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<blockquote data-quote="tzor" data-source="post: 1330271" data-attributes="member: 12826">I like the 3.5 weapon size rules.&nbsp; I don't like the way 3.5 describes the 3.5 weapon size rules.&nbsp; One I got a &quot;handle&quot; on the problem it all made sense.There is more to a weapon than its business end.&nbsp; The difference between a giant's dagger, a medium's longsword and a small's two hander isn't per se the size of the blade, but the size and thickness of the handle.Swords designed for bigger hands are hard to hold with smaller hands.&nbsp; Likewise the opposite is true as well, swords designed for smaller hands are hard to hold with larger hands.&nbsp; An extreeme example of this case is the tiny plastic cocktail swords that normally are used against olives.&nbsp; Try wielding that tiny handle.Some other elements of size are not addressed, such as what should happen to reach.&nbsp; I don't think that this is a major problem, and I could probably fake a good house rule if I needed to.&nbsp; But once you look at it as a handle/size problem the rule makes a whole lot of sense.&nbsp; At least it did to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tzor, post: 1330271, member: 12826"] I like the 3.5 weapon size rules. I don't like the way 3.5 describes the 3.5 weapon size rules. One I got a "handle" on the problem it all made sense. There is more to a weapon than its business end. The difference between a giant's dagger, a medium's longsword and a small's two hander isn't per se the size of the blade, but the size and thickness of the handle. Swords designed for bigger hands are hard to hold with smaller hands. Likewise the opposite is true as well, swords designed for smaller hands are hard to hold with larger hands. An extreeme example of this case is the tiny plastic cocktail swords that normally are used against olives. Try wielding that tiny handle. Some other elements of size are not addressed, such as what should happen to reach. I don't think that this is a major problem, and I could probably fake a good house rule if I needed to. But once you look at it as a handle/size problem the rule makes a whole lot of sense. At least it did to me. [/QUOTE]

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