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<blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7862779" data-attributes="member: 6802951">Extra damage when grappling is probably what I'd do for a general rule to improve daggers: probably just double damage dice. Outside of being used while wrestling someone in armour, they weren't generally used in preference to a larger weapon in general melee situations.I might also houserule that the disadvantage to ranged attacks whilst in melee does not apply to Thrown weapons. (It seems that loading and shooting a bow, crossbow, or sling while someone is actively swinging at you would be more problematic than letting fly with a dagger or handaxe in the same situation..The benefits of daggers to me are their ubiquity and versatility. That even in civilised areas which would frown on carrying swords or similar around, daggers can generally be carried (or concealed). Most characters can carry at least one around without running into encumbrance.Furthermore, particularly as a Rogue, their extra properties such as thrown often make them worth using over a shortsword or even longsword sometimes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cap'n Kobold, post: 7862779, member: 6802951"] Extra damage when grappling is probably what I'd do for a general rule to improve daggers: probably just double damage dice. Outside of being used while wrestling someone in armour, they weren't generally used in preference to a larger weapon in general melee situations. I might also houserule that the disadvantage to ranged attacks whilst in melee does not apply to Thrown weapons. (It seems that loading and shooting a bow, crossbow, or sling while someone is actively swinging at you would be more problematic than letting fly with a dagger or handaxe in the same situation.. The benefits of daggers to me are their ubiquity and versatility. That even in civilised areas which would frown on carrying swords or similar around, daggers can generally be carried (or concealed). Most characters can carry at least one around without running into encumbrance. Furthermore, particularly as a Rogue, their extra properties such as thrown often make them worth using over a shortsword or even longsword sometimes. [/QUOTE]

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