Fenes 2 said:I do not think every human will use a spiked chain - but if a dwarf can use a dwarven war axe one handed, then a human should be able to wield his "cultural weapon", be it Katana or Bastard Sword, one-handed as well.
Mistwell said:Dwarves should have proficiency with the Dwarven Waraxe and Urgosh for free. Gnomes should have it with the Gnome hooked hammer. Orcs should have it with the Orc double axe. Elves should have it with swords and bows (which they do). Halflings should have it with the halfling skiprock, and their throwing bonus should apply to slings as well.
incognito said:For me the math is simple.
Humans get +1 feat and 1 skill point a level (4 at 1st), and the flexibility to muticlass into - whatever
Dwarves get save bonuses, darkvision, and some combat bonuses, but suffer from a 20' move.
In making a dwarven fighter, who might want to use the Dwarven waraxe, why force the the Dwarf to spend the equivalent of TWO feats (-1 for being a dwarf, -1 the exotic weapon prof.). For +1 damage, it does not seem reasonable.
Grimsword said:I would say that you should have at least a 12 strength for a broad or long sword or Kantana. A 14 strength for a Dwarven war ax urgosh Orcish doubble ax or bastard sword. ANd a 16 strength to weild a two handed weapon of any type. This makes
much more sense than requireing a feat to teach a weapon skill.