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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1160134" data-attributes="member: 158">Playing Devil's Advocate a moment...For the same reason that Dwarves and Halflings don't buy clothes sized for Human children - the proportions are all wrong. They would want their own sized weapons, I would think, including diameter of hand grips.If I find a flaming screaming keen longsword, a -2 penalty to hit is NOT going to bother me. If it does, I'll ask the Wizard to cast Enlarge Person on me just before jumping into battle if it does... All we are dealing with is a -2 penalty to hit, which is not that big a difference for the Fighter, especially if the weapon is worth it. The exact same problems exist under 3E that exist under 3.5 - that Longsword would be Huge under 3E, and would need to be used 2-handed, same as under 3.5.We haven't encountered it yet, and I'm DMing a 3E game using a modified version of the 3.5 Damage Resistance rules. I'm keeping the +1 through +5 designations, but I am also using the bludgeon/pierce/silver/adamantine descriptors too. So far, no one has yet carried more than one or two weapons, and those are the ones who carry multiple weapons for versatility anyway. The Barbarian in the group hacks away at EVERYTHING with his Greatsword, no matter what.</blockquote>