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<blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 1962763" data-attributes="member: 2673">You could always go rules-light, and drop all the distinctions.&nbsp; Start with medium martial weapons.&nbsp; These do 1d8 damage and crit on 19-20.&nbsp; All of them.&nbsp; Longsword, battle-ax, scimitar, whatever.&nbsp; Small makes the damage 1d6, and large makes it 2d6.&nbsp; Exotic Weapons deal 1d8, 1d10, or 2d8 for small, medium, and large.&nbsp; All with the same crit factor as well.&nbsp; Simple weapons do 1d4, 1d6, and 1d8 with a crit of 20.What you've done is essentially made the exact weapon used a bit of flavor text.&nbsp; The size and difficulty to use are the only factors in determining the weapon damage.&nbsp; You might include a couple of exceptions, such as the bastard sword or rapier that have different properties- bastard sword can be used two handed as a martial weapon, rapier acts as a light weapon, etc.&nbsp; But the vast majority work the same.The weapon you use becomes a bit of flavor for your character.&nbsp; I kind of like that idea myself.&nbsp; It would work well with a 'rules-light' d20 varient.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maddman75, post: 1962763, member: 2673"] You could always go rules-light, and drop all the distinctions. Start with medium martial weapons. These do 1d8 damage and crit on 19-20. All of them. Longsword, battle-ax, scimitar, whatever. Small makes the damage 1d6, and large makes it 2d6. Exotic Weapons deal 1d8, 1d10, or 2d8 for small, medium, and large. All with the same crit factor as well. Simple weapons do 1d4, 1d6, and 1d8 with a crit of 20. What you've done is essentially made the exact weapon used a bit of flavor text. The size and difficulty to use are the only factors in determining the weapon damage. You might include a couple of exceptions, such as the bastard sword or rapier that have different properties- bastard sword can be used two handed as a martial weapon, rapier acts as a light weapon, etc. But the vast majority work the same. The weapon you use becomes a bit of flavor for your character. I kind of like that idea myself. It would work well with a 'rules-light' d20 varient. [/QUOTE]

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