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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1835511" data-attributes="member: 1656">It's not a clarification of the core system, though... it's completely different.Since it was written before 3.5, if it were intended to be used in 3.5, it would be in the 3.5 core rules.  It isn't.Under the Savage Species system, a Large Longspear (normal size for a Medium creature in 3E) downsized to a Medium Longspear (appropriate for a Small creature in 3E) would decrease from 10' to 5' reach.In the 3.5 system, both a Small Longspear and a Medium Longspear (appropriate for a Small and Medium creature respectively) have 10' reach.In the 3.5 system, an Ogre with a Large Longspear has a reach of 20' (though he doesn't threaten within 10').  Under the Savage Species system, a Huge Longspear (appropriately sized for a Large creature) has a reach of 15'.  It's not really clear what that means (which is why I say that it needs to be updated for 3.5 and tweaked... it was a good idea, but badly written), but it's obviously not the same as what's in the 3.5 PHB.If the SS system were meant to be used in 3.5... it would be in 3.5.  It's certainly not the official 3.5 rule.-Hyp.</blockquote>