Do you prefer the 3.5 or the 3.0 weapon size rules?

[MerricB]

But it was simpler, that size already told everything about how can you wield such a weapon. Now it's slightly but unnecessary more complicated. As I said, it's not a big difference, but having to choose I prefer the earlier version.

It didn't. It told you nothing about what you needed for proficiency with that weapon - and that's where the problem started.

I do consider that a "Large Dagger" to sound more like a dagger used by a large creature, rather than a greatsword for a human and a dagger for a Colossal creature. I detest the confusion in nomenclature of the 3e system.

Cheers!

 

[Li Shenron]

It didn't. It told you nothing about what you needed for proficiency with that weapon - and that's where the problem started.

I meant that size told you everything about how your character could wield such a weapon, with regards to whether you wielded it one or two hands.

Class proficiencies told you whether you didn't have the -4 penalty, and to qualify for some feats.

 

[Storm Raven]

Not just for advanced gaming, but what if you need to stat giant NPCs as BBEG or big bosses? The game is very human-centric. Everything is benchmarked for human. A human wizard can wield a dagger but a giant wizard will have to spend their own feat to wield an equivalent of a dagger (human greatsword?).

No, he won't. He's a giant. He has all simple and martial weapon proficiencies.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

The whole Sting thing works just as well under 3.5 as 3.0...

Sting was kept around as a good knife by a troll (not an akward funky letter opener) and used as a fantastic sword by a hobbit. But was forged as a short sword for a man. Thats 3.0 sizing in a nutshell.

 

[ThirdWizard]

Sting was kept around as a good knife by a troll (not an akward funky letter opener) and used as a fantastic sword by a hobbit. But was forged as a short sword for a man. Thats 3.0 sizing in a nutshell.

You only suffer a -2 penalty for using an innapropriately sized weapon. You can still actually use like in 3.0.

A halfling can pick up an elven short sword and use it as a "long sword".

 

[Ranger REG]

No, he won't. He's a giant. He has all simple and martial weapon proficiencies.

Wow. Didn't realize the race is martial-based to begin with, even one who abhors violence. Are all nonhuman D&D races are as one-dimensional as Klingons?

 

[gamecat]

I simply prefer 3.0.



Gamecat "Diaglo minus 20 years" Ooi

 

[lukelightning]

A giant druid is screwed in 3.0. Scimitar? Nope, it's too small. Club? Same problem. Maybe a spear it can weild as a dart. And a druid throwing a boulder will probably lose her powers in 3.0...

 

[Storm Raven]

Wow. Didn't realize the race is martial-based to begin with, even one who abhors violence. Are all nonhuman D&D races are as one-dimensional as Klingons?

Look up the type description for "giant" in the Monster Manual sometime, or just use the SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#giantType

 

[Ranger REG]

Look up the type description for "giant" in the Monster Manual sometime, or just use the SRD: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#giantType

Wow. I hope they errata'ed it when the deluxe MM is released next year.