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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 980081" data-attributes="member: 907">No, that's not how it works. Weapon size is now related to the size of the wielder it's meant for. A Small dagger is a light weapon meant for Small people, not a Diminutive weapon. A Medium greatsword is a greatsword meant for Medium people, not a Large weapon. Forget the old weapon sizes - they're irrelevant to the way things work now.The weapon is not Large, it's Medium. The halfling can use it with a -2 penalty on account of it being one size bigger than him.The halfling would either have a -4 to hit (because it's two sizes larger than him) or not be able to use it at all (I'm not sure if it's "-2 per size difference" or just "-2 for one size difference, impossible for bigger"). And a large greatsword is Large, not Huge. It's a Large two-handed weapon though.The thing is that the old weapon size classification has been replaced by a two-dimensional system: "handedness" (light/one-handed/two-handed) and "size" (Small/Medium/Large, determines the size it's meant for). While a Small longsword and a Medium shortsword might do the same damage (1d6), they're not the same weapon - the Small longsword is meant for slashing, and has a thinner hilt (since it's meant for halfling/gnome hands rather than human) wheras the Medium shortsword is meant for piercing and has a thicker hilt.</blockquote>