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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1830860" data-attributes="member: 1656">Ah, the bastard sword <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The FAQs seem to have real trouble with the bastard sword.The 3E Main FAQ addressed the question of 'Can you wield it in one hand without the EWP feat' in two different sections.&nbsp; In one place, it said 'Yes, at a -4 penalty'.&nbsp; In another, it said 'No, without the feat you can't wield it in one hand at all'.&nbsp; One of those answers also said that a halfling with the feat could wield it in two hands.The 3.5 FAQ, on the other hand, takes an even more amusing run at it.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, the PHB says it's a one-handed weapon... but that's not true.&nbsp; It's really a two-handed weapon.&nbsp; Just ignore that pesky PHB.&quot;Go FAQ!Judging by the PHB, I'd agree with you - a Medium creature with EWP Bastard Sword can wield a Large Bastard Sword in two hands (at a -2 penalty for inappropriate size).&nbsp; In fact, that's what I say any time anyone says &quot;Has the Fullblade been done for 3.5?&quot;&nbsp; In 3.5, as far as I'm concerned, the Fullblade is a Large Bastard Sword.Just ignore the FAQ on this issue (&quot;It's not really a one-handed weapon&quot;!?) - and on pretty much anything dealing with 3.5 Weapon Size, since it seems apparent that Skip really doesn't 'get' the new sizing system - and it all works out just fine.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 1830860, member: 1656"] Ah, the bastard sword :) The FAQs seem to have real trouble with the bastard sword. The 3E Main FAQ addressed the question of 'Can you wield it in one hand without the EWP feat' in two different sections. In one place, it said 'Yes, at a -4 penalty'. In another, it said 'No, without the feat you can't wield it in one hand at all'. One of those answers also said that a halfling with the feat could wield it in two hands. The 3.5 FAQ, on the other hand, takes an even more amusing run at it. "Yes, the PHB says it's a one-handed weapon... but that's not true. It's [i]really[/i] a two-handed weapon. Just ignore that pesky PHB." Go FAQ! Judging by the PHB, I'd agree with you - a Medium creature with EWP Bastard Sword can wield a Large Bastard Sword in two hands (at a -2 penalty for inappropriate size). In fact, that's what I say any time anyone says "Has the Fullblade been done for 3.5?" In 3.5, as far as I'm concerned, the Fullblade [i]is[/i] a Large Bastard Sword. Just ignore the FAQ on this issue ("It's not [i]really[/i] a one-handed weapon"!?) - and on pretty much anything dealing with 3.5 Weapon Size, since it seems apparent that Skip really doesn't 'get' the new sizing system - and it all works out just fine. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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