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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quasqueton" data-source="post: 1931657" data-attributes="member: 3854">Goblins still do 1d6 damage with swords, axes, bows--- Small longsword, Small battleaxe, Small longbow (or Small morningstar as stock in the MM). Only if you have your goblins wield Small shortswords, Small handaxes, Small shortbows do they deal 1d4 damage.[Edit: Remember, in 3.0, goblins were wielding those 1d6 shortswords and handaxes *as* longswords and battleaxes. In 3.5, goblins are wielding goblin-sized 1d6 longswords and battleaxes.]In 3.0, there were no goblin (or halfling) longswords, battleaxes, longbows, etc. They all used human shortswords, handaxes, shortbows, etc. In 3.5, goblins (and halflings) have goblin-sized longswords (1d6), goblin-sized battleaxes (1d6), etc.In 3.0, rogues were taught to use small and easy-to-conceal weapons, like the shortsword. Except halfling rogues, who were taught to use full-sized weapons (compared to their own size). And ogre rogues, who were taught to use ity-bity weapons (compared to their size). In 3.5, the small and easy-to-conceal weapon training matches the size of the character. Humans learn Medium-size shortswords (1d6), halflings learn Small-size shortswords (1d4), and ogres learn Large-size shortswords (1d8).This is another example of complaining about a change without just thinking through the logic first.Quasqueton</blockquote>