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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IcyCool" data-source="post: 1932442" data-attributes="member: 20308">I'll hop in and take a stab at this. <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />It wasn't a problem that needed a solution.  It was a mechanic that wasn't defined well.  Clarifications and better definitions are a good thing.  Now we have a good, solid, well-defined mechanic.  I can't see how that is anything but a good thing.Then I would happily tell you that while things might be rough for small races in your world, any decent sized city in my world will have small sized equipment available.  In a small human village, small folks would have to comission something, as most things will be for the medium sized inhabitants.  And likewise for a human in a halfling village.  In short, this is really a flavor issue, and I'm not sure why you mention it.  If a DM wants to screw over anyone playing a small race, that doesn't have anything to do with the game mechanics.Differences in grip size, weight, and balance to name the big three.  That alone should make enough difference to warrant the attack penalty for using a weapon not sized for you.Yay, another person who would let my wizard use a "greatsword"!  Cause, see, it's just a large dagger via 3.0 rules.As to your example, IMO a bowie knife would be classed as a dagger.</blockquote>

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