Monkey Grip solved, but now my question involves a shield...

[Ungruush]

so, ive recently started playing d and d, and...as im sure you have figured out at n point as i have now, the description of feats is quite vague, and in most cases, designed to allow the dm to adjust said abilities and feats to control the tempo of the game. this being said, my question involves the feat "monkey grip." the rules only metion weiling a one handed weapion, but have no dynamics or adjustments or clarifications for weilding 2 handed weapons.

to give a better understanding of where my thoughts are, am using a half-ogre (as per the races of destiny) and wish to use the feat to increase the size of the weapons im able to weild in combat.

now, if im not mistaken, said character, being large, can use a large weapon in one hand, such as a greatsword or greataxe, and can then use a weapon in the size catagory of huge two handed, right?

if this is correct, than using the monkey grip feat should allow me to use a huge weapon one handed, and a gargantuan weapon in two hands....unless im just way off base.

please, i beg you...help me out here...

no one in my group seems to be able to figure this one out...

 

[frankthedm]

so, ive recently started playing d and d, and...as im sure you have figured out at n point as i have now, the description of feats is quite vague, and in most cases, designed to allow the dm to adjust said abilities and feats to control the tempo of the game.

Usually not. On the most part the language is chosen quite carefully. If you mix 3.0 and 3.5 book however, there are some issues. It sounds like you are referring to weapons by the way they were sized in 3.0.

now, if im not mistaken, said character, being large, can use a large weapon in one hand, such as a greatsword or greataxe, and can then use a weapon in the size catagory of huge two handed, right?

Large creature wields a Large one handed weapon in one hand and a large two handed weapon in both hands.

if this is correct, than using the monkey grip feat should allow me to use a huge weapon one handed, and a gargantuan weapon in two hands....unless im just way off base.

With the feat, the half ogre could wield huge 1handed weapons in one hand or a huge two handed weapon in both hands.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm#weaponSize

 

[Ungruush]

thanks much, i have another question now concerning a shield.

i had an idea on using a tower shield appropriate for my isze, but using that, as well as a two handed weapon would be impossible...so my question is regarding animation of the tower shield. is this a possibility? and if so, can i still use it for its cover function? and under the description of an animated shield in the dmg, i still take the armor check penalty, but what about the dex bonus? and can you even use an animated shield and weild a two handed weapon?

lots of questions, and few answers....


help?

 

[Ungruush]

Large creature wields a Large one handed weapon in one hand and a large two handed weapon in both hands...With the feat, the half ogre could wield huge 1handed weapons in one hand or a huge two handed weapon in both hands.

and now i feel retarded...should have seen that as plain as day, thanks