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<blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 7179973" data-attributes="member: 284">Eh, that sounds like hyperbole to me. Especially since not having a weapon out (in D&amp;D) doesn't make you any more vulnerable than having it out.&nbsp; Your AC doesn't change.&nbsp; However, that wasn't the point I was making. You just said you couldn't carry it on your back, that it was &quot;utter bull****&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is in fact possible, as the picture I provided shows.&nbsp; Note that I also said it probably wasn't historically accurate - as while you can indeed carry it that way, it would indeed take longer to unsheathe than a normal sword.&nbsp; But that would be true in any&nbsp; case - large weapons like that generally weren't sheathed at all.&nbsp; They were carried in one hand all times (or propped against a wall, or stored somewhere else until you needed it). But having a sheathe like the one in the picture is probably not a bad idea if you are walking or marching with it for a long distance, as an adventurer might do.&nbsp; It's out of the way and leaves your arms free, and if you suspect trouble is imminent you draw it and hold it ready.&nbsp; If you feel like being &quot;realistic&quot; having it stowed on your back like that would take a full action to unsheathe, instead of a &quot;free object interaction.&quot; But D&amp;D doesn't really concern itself with that level of detail.&nbsp;&nbsp; You have weapons stowed about your person and it takes a &quot;free object interaction&quot; to get one of them ready and that's it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caliban, post: 7179973, member: 284"] Eh, that sounds like hyperbole to me. Especially since not having a weapon out (in D&D) doesn't make you any more vulnerable than having it out. Your AC doesn't change. However, that wasn't the point I was making. You just said you couldn't carry it on your back, that it was "utter bull****". It is in fact possible, as the picture I provided shows. Note that I also said it probably wasn't historically accurate - as while you can indeed carry it that way, it would indeed take longer to unsheathe than a normal sword. But that would be true in any case - large weapons like that generally weren't sheathed at all. They were carried in one hand all times (or propped against a wall, or stored somewhere else until you needed it). But having a sheathe like the one in the picture is probably not a bad idea if you are walking or marching with it for a long distance, as an adventurer might do. It's out of the way and leaves your arms free, and if you suspect trouble is imminent you draw it and hold it ready. If you feel like being "realistic" having it stowed on your back like that would take a full action to unsheathe, instead of a "free object interaction." But D&D doesn't really concern itself with that level of detail. You have weapons stowed about your person and it takes a "free object interaction" to get one of them ready and that's it. [/QUOTE]

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