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<blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 8519572" data-attributes="member: 6799660">It's odd. Looking at the Basic set, it states: &quot;Variable Weapon Damage Whenever you hit a monster in your adventures so far, your character’s weapon inflicted 1-6 (ld6) points of damage. But if we consider the battle realistically, a dagger should do less damage than a sword (for example). This advanced damage system allows different weapons to inflict different amounts of damage. The damage done by each weapon type is given on the chart below.&quot; At no point is this called an optional rule{EDIT: language showing that it must be optional, even if not spelled out, has been pointed out}. It's genuinely not clear if you are supposed to have made the switch now that you are past the initial (Aleena) adventure, or if 1d6 is supposed to continue to be a valid option. The expert set and beyond (the ECMI in EBCMI) reinforce the VWD-as-standard model.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie the Duck, post: 8519572, member: 6799660"] It's odd. Looking at the Basic set, it states: [I]"[B]Variable Weapon Damage[/B] Whenever you hit a monster in your adventures so far, your character’s weapon inflicted 1-6 (ld6) points of damage. But if we consider the battle realistically, a dagger should do less damage than a sword (for example). This advanced damage system allows different weapons to inflict different amounts of damage. The damage done by each weapon type is given on the chart below."[/I] At no point is this called an optional rule{EDIT: language showing that it must be optional, even if not spelled out, has been pointed out}. It's genuinely not clear if you are supposed to have made the switch now that you are past the initial (Aleena) adventure, or if 1d6 is supposed to continue to be a valid option. The expert set and beyond (the ECMI in EBCMI) reinforce the VWD-as-standard model. [/QUOTE]

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