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<blockquote data-quote="Mondas711" data-source="post: 6495848" data-attributes="member: 6788507"><p>I have been an avid player of elven characters since 1st edition.&nbsp; As such, many of my elves used longswords and I'm not afraid to say it was not only because of their racial tendencies but also because the weapon always had some niche that made it a preferable one-handed weapon.&nbsp; Whether it was the 1d12 large damage of 1st and 2nd, or the 19-20 crit range for a 1d8 weapon of 3rd, or the +3 proficiency bonus of 4th there has always been something that made the longsword shine.&nbsp; In 5th edition, the choice to use a longsword is purely aesthetic.&nbsp; As a matter of fact, in my opinion it may be the worst of the 1d8 versatile (1d10) weapons.&nbsp; The warhammer weighs less and deals bludgeoning damage, which is an advantage against skeletons and certain oozes.&nbsp; The battleaxe weighs a little more buts costs 5gp less to buy.&nbsp; The only positive to the longsword is that it weighs slightly less than the battleaxe.&nbsp; The fact that it no longer has any mechanical advantage strikes me as odd.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Mondas711, post: 6495848, member: 6788507"] I have been an avid player of elven characters since 1st edition. As such, many of my elves used longswords and I'm not afraid to say it was not only because of their racial tendencies but also because the weapon always had some niche that made it a preferable one-handed weapon. Whether it was the 1d12 large damage of 1st and 2nd, or the 19-20 crit range for a 1d8 weapon of 3rd, or the +3 proficiency bonus of 4th there has always been something that made the longsword shine. In 5th edition, the choice to use a longsword is purely aesthetic. As a matter of fact, in my opinion it may be the worst of the 1d8 versatile (1d10) weapons. The warhammer weighs less and deals bludgeoning damage, which is an advantage against skeletons and certain oozes. The battleaxe weighs a little more buts costs 5gp less to buy. The only positive to the longsword is that it weighs slightly less than the battleaxe. The fact that it no longer has any mechanical advantage strikes me as odd. [/QUOTE]

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