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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6264763" data-attributes="member: 58416">Small Sword is not a Rapier.&nbsp; It is most certainly a weapon which evolved from a Rapier, but a Small Sword is a different weapon.&nbsp; However, I do not believe there is enough granularity when it comes to D&amp;D or D&amp;D equipment for the difference to matter.&nbsp;&nbsp; (In other rpgs, it does matter.)&nbsp; In actual practice there are significant differences between the two, but they are close enough in style that I believe they would appear to be the same to most people; at least people not fluent in what the differences are and why they matter or why the weapons are designed differently. It's kind of a moot point anyway because the terms for D&amp;D weapons and armor map very poorly to terms used for weapons in our own real world history.&nbsp; For example, what D&amp;D calls 'studded leather' is most likely more similar to brigandine.&nbsp; I only bring that up because -despite the fact that I personally enjoy a bit more verisimilitude when it comes to equipment- I've grown to be comfortable and ok with D&amp;D's broad classifications, and I realize that arguing over whether one specific option has accurate nomenclature or not is silly in the face of an entire list which cares little for anything resembling historical accuracy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 6264763, member: 58416"] Small Sword is not a Rapier. It is most certainly a weapon which evolved from a Rapier, but a Small Sword is a different weapon. However, I do not believe there is enough granularity when it comes to D&D or D&D equipment for the difference to matter. (In other rpgs, it does matter.) In actual practice there are significant differences between the two, but they are close enough in style that I believe they would appear to be the same to most people; at least people not fluent in what the differences are and why they matter or why the weapons are designed differently. It's kind of a moot point anyway because the terms for D&D weapons and armor map very poorly to terms used for weapons in our own real world history. For example, what D&D calls 'studded leather' is most likely more similar to brigandine. I only bring that up because -despite the fact that I personally enjoy a bit more verisimilitude when it comes to equipment- I've grown to be comfortable and ok with D&D's broad classifications, and I realize that arguing over whether one specific option has accurate nomenclature or not is silly in the face of an entire list which cares little for anything resembling historical accuracy. [/QUOTE]

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