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<blockquote data-quote="Snipehunt" data-source="post: 1204410" data-attributes="member: 13142">Cute picture, but of course there are dozens of different types of daggers, many of which, when increased in size, like very close the bastard sword Conan uses.&nbsp; There are also many types of longswords that, when made smaller, are virtually indistinguishable from many types of daggers.Also, don't forget that grip sizes are not going to increase as much as the blade of a weapon.&nbsp; The grip of a child's foil or epee is very little different from an adults.&nbsp; Which says nothing about spears, axes, and in particular maces, which are just weighted sticks.&nbsp; Under the weapon sizing rules you could change the grip completely, and still have the -2 size penalty.&nbsp; As the grip is the only problematic aspect IMO, why this change?And why couldn't a human just practice with small weapons until proficient, and then get rid of the -2 size penalty?&nbsp; Does anybody really think that the differnt balance (if any) of a small shortsword from a medium dagger really make it impossible to become proficient with it?Finally, there is the silliness of the double-longspear, double-spiked chain, and double bastard sword (medium and small) PC.&nbsp; Add that to Hypersmurf's gargantuan crossbow-wielder, and you have about as silly as system as anyone could imagine.Frank and Hypersmurf are right on.&nbsp; Silly rules, much abusable, that serve no purpose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snipehunt, post: 1204410, member: 13142"] Cute picture, but of course there are dozens of different types of daggers, many of which, when increased in size, like very close the bastard sword Conan uses. There are also many types of longswords that, when made smaller, are virtually indistinguishable from many types of daggers. Also, don't forget that grip sizes are not going to increase as much as the blade of a weapon. The grip of a child's foil or epee is very little different from an adults. Which says nothing about spears, axes, and in particular maces, which are just weighted sticks. Under the weapon sizing rules you could change the grip completely, and still have the -2 size penalty. As the grip is the only problematic aspect IMO, why this change? And why couldn't a human just practice with small weapons until proficient, and then get rid of the -2 size penalty? Does anybody really think that the differnt balance (if any) of a small shortsword from a medium dagger really make it impossible to become proficient with it? Finally, there is the silliness of the double-longspear, double-spiked chain, and double bastard sword (medium and small) PC. Add that to Hypersmurf's gargantuan crossbow-wielder, and you have about as silly as system as anyone could imagine. Frank and Hypersmurf are right on. Silly rules, much abusable, that serve no purpose. [/QUOTE]

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