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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 3887341" data-attributes="member: 35678">Y'know, Wizbang Dustyboots' thread about a genuine Sea Drake Missing from the rules plus myself brushing up my Weapon Groups rules for an upcoming campaign got me thinking: There are quite a few seemingly basic weapons missing from the rules.A brief brainstorm came up with the following:BIG weapons:** Greatbow ala English/Welsh longbow for bigger-then-big longbows (likely exotic, though really just martial)** Maul for 2H hammers.** Greatmace for 2H maces.** Bolt-thrower for a big honkin' crossbow.** Sarissa-style spear to fill in the "Greatsword" category of reach-spears (martial longspear with 15 foot reach)** Boar Spear-style spear to fill in the "Greatsword" category of damage-dealing spears (martial Spear with more damage).Hand-and-a-half weapons:** Mace and Chain, ala the Dwarven Waraxe for those using hand-and-a-half flails.** Dwarven Battlehammer, ala the Dwarven Waraxe for those using hand-and-a-half hammers** Dwarven Combat Mace, ala the Dwarven Waraxe for those using hand-and-a-half maces** Dwarven Military Pick, ala the Dwarven Waraxe for those using hand-and-a-half picks** Light Flails. They appear to be missing.** Throwing Daggers. Something like 30 ft. range with a 20/x2 crit and piercing/slashing, but useful because they can be concealed as with normal daggers.** A Polearm which deals Bludgeoning damage - Long Hammers were indeed used in the Middle Ages.** Harpoons. Not exactly a staple in Medieval Europe, they would still be useful in a fantasy campaign, and make a great addition alongside the very few entangling weapons the PHB has (the Net, the Whip and the Bolas).** Mancatchers. On the same note as Harpoon, but decidedly more common in medieval Europe, Mancatchers would make a great addition to the entangling weapons in the PHB.**Broadswords. A sword you can stab someone with.Now, while I would hardly think that *all* of these weapons would ever make it into the 4E PHB (but one can hope!) They still all fill a curious rules-gap in 3e, one which I see no reason for being there, really. Anyone else feel this way? Any hopes of seeing a wider variety of weapons in the PHB? Anyone hope even a fraction of this will replace the crapfest of 3e's silly "double weapons"?cheers,--N</blockquote>

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