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<blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 1606865" data-attributes="member: 4910">The problem is you're not applying the objects equally.&nbsp; You hit the target with the blade of the short sword (not the point or flat), and the edge of the oar (not the end or flat) and the oar will hit harder/deeper because it is the more massive object.In D&amp;D terms, Mass is the object's base damage and Velocity is your strength modifier.Back to the halfling monk/human monk example:&nbsp; The 16 str halfling monk will deliver a lighter object with greater velocity (1d4+3) than his 12 str human counterpart, who is delivering a more massive object with less velocity (1d6+1).&nbsp; The halfling comes out ahead anyway, because while their max damage (ammount of energy transfered) is the same, the halfling's higher velocity results in a higher mean damage than the human (5.5 average vs 4.5 average).&nbsp; Then the ogre monk comes along and just owns them both, because it can deliver more mass and velocity than either of them.^_^</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sejs, post: 1606865, member: 4910"] The problem is you're not applying the objects equally. You hit the target with the blade of the short sword (not the point or flat), and the edge of the oar (not the end or flat) and the oar will hit harder/deeper because it is the more massive object. In D&D terms, Mass is the object's base damage and Velocity is your strength modifier. Back to the halfling monk/human monk example: The 16 str halfling monk will deliver a lighter object with greater velocity (1d4+3) than his 12 str human counterpart, who is delivering a more massive object with less velocity (1d6+1). The halfling comes out ahead anyway, because while their max damage (ammount of energy transfered) is the same, the halfling's higher velocity results in a higher mean damage than the human (5.5 average vs 4.5 average). Then the ogre monk comes along and just owns them both, because it can deliver more mass and velocity than either of them. ^_^ [/QUOTE]

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