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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7890734" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>I’ve gone back and forth on the idea of including a “side sword” with the rapier’s stats, but I really want Finesse weapons to cap out at 1d6 one-handed and 1d8/2d4 two-handed. In the end, I decided that those weapons could fit comfortably in the shortsword category, even though some are quite long. I could probably change the name to side sword, or even just “sword.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>That image is why I have enarmed shields giving partial cover instead of just an AC bonus, since cover does add to Dex saves. But yeah, permanent 3/4 cover is probably too strong. Pathfinder 2e does a cool thing where tower shields grant +2 AC normally, and you can use your reaction to increase it to +5 for the turn. I like the idea of that a lot, but I was struggling to word it, especially to show it in the armor table.</p><p></p><p></p><p>“long knife” is a direct English translation of the German <em>Lange Messer</em>, which apart from the hilt construction is identical to the medieval backsword, or “Falchion.” I could have gone for the name “Backsword,” but I liked how “long knife” and “war knife” to describe single-edged cut-centric swords more than “backsword” and “great backsword.” Plus “long knife” opens the door to things like machetes and kukri.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A Disarm property would be great to put on axes and some polearms, but I really wanted to keep the complexity low. I tried to limit myself to the properties that already exist in the game, with Parry being the one indulgence I allowed myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7890734, member: 6779196"] I’ve gone back and forth on the idea of including a “side sword” with the rapier’s stats, but I really want Finesse weapons to cap out at 1d6 one-handed and 1d8/2d4 two-handed. In the end, I decided that those weapons could fit comfortably in the shortsword category, even though some are quite long. I could probably change the name to side sword, or even just “sword.” That image is why I have enarmed shields giving partial cover instead of just an AC bonus, since cover does add to Dex saves. But yeah, permanent 3/4 cover is probably too strong. Pathfinder 2e does a cool thing where tower shields grant +2 AC normally, and you can use your reaction to increase it to +5 for the turn. I like the idea of that a lot, but I was struggling to word it, especially to show it in the armor table. “long knife” is a direct English translation of the German [I]Lange Messer[/I], which apart from the hilt construction is identical to the medieval backsword, or “Falchion.” I could have gone for the name “Backsword,” but I liked how “long knife” and “war knife” to describe single-edged cut-centric swords more than “backsword” and “great backsword.” Plus “long knife” opens the door to things like machetes and kukri. A Disarm property would be great to put on axes and some polearms, but I really wanted to keep the complexity low. I tried to limit myself to the properties that already exist in the game, with Parry being the one indulgence I allowed myself. [/QUOTE]
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