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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2297466" data-attributes="member: 19675">For a sea-faring PC, shortsword, rapier or cutlass (scimitar) make more sense than longsword.&nbsp; While its not&nbsp; completely reflected in D&amp;D stats, those were more compact/faster weapons than the longsword, so they became the heavy personal weapons of choice.&nbsp; Dagger would also be high on the list of weapons for a sailor.Then again, consider this: your PC has a low strength, so she won't have much carrying capacity.&nbsp; The Longsword weighs 4lbs, the shield weighs another 5-15 lbs.&nbsp; For the weight of the Longsword alone, you can fully arm her with a Rapier and Shortsword (2lbs each).&nbsp; Drop the shield and you get 5+ Daggers for throwing or fights in the ship's rigging.&nbsp; And then there's all that stuff about Weapon Finesse...Additionally, because of the nature of combat at sea, a PC would more likely be a 1 weapon or 2 weapon fighter as opposed to Sword &amp; Board- they'd want to keep a hand free so they could grab something (like a rope) or climb if they had to.&nbsp; About the only sword &amp; board warriors found at sea were warriors who were primarily raiders...like Vikings.&nbsp; Shields are bulky...but someone who has 2 small, fast weapons can fight through and IN the rigging if need be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2297466, member: 19675"] For a sea-faring PC, shortsword, rapier or cutlass (scimitar) make more sense than longsword. While its not completely reflected in D&D stats, those were more compact/faster weapons than the longsword, so they became the heavy personal weapons of choice. Dagger would also be high on the list of weapons for a sailor. Then again, consider this: your PC has a low strength, so she won't have much carrying capacity. The Longsword weighs 4lbs, the shield weighs another 5-15 lbs. For the weight of the Longsword [B]alone[/B], you can fully arm her with a Rapier and Shortsword (2lbs each). Drop the shield and you get 5+ Daggers for throwing or fights in the ship's rigging. And then there's all that stuff about [B]Weapon Finesse[/B]... Additionally, because of the nature of combat at sea, a PC would more likely be a 1 weapon or 2 weapon fighter as opposed to Sword & Board- they'd want to keep a hand free so they could grab something (like a rope) or climb if they had to. About the only sword & board warriors found at sea were warriors who were primarily raiders...like Vikings. Shields are bulky...but someone who has 2 small, fast weapons can fight through and IN the rigging if need be. [/QUOTE]

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