my halfling carries a staff but is forbidden to whack things with it if he wants?

That's right ... and it gets even sillier, 'cos a halfling can use that staff implement in one hand, so uses staff+orb at the same time.

 

[Wolf88]

That's right ... and it gets even sillier, 'cos a halfling can use that staff implement in one hand, so uses staff+orb at the same time.

/me is going to houserule shorter staves for halflings. Less damage, less sillyness.

 

[Danceofmasks]

Well, I for one expected to see a smaller staff class weapon in AV ... was sorta disappointed it didn't turn up, considering this staff issue was contentious quite early on.

 

[cmbarona]

I'm particularly baffled by the textbox on AV page 10. It clearly references a "small" property which NO WEAPONS HAVE. I like that 4e gives small characters a nice upgrade for one-handed weapons, but as far as 2-handed weapons go, they really got the short end of the stick.

 

[Caliban]

I'm particularly baffled by the textbox on AV page 10. It clearly references a "small" property which NO WEAPONS HAVE. I like that 4e gives small characters a nice upgrade for one-handed weapons, but as far as 2-handed weapons go, they really got the short end of the stick.

The shortbow in the Player's Handbook has it. As far as I know, that's the only weapon in 4e that has the property at this point.

 

[cmbarona]

Ah, you're right. Missed that.

 

[Drakhar]

I'm particularly baffled by the textbox on AV page 10. It clearly references a "small" property which NO WEAPONS HAVE. I like that 4e gives small characters a nice upgrade for one-handed weapons, but as far as 2-handed weapons go, they really got the short end of the stick.

They don't even get that part of the stick which is the problem.