D&D 5E (2014) 5e Bastard Sword

[aramis erak]

Hey! I really miss bastard sword from DnD5e, so i diceded to make one. Here's my idea: dmg: d8 slashing 2H or 1HSpecial: If you have the two weapon fightnig feat, and make an attack with this weapon, you can decide to make an additional attack to swap this weapon to one hand. The attack deals d8 damage. While you wield the bastard sword in two hands its uses your STR modifier, but in one hand it's uses your DEX bonus. If you have the fightning style feat, you can choose the great weapon fightning or the duelist, but the effect depends if you wield the weapon in one or two hand. If you have more than one attak you have to decide how to use your weapon, the decision applies all of your normal attacks.

They changed its name to longsword in an apparent fit of political correctness.

As for historical connotations, Longsword is simply "over 30 inches of blade and can be wielded in 1 hand" and short sword "under 30 inches of blade"... while most historical texts use "hand-and-a-half sword" or "two handed long sword", with the distinction of two-handed only being "two hand sword" or "great sword"

The problem is that there are at least a dozen different historical classification schemes.
Most make differentiations on length (usually 28, 30, or 32 inches being the break between long and short).
Most make differentiations on blade shape - Straight or curved, tapering or not
Many differentiate based upon number of edges - 0, 1/2, 1, 1.5, 2. (A half-edge is sharpened only half-way down the side. A few historical swords have only a half edge. Several have no side sharpening at all.)
Some make differentiations based upon thrusting tip - none, single curve, double curve, natural blade taper.
Most make differentiations on hilt shape and length.

 

[The Grassy Gnoll]

Westerosi Bastard Sword
Lose 6 points of Intelligence while wielding this weapon, because you know nothing, Jon Snurr