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<blockquote data-quote="Satori" data-source="post: 4237016" data-attributes="member: 37233">I use this very thing in Microlite D20.Of course, I have &quot;Offensive Weapons&quot; and &quot;Defensive Weapons&quot; split into &quot;Simple&quot; and &quot;Martial&quot;.Offensive Weapons: More damage, less defense.&nbsp; Greater damage die, no AC bonus.&nbsp; Thematically, &quot;Offensive Weapons&quot; are dual-wielded weapons and two-handed weapons.Defensive Weapons: Less damage, more defense. Lower damage die, AC bonus.&nbsp; Thematically, &quot;Defensive Weapons&quot; are Sword/Board or Single Weapon &quot;Swashbuckler&quot; types.The Simple/Martial division does NOT refer to specific weapons, but more to an individual's skill.i.e. A Fighter can Martial Weapon User while a Wizard is a Simple Weapon User.&nbsp; A dagger or a great axe are not &quot;Simple&quot; or &quot;Martial&quot; weapons, though, and the Wizard can pick up and use the great axe as a &quot;Simple Offensive Weapon&quot;.I also don't get rid of weapon descriptions...so just because you use &quot;Martial Offensive Weapons&quot; does not mean you'll find a generic &quot;Offensive Weapon&quot; in a chest.&nbsp; It will still be a Longsword, Great Axe, or +2 Flaming Dagger......and you, as the player, have to decide if that description works with your concept.Also, you can put together different types of weapons to &quot;reclassify&quot; them.i.e. A Duelist typically uses a Rapier as a &quot;Defensive Weapon&quot;...but during a hectic brawl, he pulls out a Dagger and begins dealing &quot;Offensive Weapon&quot; damage.orA Rogue dual-wields two Daggers as an &quot;Offensive Weapon&quot;, then hurls one into a bad guy on his turn.&nbsp; He now wields a &quot;Defensive Weapon&quot; until he pulls another weapon.---It sounds counter-intuitive and a bit more complex than needed...but I reckon that it gives players more ownership over their character customization.&nbsp; I've tried just assigning different classes &quot;Damage Die&quot;...but that seems to take away player creativity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Satori, post: 4237016, member: 37233"] I use this very thing in Microlite D20. Of course, I have "Offensive Weapons" and "Defensive Weapons" split into "Simple" and "Martial". Offensive Weapons: More damage, less defense. Greater damage die, no AC bonus. Thematically, "Offensive Weapons" are dual-wielded weapons and two-handed weapons. Defensive Weapons: Less damage, more defense. Lower damage die, AC bonus. Thematically, "Defensive Weapons" are Sword/Board or Single Weapon "Swashbuckler" types. The Simple/Martial division does NOT refer to specific weapons, but more to an individual's skill. i.e. A Fighter can Martial Weapon User while a Wizard is a Simple Weapon User. A dagger or a great axe are not "Simple" or "Martial" weapons, though, and the Wizard can pick up and use the great axe as a "Simple Offensive Weapon". I also don't get rid of weapon descriptions...so just because you use "Martial Offensive Weapons" does not mean you'll find a generic "Offensive Weapon" in a chest. It will still be a Longsword, Great Axe, or +2 Flaming Dagger... ...and you, as the player, have to decide if that description works with your concept. Also, you can put together different types of weapons to "reclassify" them. i.e. A Duelist typically uses a Rapier as a "Defensive Weapon"...but during a hectic brawl, he pulls out a Dagger and begins dealing "Offensive Weapon" damage. or A Rogue dual-wields two Daggers as an "Offensive Weapon", then hurls one into a bad guy on his turn. He now wields a "Defensive Weapon" until he pulls another weapon. --- It sounds counter-intuitive and a bit more complex than needed...but I reckon that it gives players more ownership over their character customization. I've tried just assigning different classes "Damage Die"...but that seems to take away player creativity. [/QUOTE]

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