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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2907940" data-attributes="member: 1656">You'd get the -2 on all attack rolls that you mentioned, and you would lose the +4 bonus for wielding a two-handed weapon.&nbsp; So compared to the Medium Spiked Chain, the Small Spiked Chain would be at an effective -6 for disarms.As written in the core rules, Small and Medium creatures wielding a reach weapon double their reach.&nbsp; Large creatures wielding a reach weapon of appropriate size double their reach.What this means for Colossal creatures is undefined.&nbsp; But the pixie longspear (or, legally, Huge longspear) is not a reach weapon of appropriate size for the Colossal giant.&nbsp; So does his reach increase?&nbsp; It's not clear.That's why I use a modified Savage Species system.&nbsp; Reach weapons of a given size category have a 'reach modifier'.&nbsp; Small and Medium weapons are +5', Large are +10', Huge are +15', etc.&nbsp; Tiny reach weapons have no reach modifier, but for Tiny creatures, they allow the wielder to attack adjacent opponents.So a human with a Large longspear threatens 15', but not 5' or 10'.&nbsp; His 'one square threat zone' has been pushed outward 10 feet.&nbsp; An ogre with a Medium longspear threatens 10' and 15', but not 5'.&nbsp; His 'two square threat zone' has been pushed outward 5 feet.A Colossal giant who somehow wielded a Small longspear would threaten 10' through 30', but not 5' - his 'five square threat zone' would be pushed out 5 feet.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 2907940, member: 1656"] You'd get the -2 on all attack rolls that you mentioned, and you would lose the +4 bonus for wielding a two-handed weapon. So compared to the Medium Spiked Chain, the Small Spiked Chain would be at an effective -6 for disarms. As written in the core rules, Small and Medium creatures wielding a reach weapon double their reach. Large creatures wielding a reach weapon [i]of appropriate size[/i] double their reach. What this means for Colossal creatures is undefined. But the pixie longspear (or, legally, Huge longspear) is not a reach weapon [i]of appropriate size[/i] for the Colossal giant. So does his reach increase? It's not clear. That's why I use a modified Savage Species system. Reach weapons of a given size category have a 'reach modifier'. Small and Medium weapons are +5', Large are +10', Huge are +15', etc. Tiny reach weapons have no reach modifier, but for Tiny creatures, they allow the wielder to attack adjacent opponents. So a human with a Large longspear threatens 15', but not 5' or 10'. His 'one square threat zone' has been pushed outward 10 feet. An ogre with a Medium longspear threatens 10' and 15', but not 5'. His 'two square threat zone' has been pushed outward 5 feet. A Colossal giant who somehow wielded a Small longspear would threaten 10' through 30', but not 5' - his 'five square threat zone' would be pushed out 5 feet. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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