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<blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 5816444" data-attributes="member: 97602">[MENTION=6679551]Arrowhawk[/MENTION]: I did not say that you could not slash with a short sword, just that it was not designed for slashing (and would thereby take the &quot;using a weapon how it isn't meant to be used&quot; penalty). &nbsp;You can keep your distance well enough in a melee using a piercing weapon as short as a short sword. Lunges reduce the distance between you and your opponent very quickly, and are perfect for the sort of combat style a short sword is meant for. &nbsp;If you wanted to introduce &quot;hacking&quot;, pretty much any edged weapon over about four pounds is going to fall into that category. All of your d8+ edged weapons (aside from katanas) would be hacking.&nbsp; &nbsp;It makes sense that they would stick with the three types, as slashing and hacking are effective against the same types of defenses (unarmored, fleshy). While mechanically different, they're similar enough not to need distinction for ease of game play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sekhmet, post: 5816444, member: 97602"] [MENTION=6679551]Arrowhawk[/MENTION]: I did not say that you could not slash with a short sword, just that it was not designed for slashing (and would thereby take the "using a weapon how it isn't meant to be used" penalty). You can keep your distance well enough in a melee using a piercing weapon as short as a short sword. Lunges reduce the distance between you and your opponent very quickly, and are perfect for the sort of combat style a short sword is meant for. If you wanted to introduce "hacking", pretty much any edged weapon over about four pounds is going to fall into that category. All of your d8+ edged weapons (aside from katanas) would be hacking. It makes sense that they would stick with the three types, as slashing and hacking are effective against the same types of defenses (unarmored, fleshy). While mechanically different, they're similar enough not to need distinction for ease of game play. [/QUOTE]

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