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<blockquote data-quote="Bastoche" data-source="post: 491566" data-attributes="member: 306">I haven't seen any book showing the stats of a stilleto. / would treat it like a dagger. In that case, the rogues would be proficient with it (obviously). A thing possible could be to have it doing less damage per strike but with a greater threat range for critical. If it has the same average damage as a regular dagger, I would let the rogue get away with it. If not, I would require an EWP feat.IMO, there is NO valid point in favaor of giving the rogues the EWP.Rules are universal. Perfect rules aren't subject to intepretation. Unfortunatly, human beings aren't perfect and they sometime make mistake. Like writing &quot;dagger (any type)&quot; instead of &quot;dagger (punching dagger and dagger)&quot;. Each and every EWP are explicitily written for each and every weapon of each and every class except for that kukri loophole. Therefore, it HAS to be a mistake. The ideal PHB do not have any gray area. After reading a strictly black and white book, you may house rule the rules as you please. But I can assure you (since Skip confirmed this) that the author's intention were to not give the kukri proficiency to rogues.Since Kukri are better than daggers (else it wouldn't be a EWP) in my opinion, rogues should not get the proficiency for free. All logic and common sense points in that direction. IMO, only a munchkinism symdrome would suggest otherwise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bastoche, post: 491566, member: 306"] I haven't seen any book showing the stats of a stilleto. / would treat it like a dagger. In that case, the rogues would be proficient with it (obviously). A thing possible could be to have it doing less damage per strike but with a greater threat range for critical. If it has the same average damage as a regular dagger, I would let the rogue get away with it. If not, I would require an EWP feat. IMO, there is NO valid point in favaor of giving the rogues the EWP. Rules are universal. Perfect rules aren't subject to intepretation. Unfortunatly, human beings aren't perfect and they sometime make mistake. Like writing "dagger (any type)" instead of "dagger (punching dagger and dagger)". Each and every EWP are explicitily written for each and every weapon of each and every class except for that kukri loophole. Therefore, it HAS to be a mistake. The ideal PHB do not have any gray area. After reading a strictly black and white book, you may house rule the rules as you please. But I can assure you (since Skip confirmed this) that the author's intention were to not give the kukri proficiency to rogues. Since Kukri are better than daggers (else it wouldn't be a EWP) in my opinion, rogues should not get the proficiency for free. All logic and common sense points in that direction. IMO, only a munchkinism symdrome would suggest otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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