Full sword (all natural)

[escaflowne777]

Alright now I completly understand the sword. But, If I make the ballista two size cats smaller, making It a medium sized weapon, couldn't I at least carry and fire it with a -4 penalty?

 

[pawsplay]

Out of curiosity, why Large Longsword?

Just giving a nod to the FAQ answer. A Large bastard sword has the proper characteristics. I thought the rest of my post made that clear, but I guess not.

 

[mvincent]

I think the wording renders the different conclusion inaccurate .

I had already stated (in several different ways) that the conlusion conflicted with the actual wording.

it's not possible to 'interpret' Monkey Grip to make it work that way

I've seen many people interpret it that way (including the Sage, twice), so it seems possible. I credit you with being able to understand and emphasize with others.

Again, I don't use the feat and have no vested interested in how people use it, but if they are using a full-blade as presented in the FAQ, they should probably also we aware of what else was contained in that same answer: i.e. that the FAQ has powerful build (which is worded similarly to monkey-grip) aiding a medium character wield a huge full-blade.

 

[Notmousse]

Alright now I completly understand the sword. But, If I make the ballista two size cats smaller, making It a medium sized weapon, couldn't I at least carry and fire it with a -4 penalty?

Ballista AFAIK don't come in smaller sizes as the damage decrease makes it inefficient for creastures smaller than small to make them. A ballista make for a Tiny creature would very likely be a heavy crossbow with training wheels.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I've seen many people interpret it that way (including the Sage, twice), so it seems possible.

Well, okay.

We can look at a lawn, and see 'green', or 'emerald', or 'grass green', or 'dark green'. Some people might even make a case for 'yellow-green' or 'jade'. And I could state "It's not possible, however, for someone to look at that colour and say 'It's purple'".

And then someone comes along, and in defiance of all evidence and reasonable expectation, says "It's purple".

To call the lawn purple, that person has to ignore the evidence in front of his eyes, redefine simple English, or simply evince a stubborness that transcends such petty matters.

Now, if it were a moonlit night, on the other hand, "I think it's purple" would be an odd answer... but there's no specific evidence to show he's wrong. And "It's purple" is unsupportable, but so is "It's green". We might infer from past examples that green is likely, but we can't declare with 100% certainty that this lawn conforms.

If there were murkiness or ambiguity in the wording of Monkey Grip, the Sage's conclusion would be less objectionable. But it's not murky or ambiguous; it's clearly stated. The conclusion is calling the lawn purple, when it is simply not so.

-Hyp.