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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 2068144" data-attributes="member: 13966">Classification of weapons as light, one-handed, or two-handed does not mean that they are always treated as such.  A Halfling who picks up a Titan's light dagger is still picking up a weapon that weighs likely 5-20 pounds, and fully two or three feet long.  Likely it's considered a two-handed weapon or something for the Halfling.A lance only applies two-handed damage when it is ACTUALLY wielded in two hands.  When wielded in one hand, it applies only one-handed damage.  And what's so hard to imagine about wielding a lance two-handed while mounted?  With a good Ride check the rider can stay mounted without holding the saddle nor reigns.  It's made for two-handed use when on foot, so it can also be wielded two-handed when mounted, it's just somewhat less easy (thus the Ride check to ride without using hands).A longsword, normally one-handed, can be wielded in two hands and thus apply two-handed damage from Strength.  There's no reason to think that wielding a lance in one hand, mounted or no, would apply two-handed damage, no moreso than there's any reason to think that wielding a longsword in two hands would only apply one-handed damage.</blockquote>