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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 8087681">Funny, I'm playing a Kensai monk at the moment.&nbsp; Anticipating becoming a Kensai, at 1st and 2nd level I used a staff and called it a &quot;wooden sword&quot;, because my character had not yet earned the right to use a real sword.Two things to note:&nbsp;- The rules clearly say &quot;staff&quot; but I called it a &quot;wooden sword&quot; and narrated combat as such.&nbsp; (The length of said sword was never a factor, but if for some reason the distinction became important I would not have given myself any special advantages.&nbsp; In fact would have taken a disadvantage if, say, 6-8' pole was needed.&nbsp; In which case I would have said, &quot;Nope, my sword isn't that long.&quot;&nbsp; Conversely, if for some reason we couldn't bring anything longer than 4' through a tiny tunnel, I would have narrated some other reason why my &quot;sword&quot; got left behind.&nbsp; So ZERO mechanical difference.&quot;)&nbsp;- Although the rules say my character didn't have sword proficiency, I described it as abiding by the rules of her sensei to not use one.I wonder if some of the people here think I was breaking the rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 8087681"] Funny, I'm playing a Kensai monk at the moment. Anticipating becoming a Kensai, at 1st and 2nd level I used a staff and called it a "wooden sword", because my character had not yet earned the right to use a real sword. Two things to note: - The rules clearly say "staff" but I called it a "wooden sword" and narrated combat as such. (The length of said sword was never a factor, but if for some reason the distinction became important I would not have given myself any special advantages. In fact would have taken a disadvantage if, say, 6-8' pole was needed. In which case I would have said, "Nope, my sword isn't that long." Conversely, if for some reason we couldn't bring anything longer than 4' through a tiny tunnel, I would have narrated some other reason why my "sword" got left behind. So ZERO mechanical difference.") - Although the rules say my character didn't have sword proficiency, I described it as abiding by the rules of her sensei to not use one. I wonder if some of the people here think I was breaking the rules. [/QUOTE]

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