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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1084792" data-attributes="member: 3146">Let me see, my 3e characters:Elf Ftr/Rog with a greatswordTriton Paladin with a special Triton weapon (basically an underwater sword)Human wizard with a bastard sword (he was unusual)Human sorceror with a spear--later picked up a fighter level and a longswordElf Cleric with a longbow (and a longsword if she ever got into melee)Human Rgr/Clr with a bastard sword (dual wield: bastard sword/shield)Human Ftr/Wiz used lots of weapons with quickdraw--initially longspear and longsword, then switched to glaive and light flail, then glaive and morning star, now glaive and longsword again (I found a nifty one).Human Clr with a greatswordHuman Rgr/Rog with two shortswordsVal Bbn/Ftr/Clr with a Tralian hammer (Arcanis)Val Clr with a ShortspearElf Rgr dual wielding throwing axesSo for me the total is:2 greatswords1 dual shortsword1 dual throwing axes2 bastard swords1 1/2 shortspears1 longbow/longsword1 glaive/longsword1 Triton weapon1/2 longswordAll told, there's quite a few swords. 8 out of 11 characters used swords a significant amount of the time. However, only one character used a longsword full-time and two used longswords part-time.In the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil game I played, we had:Elf Clr: Longbow, longsword (me)Human Ftr: Spiked chainHalf-dragon barbarian: greataxeRanger/Druid: QuarterstaffElf Ftr: Longsword and shieldTiefling Rog/Bbn: GreatswordDwarf Clr: Warhammer IIRCHalf-orc Rgr/Ftr: Greatsword and armor spikesLongswords hardly seemed dominant.I played a Heart of Nightfang Spire campaign (well, actually it disintegrated shortly after starting). The characters had the following weapons:Human Clr: Battle axeHuman Wiz/Templar/Sacred Exorcist: LongswordHuman Pal/Ftr: Longsword and shortsword (dual wield)Elf Rgr/Rog: LongbowGnome bard cohort: shortsword (IIRC)Again, there are longswords present but other weapons are present. (And my Wiz/Templar/Sacred Exorcist should really count longsword as a backup weapon--magic missiles and fireballs with a side dish of disintegrates were his primary weapons).Among the people I've most commonly played Living Greyhawk with, I know of the following characters:Human Ftr/Wiz: Glaive and longsword (me)Human Ftr/Bbn/Rog: FalchionHuman Clr: Morning StarElf Rgr: Bow and longsword/shortswordElf Ftr/Wiz: Bow and battleaxe1/2Elf Ftr/Rgr/Wiz: Bow and longsword/ShortswordGnome Rog: DaggersHuman Ftr/Wiz: Lance and longswordElf Wiz: LongbowHuman Clr: Greatsword (also me)Human Clr: Bastard SwordDwarf Bbn/Ftr/Rgr: Waraxe and Shield (dual wield)Human Ftr: LongswordHuman Rgr/Rog: twin shortswordsHuman Pal: Lance and Morning StarHuman Bbn: GreatswordHuman Rgr: Longsword and spiked shield (dual wield)Gnome Wiz: DaggerHuman Rog: RapierHuman Bard: Rapier1/2 orc Bbn/Clr: GreatswordHuman Ftr/Bbn: GreatswordThere are quite a few longswords on the list but it's Greatswords (if anything) that are over-represented. Also, most of the longswords on the list are part-time weaponry. Only one of the characters above wields a longsword as his primary weapon.I really don't see much problem with the way D&D players tend to pick weapons. IME, longsword is actually pretty rare as a fighter type's primary weapon. Where it tends to make a strong showing is among the backup weapons for archers, and among elf clerics and wizards who're automatically proficient.</blockquote>

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