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<blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 8381206" data-attributes="member: 30438">My take on it is that, like so many old school gaming things, it's because the player thinks one is cooler than the other. There's no mechanical benefit to an axe (or if you go back to OD&amp;D, any other weapon because they all do d6), but if it feels cooler for your fighter or dwarf to wield a battle axe, that's enough. And that's one of the things I love about old school gaming at its best - there are fewer mechanical benefits to weigh, so players pick things because they think they're cool, not because it's the most optimal choice.Of course, that's &quot;at its best.&quot; There are still plenty of people that will argue for whatever choice ekes out whatever marginal benefit being the only way to go, and have been since the beginning of time. But hey, sometimes you just want to have a thief that stabs people with a dagger, not the more damaging shortsword.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ralif Redhammer, post: 8381206, member: 30438"] My take on it is that, like so many old school gaming things, it's because the player thinks one is cooler than the other. There's no mechanical benefit to an axe (or if you go back to OD&D, any other weapon because they all do d6), but if it feels cooler for your fighter or dwarf to wield a battle axe, that's enough. And that's one of the things I love about old school gaming at its best - there are fewer mechanical benefits to weigh, so players pick things because they think they're cool, not because it's the most optimal choice. Of course, that's "at its best." There are still plenty of people that will argue for whatever choice ekes out whatever marginal benefit being the only way to go, and have been since the beginning of time. But hey, sometimes you just want to have a thief that stabs people with a dagger, not the more damaging shortsword. [/QUOTE]

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