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<blockquote data-quote="Lizard" data-source="post: 4233221" data-attributes="member: 1054">Because it's a concept which fits with the changes 4e is making? And because the answer to &quot;in 3e&quot; would be &quot;because in 2000, there were a lot of sacred cows not to be slaughtered&quot;?Can we not discuss 4e rules variants/options/ideas? I mean, just because it's not out yet...Just to clarify (and as a general response), I'm not strongly advocating this idea, just playing with it, because I like to play with game design concepts. I strongly like differentiating weapons mechanically, but if we're going for a narrative game style, the differentiation should be on tricks/powers, not absolute damage dealt. In fiction, a character's weapon choice is often a matter of cultural/personal/symbolic significance, and it does whatever damage it needs to. In a story about daring rogues in the dark alleys of the cold metropolis, the knife wielded by a thug is deadlier than the pikes wielded by the city guard. The hero of a Poul Anderson novel -- can't remember the name of it -- used a big wooden cudgel to great effect.If I play 4e, I probably won't use this concept until I'm really comfortable with the rules, but it's interesting to think about. (And the other reason its 4e is that the exploits system makes creating weapon-based powers easier than the feats system.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lizard, post: 4233221, member: 1054"] Because it's a concept which fits with the changes 4e is making? And because the answer to "in 3e" would be "because in 2000, there were a lot of sacred cows not to be slaughtered"? Can we not discuss 4e rules variants/options/ideas? I mean, just because it's not out yet... Just to clarify (and as a general response), I'm not strongly advocating this idea, just playing with it, because I like to play with game design concepts. I strongly like differentiating weapons mechanically, but if we're going for a narrative game style, the differentiation should be on tricks/powers, not absolute damage dealt. In fiction, a character's weapon choice is often a matter of cultural/personal/symbolic significance, and it does whatever damage it needs to. In a story about daring rogues in the dark alleys of the cold metropolis, the knife wielded by a thug is deadlier than the pikes wielded by the city guard. The hero of a Poul Anderson novel -- can't remember the name of it -- used a big wooden cudgel to great effect. If I play 4e, I probably won't use this concept until I'm really comfortable with the rules, but it's interesting to think about. (And the other reason its 4e is that the exploits system makes creating weapon-based powers easier than the feats system.) [/QUOTE]

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