Longswords for Halflings in SRD?

[Dracorat]

The result is the same no matter how I scale it.

 

[Storyteller01]

You sure??

 

[Dracorat]

Yep. I could easily say thats a Derringer for a Huge creature. Your argument is that any sized creature should be able to weild it just fine. I am still waiting for that to be true.

 

[Storyteller01]

Actually, my arguement is that small creatures can use humans small weapons (daggers, shortswords, and the like) with a negligable difference in use.


The picture is that of a human (unless you know some giants in the area) holding a small weapon. As small as it is (Smaller than his palm) why would it be difficult for a small critter to use?

 

[Dracorat]

Because its design is for the palm of a medium creature. A small one would have to hold it differently. Probably full-handedly.

 

[Storyteller01]

Because its design is for the palm of a medium creature. A small one would have to hold it differently. Probably full-handedly.

Don't give a 'probably'. Please prove the statement.

 

[Dracorat]

Once you prove they don't, I will.

 

[Storyteller01]

Once you prove they don't, I will.

I've given as much proof as one can. Small creatures have to deal with the same physics. They can produce the same power. I'd like to see more than altered pictures on your part.

 

[Hypersmurf]

As would the halfling with the 16 str.

He means the racial feature "Powerful Build" possessed by half-giants and goliaths, which allows a creature to be considered one size category larger for certain purposes, including size bonuses to grapples.

Which halflings certainly don't possess, regardless of their Str score

-Hyp.

 

[Dracorat]

And I'd like to see more than "I don't like your pictures" on your part. If nothing, I have given the more compelling case. You resulted to "prove it" which is the real world way of saying "since I know you can't take a picture of a real life halfling, I will fall back to that argument to try to win my own argument."

I already proved it. I provided pictures. Altered only because halflings don't exist on our world, but yet, I maintained scale of the figures. I can rescale the gun, but even though that proves my point further, you will come up with some other reason the resultant picture isn't good enough. So, until you provide your own hard proof, I am going to let you revel in your "prove it".

As for everyone else reading the thread, I think they can form their own opinions on the matter. The evidence has been presented.