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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3101647" data-attributes="member: 1656">But the principle illustrated is sound - even if details of blade and tang are imperfect, the human cannot fit his hand into a halfling-sized guard.It's a one-handed weapon for a halfling.&nbsp; The human shortsword is a one-handed weapon for a halfling.&nbsp; If the halfling can use a human light weapon with no problem, the situation should be reversible, right?But this is my point.&nbsp; For some weapons, a change in size will necessitate a penalty for an inappropriately-sized wielder.&nbsp; For others, perhaps that penalty is negligible.&nbsp; But rather than having a complicated system where we have to say &quot;A shortsword has no penalty; a rapier has a penalty; an Ogre's large longsword has no penalty, but a Fire Giant's large longsword does; etc, etc&quot;, we've taken the &quot;DM's friend&quot; concept.&nbsp; Imperfect circumstances?&nbsp; -2 penalty.The -2 penalty is a d20 staple, and I see it as a perfectly elegant solution.And for those who disagree, they even included the variant rule where a small longsword and a medium shortsword are the same weapon, so where's the problem!?-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3101647, member: 1656"] But the principle illustrated is sound - even if details of blade and tang are imperfect, the human cannot fit his hand into a halfling-sized guard. It's a one-handed weapon for a halfling. The human shortsword is a one-handed weapon for a halfling. If the halfling can use a human light weapon with no problem, the situation should be reversible, right? But this is my point. For some weapons, a change in size will necessitate a penalty for an inappropriately-sized wielder. For others, perhaps that penalty is negligible. But rather than having a complicated system where we have to say "A shortsword has no penalty; a rapier has a penalty; an Ogre's large longsword has no penalty, but a Fire Giant's large longsword does; etc, etc", we've taken the "DM's friend" concept. Imperfect circumstances? -2 penalty. The -2 penalty is a d20 staple, and I see it as a perfectly elegant solution. And for those who disagree, they even included the variant rule where a small longsword and a medium shortsword are the same weapon, so where's the problem!? -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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