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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7724228" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>Why finesse longswords? Mainly plot protection.</p><p></p><p>Whatever the weapon it needs to make sense within a high Dexterity culture. It strains credulity that a Non-strength Elf subrace would be hurling rock boulders as the cultural weapon of choice.</p><p></p><p>It could be, the finesse rapier is the cultural weapon for the High Elf. But personally, the rapier cannot feel ‘elven’ to me. It cannot even feel ‘medievalesque’ to me. The rapier is a renaissance weapon.</p><p></p><p>I dont mind the Drow wielding the rapier, because they have a weird, exotic, mysterious, remote culture. If they have a weird weapon, fine. At least it makes sense in the Drow high Dexterity culture.</p><p></p><p>D&D tradition has always associated the High Elf with the longsword (even after it makes less sense when finesse weapons became available in D&D). Instead of ending this tradition, just allow the High Elf to apply the finesse property to it because of the famous whirling dancing fighting-style.</p><p></p><p>Mechanically, there is no difference between the finesse rapier and the finesse longsword, except that the finesse longsword can be used versatilely with both hands if sacrificing the use of a shield. Which also feels appropriate to the high Dexterity Elf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7724228, member: 58172"] Why finesse longswords? Mainly plot protection. Whatever the weapon it needs to make sense within a high Dexterity culture. It strains credulity that a Non-strength Elf subrace would be hurling rock boulders as the cultural weapon of choice. It could be, the finesse rapier is the cultural weapon for the High Elf. But personally, the rapier cannot feel ‘elven’ to me. It cannot even feel ‘medievalesque’ to me. The rapier is a renaissance weapon. I dont mind the Drow wielding the rapier, because they have a weird, exotic, mysterious, remote culture. If they have a weird weapon, fine. At least it makes sense in the Drow high Dexterity culture. D&D tradition has always associated the High Elf with the longsword (even after it makes less sense when finesse weapons became available in D&D). Instead of ending this tradition, just allow the High Elf to apply the finesse property to it because of the famous whirling dancing fighting-style. Mechanically, there is no difference between the finesse rapier and the finesse longsword, except that the finesse longsword can be used versatilely with both hands if sacrificing the use of a shield. Which also feels appropriate to the high Dexterity Elf. [/QUOTE]
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