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<blockquote data-quote="General Barron" data-source="post: 2270119" data-attributes="member: 32468"><p>Like Felnar said... if a dagger was just as good of a weapon as a longsword in a standard battle, then why would the longsword ever have been invented?</p><p> </p><p>The combat rules in DnD are obviously a drastic simplification of what real-life combat would be like. So there are many differences between weapons that just aren't taken into account by the few statistics used. But the answer to making all weapons usable isn't to just make them all have similar statistics. You just need to emphasize the differences between the weapons that can't be reflected in those statistics (damage, critical, weapon size/type). This would depend on which weapon you are talking about:</p><p> </p><p><u>Staff</u>: A pretty respectable weapon in the hands of a trained warrior. And the mechanics reflect this, as already stated. Two-weapon fighting for the only realistic double-weapon in the game. Tripping with a stave is another great idea. Perhaps even pinning or a choke attack could be used if the character fought in an Eastern fighting style.</p><p> Also, staves are completely innoculous (sp?) weapons. It doesn't have to seem like a weapon at all, just an innocent walking stick. In countries or locations where weapons are prohibited, or where it would be unwise to be seen with them, this is perfect. Mechanically, you could give an initiative bonus to the staff wielder when his opponent doesn't suspect it to be used in that way.</p><p> </p><p><u>Dagger</u>: I wouldn't use a dagger in toe-to-toe combat vs someone with a longsword, but there are many other times when I would. Daggers are small and concealable, for one thing. They also can be used when there isn't room for swinging a sword around, like in a narrow passage.</p><p> </p><p><u>Club</u>: Okay, this weapon should suck. Why would you use a wooden stick, when you could use one with a metal head instead? (A mace that is) The only reason someone would really want to use one in combat is if they are from a place where metal is rare; or if they are poor or don't usually use weapons (but still want to join the mob to go lynch somebody).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="General Barron, post: 2270119, member: 32468"] Like Felnar said... if a dagger was just as good of a weapon as a longsword in a standard battle, then why would the longsword ever have been invented? The combat rules in DnD are obviously a drastic simplification of what real-life combat would be like. So there are many differences between weapons that just aren't taken into account by the few statistics used. But the answer to making all weapons usable isn't to just make them all have similar statistics. You just need to emphasize the differences between the weapons that can't be reflected in those statistics (damage, critical, weapon size/type). This would depend on which weapon you are talking about: [u]Staff[/u]: A pretty respectable weapon in the hands of a trained warrior. And the mechanics reflect this, as already stated. Two-weapon fighting for the only realistic double-weapon in the game. Tripping with a stave is another great idea. Perhaps even pinning or a choke attack could be used if the character fought in an Eastern fighting style. Also, staves are completely innoculous (sp?) weapons. It doesn't have to seem like a weapon at all, just an innocent walking stick. In countries or locations where weapons are prohibited, or where it would be unwise to be seen with them, this is perfect. Mechanically, you could give an initiative bonus to the staff wielder when his opponent doesn't suspect it to be used in that way. [u]Dagger[/u]: I wouldn't use a dagger in toe-to-toe combat vs someone with a longsword, but there are many other times when I would. Daggers are small and concealable, for one thing. They also can be used when there isn't room for swinging a sword around, like in a narrow passage. [u]Club[/u]: Okay, this weapon should suck. Why would you use a wooden stick, when you could use one with a metal head instead? (A mace that is) The only reason someone would really want to use one in combat is if they are from a place where metal is rare; or if they are poor or don't usually use weapons (but still want to join the mob to go lynch somebody). [/QUOTE]
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