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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Coredump" data-source="post: 1048328" data-attributes="member: 6939">Okay, lets try this a different way... This is the quote you say is relevant. But lets look at it more closely.It is a conditional statement. *IF* you are weilding one-handed, *THEN* it can't be used as a double weapon.So the key is to see who meets the first part of that conditional.ie.A creature flying can be targetted by magic missle. Is also a conditional statement. But it does NOT mean that all creatures can fly. This raises the question of *who* meets this conditional. *WHO* can weild a double weapon in one hand? Everybody? If you say weapon and weilder size doesn't matter, than we are back to the grig using the Huge double axe; and that is patently absurd. So we need to look at the rest of the rules to see who meets this conditional criteria.Well there it is. A creature one size category larger can weild it one handed. That is the way to meet the conditional. Just like picking a hawk would meet the flying conditional.Yes, you are right, *anyone* weilding it one-handed is affected by the above rule. But *only* those large enough can wield it one handed.  An orc using his double axe is not large enough to wield it one handed, and he cannot fly; therefore neither rule affects him.Hope that clears things up. I would love to go toe to toe with HS; it is kinda fun. But in this case he is right. (okay, most cases...unless he is being too literal <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )  The rule is not useless, but it only applys to certain creatures in  certain situations..</blockquote>

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