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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 6792435" data-attributes="member: 463">I agree.Re arming swords and other 1-handed sword type weapons, I have them do d8 damage, no 2-handed usage. I allow some to be Finesse, eg the Cutlass, to have high DEX cutlass-wielding pirates <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> - if we actually wanted historical accuracy I guess most swords would be Finesse while bows would be STR-based. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />I would not advise making longswords d10/d12, a d10 1-handed weapon is a big step up from anything in the rules. IRL an arming sword is generally a slightly *better* 1-handed weapon than a longsword, which is slightly unwieldy in 1 hand. Giving them both d8 works fine. I have a bigger issue with the crappy d6 shortsword, but I guess that makes sense in a 1-1 medieval/renaissance dueling/street-fighting context. A Cinquedea is certainly an inferior weapon to a Rapier if there's space to use either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 6792435, member: 463"] I agree. Re arming swords and other 1-handed sword type weapons, I have them do d8 damage, no 2-handed usage. I allow some to be Finesse, eg the Cutlass, to have high DEX cutlass-wielding pirates :) - if we actually wanted historical accuracy I guess most swords would be Finesse while bows would be STR-based. :D I would not advise making longswords d10/d12, a d10 1-handed weapon is a big step up from anything in the rules. IRL an arming sword is generally a slightly *better* 1-handed weapon than a longsword, which is slightly unwieldy in 1 hand. Giving them both d8 works fine. I have a bigger issue with the crappy d6 shortsword, but I guess that makes sense in a 1-1 medieval/renaissance dueling/street-fighting context. A Cinquedea is certainly an inferior weapon to a Rapier if there's space to use either. [/QUOTE]

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