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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 566441" data-attributes="member: 6521">From what the rules, and FAQ, say, plus some common sense:Medium character, MWP only, two-handed: No penalty.Medium character, MWP only, one-handed: -4 non-proficiency penalty.Medium character, MWP only, Weapon Focus, two-handed: +1 bonus from weapon focus.Medium character, MWP only, Weapon Focus, one-handed: -4 penalty, no bonus (character is not proficient with this usage of the weapon; Weapon Focus cannot apply)Medium character, MWP only, Weapon Focus, Monkey Grip one-handed: -4 penalty, no bonus (character is not proficient with this usage of the weapon; Weapon Focus cannot apply; Monkey Grip, because Weapon Focus is a prereq, cannot apply)Medium character, EWP, one-handed: As any other weapon.Small character, MWP only, two-handed: -4 non-proficiency penalty.Small character, MWP only, one-handed: Cannot use.Small character, MWP only, Weapon Focus, two-handed: -4 non-proficiency penalty (Weapon Focus does not apply).Small character, EWP, two-handed: No penalty.Small character, EWP, WF, two-handed: +1 bonus.Small character, EWP, one-handed: Cannot use.Small character, EWP, WF, Monkey Grip, one-handed: -2 penalty for Monkey Grip (not sure if WF still applies; check Monkey Grip)And an extrapolation:Large character, MWP only, one-handed: No problem.Large character, MWP only, Weapon Finesse: Cannot take Weapon Finesse: Weapon not considered light..Large character, EWP, Weapon Finesse: No problem.(Also see how this comes into play with two-weapon fighting)<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />(Not everything here is clearly supported by the letter of the rules, but it all seems like a pretty common-sense extrapolation of the rules, which -- for purposes of proficiency -- treat the Bastard sword as if it were two different weapons. The Martial one is Large. The Exotic one is Medium.)</blockquote>

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