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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5828263" data-attributes="member: 50895"><p>Being not an especially exciting weapon, rather common one, a <strong>long sword</strong> is the most common sword type. Humans tend to be the most common race in most fantasy worlds, so it makes sense that a <em>long sword</em> is what you are looking for.</p><p> </p><p>While any weapon could qualify as usable by humans, lots of weapons like katana fit as human - if you're in the orient/Japan, but then is exotic for non-oriental settings, so it doesn't belong to your quest.</p><p> </p><p>Bastard sword is an exotic weapon. Being that it's exotic, it seems to me to NOT be representative as a 'human' weapon, otherwise it would qualify as a martial weapon, and it is not.</p><p> </p><p>While gladiator weapons in Rome are human weapons, in fantasy games, many humanoids qualify as distinctly gladiator races, and in no way is an exclusive activity for humans. So gladiator weapons are out of qualification. Polearms are common to many races in D&D, and arguably polearms are the least common weapon used in most D&D/PF gameplay. How many spear specialists have you seen in play? I haven't seen any, and the spear is the most common polearm.</p><p> </p><p>When visiting a dungeon the most common found magical weapon is a +1 long sword. Also most humans do not have class levels, but the most common weapon in low (1st - 3rd level play) is a long sword.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately humans are the most versatile race, so trying to assign one weapon as being the most human, I think is antithetical. Humans can use any weapon, so there is no single human weapon out there. Any singular choice is limiting humans, and humans can not be limited - hence the bonus feat, the extra skills versus any other race.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 5828263, member: 50895"] Being not an especially exciting weapon, rather common one, a [B]long sword[/B] is the most common sword type. Humans tend to be the most common race in most fantasy worlds, so it makes sense that a [I]long sword[/I] is what you are looking for. While any weapon could qualify as usable by humans, lots of weapons like katana fit as human - if you're in the orient/Japan, but then is exotic for non-oriental settings, so it doesn't belong to your quest. Bastard sword is an exotic weapon. Being that it's exotic, it seems to me to NOT be representative as a 'human' weapon, otherwise it would qualify as a martial weapon, and it is not. While gladiator weapons in Rome are human weapons, in fantasy games, many humanoids qualify as distinctly gladiator races, and in no way is an exclusive activity for humans. So gladiator weapons are out of qualification. Polearms are common to many races in D&D, and arguably polearms are the least common weapon used in most D&D/PF gameplay. How many spear specialists have you seen in play? I haven't seen any, and the spear is the most common polearm. When visiting a dungeon the most common found magical weapon is a +1 long sword. Also most humans do not have class levels, but the most common weapon in low (1st - 3rd level play) is a long sword. Ultimately humans are the most versatile race, so trying to assign one weapon as being the most human, I think is antithetical. Humans can use any weapon, so there is no single human weapon out there. Any singular choice is limiting humans, and humans can not be limited - hence the bonus feat, the extra skills versus any other race. [/QUOTE]
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