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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9221309" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Sure, different campaigns have different flavors. However, I want to highlight some misconceptions that you seem to continue to bring up. Just because you don't see a compelling reason to imagine a character with an oversized weapon doesn't mean other people don't. I could trivially find a half-dozen characters who are human and wielding massive weapons. And we don't have, naturally in the game, giant-sized weapons that are balanced for human characters to use. Additionally, someone might want to copy the aesthetic of a small-sized character known for wielding such weapons. This is the point that I am digging into, because it seems like there is no consideration for it. Yes, a Halfling Barbarian is a bit of a silly concept from some angles. And yes, a halfling barbarian using a greatsword may look silly to you. However, for someone else it may harken to art or characters they appreciate. And dismissing it as nothing but number-crunching is ridiculous. If someone was purely number crunching, they wouldn't play a barbarian and especially not a barbarian halfling. Sure, maybe they want to utilize PAM+GWM+Reckless Attack, but then they will want to go Variant human for the extra feat, or Half-Orc for more survivabilty and increased crit damage. The concept isn't optimal from the start, so dismissing the greatsword wielding halfling barbarian as nothing more than number crunching done for optimal combat efficiency deeply misses the point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 9221309, member: 6801228"] Sure, different campaigns have different flavors. However, I want to highlight some misconceptions that you seem to continue to bring up. Just because you don't see a compelling reason to imagine a character with an oversized weapon doesn't mean other people don't. I could trivially find a half-dozen characters who are human and wielding massive weapons. And we don't have, naturally in the game, giant-sized weapons that are balanced for human characters to use. Additionally, someone might want to copy the aesthetic of a small-sized character known for wielding such weapons. This is the point that I am digging into, because it seems like there is no consideration for it. Yes, a Halfling Barbarian is a bit of a silly concept from some angles. And yes, a halfling barbarian using a greatsword may look silly to you. However, for someone else it may harken to art or characters they appreciate. And dismissing it as nothing but number-crunching is ridiculous. If someone was purely number crunching, they wouldn't play a barbarian and especially not a barbarian halfling. Sure, maybe they want to utilize PAM+GWM+Reckless Attack, but then they will want to go Variant human for the extra feat, or Half-Orc for more survivabilty and increased crit damage. The concept isn't optimal from the start, so dismissing the greatsword wielding halfling barbarian as nothing more than number crunching done for optimal combat efficiency deeply misses the point. [/QUOTE]

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