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<blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6263962" data-attributes="member: 6681948">With the exception of the short sword, most of those look like competitive weapons against one another, without a lot of work comparing them.(But I know I am atypical.).The cites seem to me like &quot;this is what I had, so this is what I used&quot;, not paid mercenaries.&nbsp; The first comments on how unusual the crossbow as a weapon is.&nbsp; The second is the odd one out, while the others seem like &quot;crime of passion&quot; and hunting weapons were what they had available.No, but he would also not have the AC and hp advantage, would he?&nbsp; If he's taking non-proficiency penalties, then he didn't use feats on these items either.Result - Hero has markedly pulled back, and their experience says those books don't sell very well.&nbsp; Their licensing opportunities aren't used all that often.&nbsp; Meanwhile, splatbooks by WotC and third party publishers are all over the place.&nbsp; Some of that is better market penetration, of course.&nbsp; But the splatbook obviously enjoys success in the marketplace.&nbsp; Adventures, meanwhile...they're not really great sellers, and WoTC doesn't do many, while Hero pretty much backed off from that market entirely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N'raac, post: 6263962, member: 6681948"] With the exception of the short sword, most of those look like competitive weapons against one another, without a lot of work comparing them. (But I know I am atypical.). The cites seem to me like "this is what I had, so this is what I used", not paid mercenaries. The first comments on how unusual the crossbow as a weapon is. The second is the odd one out, while the others seem like "crime of passion" and hunting weapons were what they had available. No, but he would also not have the AC and hp advantage, would he? If he's taking non-proficiency penalties, then he didn't use feats on these items either. Result - Hero has markedly pulled back, and their experience says those books don't sell very well. Their licensing opportunities aren't used all that often. Meanwhile, splatbooks by WotC and third party publishers are all over the place. Some of that is better market penetration, of course. But the splatbook obviously enjoys success in the marketplace. Adventures, meanwhile...they're not really great sellers, and WoTC doesn't do many, while Hero pretty much backed off from that market entirely. [/QUOTE]

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