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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6890643" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>It is certainly a matter of degree - and the DM judges the degree at which it becomes an issue. Putting a Roman Legion stamp on gear is a perfect example. A gladius is just a shortsword (arguably the archetypal shortsword, chosen for the legions for it's speed relative to heavier blades, something 1e modeled with a speed factor, but 5e models only with finesse), a scutum is just a large shield (5e only has one kind of shield), lorica squamata is just scale mail, lorica hamata, chain. But, lorica segmentata does not neatly correspond to a D&D armor, so there's a potential need for some judgment, there. </p><p>And, the fun one, the innocent pilum. Roman pili ranged from tiny javelins carried pinned inside the shield - arguably D&D 'darts' - to full-sized, heavy-shafted things more comparable in size to spears, but with narrow, 'armor piercing' heads, and soft-iron or wood pins designed to bend or break on impact, so the weapon couldn't be picked up and used effectively by enemies. They were also designed to stick in an enemy's shield to impair it's defensive use and/or the enemy's movement.</p><p></p><p>5e isn't set up to handle much of that, at all, so by saying OK to a pilum, the DM just might be opening a can of worms. Innocuous as a synonym for 'javelin' may seem. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>(And, yes, as a DM, I have approved PCs kitted out as legionaries, and ruled in favor of certain of those tricks.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6890643, member: 996"] It is certainly a matter of degree - and the DM judges the degree at which it becomes an issue. Putting a Roman Legion stamp on gear is a perfect example. A gladius is just a shortsword (arguably the archetypal shortsword, chosen for the legions for it's speed relative to heavier blades, something 1e modeled with a speed factor, but 5e models only with finesse), a scutum is just a large shield (5e only has one kind of shield), lorica squamata is just scale mail, lorica hamata, chain. But, lorica segmentata does not neatly correspond to a D&D armor, so there's a potential need for some judgment, there. And, the fun one, the innocent pilum. Roman pili ranged from tiny javelins carried pinned inside the shield - arguably D&D 'darts' - to full-sized, heavy-shafted things more comparable in size to spears, but with narrow, 'armor piercing' heads, and soft-iron or wood pins designed to bend or break on impact, so the weapon couldn't be picked up and used effectively by enemies. They were also designed to stick in an enemy's shield to impair it's defensive use and/or the enemy's movement. 5e isn't set up to handle much of that, at all, so by saying OK to a pilum, the DM just might be opening a can of worms. Innocuous as a synonym for 'javelin' may seem. :) (And, yes, as a DM, I have approved PCs kitted out as legionaries, and ruled in favor of certain of those tricks.) [/QUOTE]
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