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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6196813" data-attributes="member: 19675">There are a lot of simple RPGs out there, D&amp;D hasn't been one of them for 30+ years, and doesn't need to be.&nbsp; Besides, modern players are probably just as familiar with mass media depictions of warriors without edged weapons as those with.&nbsp; See anything about Romans or 300 and the use of spears, for instance.&nbsp; Or hammer-wielding warriors like the baddies in Conan, or the Mighty Thor himself.Ditto sickle using Druids and dagger wielding priests.&nbsp; Or the incredibly archetypal wizard with staff (or dagger).You get a player with one of those in mind, and his first question will be &quot;why can't my warrior (or druid) use _____?&quot; Odds are decent that &quot;that's in the advanced game&quot; will not be an answer favorably viewed.(FWIW, I picked up AD&amp;D at around age 10 or 11.)Why not?&nbsp; Haven't you ever seen Shaolin priests do their weapon displays?&nbsp; They use swords, spears, and all kinds of nifty weapons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6196813, member: 19675"] There are a lot of simple RPGs out there, D&D hasn't been one of them for 30+ years, and doesn't need to be. Besides, modern players are probably just as familiar with mass media depictions of warriors without edged weapons as those with. See anything about Romans or [I]300[/I] and the use of spears, for instance. Or hammer-wielding warriors like the baddies in [I]Conan[/I], or the Mighty Thor himself. Ditto sickle using Druids and dagger wielding priests. Or the incredibly archetypal wizard with staff (or dagger). You get a player with one of those in mind, and his first question will be "why can't my warrior (or druid) use _____?" Odds are decent that "that's in the advanced game" will not be an answer favorably viewed. (FWIW, I picked up AD&D at around age 10 or 11.) Why not? Haven't you ever seen Shaolin priests do their weapon displays? They use swords, spears, and all kinds of nifty weapons. [/QUOTE]

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