3 Questions- Temp HPs, 2H Wpns, Barbarian Rage

[Usumcasane]

In the exception based system of 4E, if versatile allowed you to treat a weapon as though it were a two-handed weapon, it would say so. As it is, it says you can use two hands to wield it and get a +1 to damage. That's it. Beyond that, the base rules apply. So since a longsword is not in the two-handed weapon category, the extra damage Power Attack affords that weapon category does not apply to it, even if you are using it two-handed.

And yes, this means Halflings and Goblins do NOT get the same benefit from Power Attack, nor do they have the full range of options as Fighters. That is a downside to being a small race.

 

[Starbuck_II]

In the exception based system of 4E, if versatile allowed you to treat a weapon as though it were a two-handed weapon, it would say so. As it is, it says you can use two hands to wield it and get a +1 to damage. That's it. Beyond that, the base rules apply. So since a longsword is not in the two-handed weapon category, the extra damage Power Attack affords that weapon category does not apply to it, even if you are using it two-handed.

And yes, this means Halflings and Goblins do NOT get the same benefit from Power Attack, nor do they have the full range of options as Fighters. That is a downside to being a small race.

Thids is what Cus Serv said:

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So you can't use a dagger 2 handed if Customer service is right.

 

[ValhallaGH]

In the exception based system of 4E, if versatile allowed you to treat a weapon as though it were a two-handed weapon, it would say so. As it is, it says you can use two hands to wield it and get a +1 to damage. That's it. Beyond that, the base rules apply. So since a longsword is not in the two-handed weapon category, the extra damage Power Attack affords that weapon category does not apply to it, even if you are using it two-handed.

And yes, this means Halflings and Goblins do NOT get the same benefit from Power Attack, nor do they have the full range of options as Fighters. That is a downside to being a small race.

And that's what I've been saying.

Side benefit: Since all small melee weapons are one-handed, the Fighter Weapon Talent applies to all a small fighter's melee attacks and almost all of his ranged attacks.