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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6964172" data-attributes="member: 6775031">It depends on the nature of the hole in question, but given that I'm not very strong or skilled with weapons, I would probably choose something simple like a knife or club. Even if I had a rapier available, I feel like I would just tire myself out since I don't know what I'm doing.It depends on the nature of the hole in question, but if there's no region in there with less than five feet of clearance, they'd choose the bigger sword that they know they have enough room to use. If it was actually a tight passage, such that it really should matter whether you have enough room to swing, then I would expect the DM to impose some sort of disadvantage on longsword attacks but not short sword attacks (and the character would choose the smaller weapon).If there are factors within the game world which should affect the outcome of any situation, then I expect those factors to be reflected in the rules. If something should matter, but it doesn't, then that's going to create a logical disconnect that damages immersion. One of the major benefits of playing a game with a living DM is that they can apply those impromptu rulings where appropriate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 6964172, member: 6775031"] It depends on the nature of the hole in question, but given that I'm not very strong or skilled with weapons, I would probably choose something simple like a knife or club. Even if I had a rapier available, I feel like I would just tire myself out since I don't know what I'm doing. It depends on the nature of the hole in question, but if there's no region in there with less than five feet of clearance, they'd choose the bigger sword that they know they have enough room to use. If it was actually a tight passage, such that it really [I]should[/I] matter whether you have enough room to swing, then I would expect the DM to impose some sort of disadvantage on longsword attacks but not short sword attacks (and the character would choose the smaller weapon). If there are factors within the game world which [I]should[/I] affect the outcome of any situation, then I expect those factors to be reflected in the rules. If something [I]should[/I] matter, but it [I]doesn't[/I], then that's going to create a logical disconnect that damages immersion. One of the major benefits of playing a game with a living DM is that they [I]can[/I] apply those impromptu rulings where appropriate. [/QUOTE]

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