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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 605356" data-attributes="member: 3146">This is odd. My experience indicates that these are the most common weapons used--in order of use:2 handed: Greatsword, greataxe, spiked chain, glaive, falchion, longspear1 handed: Longsword, battleaxe, dwarven waraxe, bastard sword, rapier, warhammer, heavy pickdual wielded: longsword+shortsword (for first levels and rangers who spent their feats on something other than melee), twin shortsword, 1-handed weapon and spiked shield (bastard sword is popular in this combo), twin kukri.As far as mechanics go, the weapons are fairly balanced:2 handed non-reach: Greatsword followed closely by the Greataxe. The falchion has a significant following in the "my character is so kewl 'cuz he threatens on a 12 crowd" however.2 handed reach: glaive is the damage king but spiked chain has other benefits if you can spare the feat.1 handed: longsword, battle axe, and warhammer are all pretty much equivalent. Bastard swords and dwarven waraxes are strictly better, averaging 1 point of damage per hit but the EWP scares most people off. Still, I've see quite a bit of use among people who don't mind spending feats (I've seen a fair number of barbarians and paladins and some dual wielding weapon and shield style ranger/rogues using these--oddly enough I've only seen one fighter using a bastard sword and one using a waraxe). I've also seen a few characters using heavy picks--mostly because they like the amount of damage they occasionally dish out and don't mind dealing 1 point less average damage/hit on non-crits. Rapiers are popular among bards and rogues but a lot of them multiclass and use battle axes or longswords or dual wield shortswords instead--I've also seen a fair number of greatsword wielding multiclass rogues.Morning Stars and heavy maces tend to be the weapons of choice for single class clerics without the war domain.Dual wielding: Usually I see characters wielding two shortswords among the serious dual-wielders. Rangers who spent their feats on something else sometimes go longsword+shortsword. There are a fair number of characters who dual wield one handed weapons and shields too. The other combo I've seen is twin kukris on halfling ranger/rogues.Oddly, although it's mechanically similar to twin shortswords, I've never seen a character wielding twin handaxes. (I plan on making a character who wields twin throwing axes--so she can throw one at an enemy if she drops her main foe with the first attack).</blockquote>

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