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<blockquote data-quote="Darrell" data-source="post: 3173817" data-attributes="member: 680">In my game, I have put d20 crits back in (well...to an extent--see my 'house rules' document earlier in the thread for details).&nbsp; I just prefer a natural 20 being a possible critical, rather than it being automatic.Why use a scimitar when you can use a longsword?&nbsp; I don't know.&nbsp; Maybe you can't use a longsword. Maybe the 'longsword,' as such, doesn't exist in your world.&nbsp; Who's to say every weapon in the list has to exist in your game?&nbsp; Or, maybe the scimitar is just more common, and you can't find a longsword in the area your character lives in.&nbsp; If you're gonna run a campaign with an 'Arabian Adventures' theme, the scimitar may well be a weapon of choice.&nbsp; (It's equally possible that the Dwarven Waraxe your human fighter just bought amounts to a 'kick me' sign in the hands of a non-dwarf.)&nbsp; I've always looked at the D&amp;D/d20 Equipment Lists as suggestions, not hard-and-fast rules.Regards,Darrell</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darrell, post: 3173817, member: 680"] In my game, I [I]have[/I] put d20 crits back in (well...to an extent--see my 'house rules' document earlier in the thread for details). I just prefer a natural 20 being a [I]possible[/I] critical, rather than it being automatic. Why use a scimitar when you can use a longsword? I don't know. Maybe you can't use a longsword. Maybe the 'longsword,' as such, doesn't exist in your world. Who's to say every weapon in the list has to exist in your game? Or, maybe the scimitar is just more common, and you can't find a longsword in the area your character lives in. If you're gonna run a campaign with an 'Arabian Adventures' theme, the scimitar may well be a weapon of choice. (It's equally possible that the Dwarven Waraxe your human fighter just bought amounts to a 'kick me' sign in the hands of a non-dwarf.) I've always looked at the D&D/d20 Equipment Lists as suggestions, not hard-and-fast rules. Regards, Darrell [/QUOTE]

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