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<blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7148992" data-attributes="member: 6802951">Yes. That is my point. It is a pretty bad weapon. Hence why I suggested reflavouring a better weapon if a player insisted on using one but didn't want to use the current stats.&nbsp;Its a weapon that requires more training than a spear, but is generally less effective. It was used in gladiatorial combat because it makes a lot of blood but probably won't end a fight too fast, and because of its associations with the mythology at the time. Not because it was actually a serious weapon.The trident is like the greatclub, or hide armour: its there because the PCs will probably be having monsters use them against them, not because they are intended to be an optimal choice for a PC's main weapon.&nbsp;WotC don't have a points-based weapon design system. They don't have rules to break. They barely even have guidelines.&nbsp;. . . unless you're a barbarian, or Half-Orc, or like&nbsp; swingier damage, or want your character to have a greataxe. Its what? 0.5 damage difference?Which weapons did you regard as having arbitrary capabilities? What were those capabilities?&nbsp;Clubs aren't generally as good weapons as even small hammers: Clubs have an entry because druids, more primitive peoples, and PCs in bar brawls will want to use those stats.Lots of monk weapons probably boil down to club stats as well.&nbsp;In general, people did tend to use similar weapons, although D&amp;D doesn't reflect the pressures that led to weapons changing in history very well. For a more fantasy feel, with lots of exotic weapons, you can reskin, or use your design system to match that feel better.A good chunk of my houserules deal with the weapon table and properties. In general though, I chose to tweak rather than redesign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cap'n Kobold, post: 7148992, member: 6802951"] Yes. That is my point. It is a pretty bad weapon. Hence why I suggested reflavouring a better weapon if a player insisted on using one but didn't want to use the current stats. Its a weapon that requires more training than a spear, but is generally less effective. It was used in gladiatorial combat because it makes a lot of blood but probably won't end a fight too fast, and because of its associations with the mythology at the time. Not because it was actually a serious weapon. The trident is like the greatclub, or hide armour: its there because the PCs will probably be having monsters use them against them, not because they are intended to be an optimal choice for a PC's main weapon. WotC don't have a points-based weapon design system. They don't have rules to break. They barely even have guidelines. . . . unless you're a barbarian, or Half-Orc, or like swingier damage, or want your character to have a greataxe. Its what? 0.5 damage difference? Which weapons did you regard as having arbitrary capabilities? What were those capabilities? Clubs aren't generally as good weapons as even small hammers: Clubs have an entry because druids, more primitive peoples, and PCs in bar brawls will want to use those stats. Lots of monk weapons probably boil down to club stats as well. In general, people did tend to use similar weapons, although D&D doesn't reflect the pressures that led to weapons changing in history very well. For a more fantasy feel, with lots of exotic weapons, you can reskin, or use your design system to match that feel better. A good chunk of my houserules deal with the weapon table and properties. In general though, I chose to tweak rather than redesign. [/QUOTE]

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