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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3411555" data-attributes="member: 1656">A Medium creature cannot use a Medium quarterstaff in one hand; it requires two hands to wield.A Large creature can use a Medium quarterstaff in one hand; for him, it is considered a one-handed weapon.  If he does so, the line you mentioned comes into effect - a creature wielding a double weapon in one hand can only use one end of it in a given round.This is not permission for a Medium creature to wield a Medium quarterstaff in one hand; he cannot, it is a two-handed weapon.  This describes what happens in a case when a creature can wield a double weapon in one hand and does so.  (In 3E it was clearer, because essentially all weapons were assumed to be designed for a Medium creature; the example was an ogre wielding a two-bladed sword in one hand.  In 3.5, where weapons can be of any size, they've left the example generic, so it's not as obvious.)Since for the Large creature, the Medium quarterstaff is a one-handed weapon, he does not gain 1.5x Str bonus to damage when wielding it in one hand... per the rules for one-handed weapons.I disagree.A bastard sword is too large to use in one hand without special training.If you don't have the special training, the sword is too large to use in one hand.  You don't incur a penalty; you simply can't use it.-Hyp.</blockquote>