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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3765973" data-attributes="member: 19675">You're right- I have my specifics off...but the overall point remains the same.Despite both of the weapons being &quot;6&quot; Blades,&quot; they are vastly different in actual physical dimensions.&nbsp; My dagger in the hands of a tiny creature wouldn't actually be a 2 handed sword: by its volume &amp; mass, it would be more like a caber with edges.&nbsp; He couldn't grab it with a normal 2 handed grip- he'd need to lift it with his entire body.Likewise, the tiny creature's actual 2 handed sword would be unwieldable as a dagger.&nbsp; Either you'd be wielding it between a thumb and 2 fingers like a swizzle-stick, or much of its blade would be covered by the grasping hand, its razor sharpness cutting into said hand.&nbsp; Eventually, the blood from the ever-widening wound would slicken the thing so much it would be dropped or otherwise lost.&nbsp; In that sense, the process would be much like trying to stab someone with a kitchen knife- because they lack the proper cross-hilt, such attempts often result in the hand sliding off of the grip and onto the blade.So, again I vote for the continued use of the 3.5 version of weapon sizing rules over 3.0.However, I'm not averse to the 4Ed designers finding another method...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3765973, member: 19675"] You're right- I have my specifics off...but the overall point remains the same. Despite both of the weapons being "[I]6" Blades[/I]," they are vastly different in actual physical dimensions. My dagger in the hands of a tiny creature wouldn't actually be a 2 handed sword: by its volume & mass, it would be more like a caber with edges. He couldn't grab it with a normal 2 handed grip- he'd need to lift it with his entire body. Likewise, the tiny creature's actual 2 handed sword would be unwieldable as a dagger. Either you'd be wielding it between a thumb and 2 fingers like a swizzle-stick, or much of its blade would be covered by the grasping hand, its razor sharpness cutting into said hand. Eventually, the blood from the ever-widening wound would slicken the thing so much it would be dropped or otherwise lost. In that sense, the process would be much like trying to stab someone with a kitchen knife- because they lack the proper cross-hilt, such attempts often result in the hand sliding off of the grip and onto the blade. So, again I vote for the continued use of the 3.5 version of weapon sizing rules over 3.0. However, I'm not averse to the 4Ed designers finding another method... [/QUOTE]

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