tiny weapons

Willard · 05-20-2003, 05:11 PM

Are they really worth it? I mean, would you rather use a shortbow or a shuriken? A dagger or a shortsword? A kukri or a mace? I mean, why would you want to use a tiny weapon if larger weapons do much more damage?

Granamere · 05-20-2003, 05:22 PM

If the tiny weapon had a special on it (eg. %50 chance to stun) it can be worth it. Also it depends which would you rather use a +2 dagger or a normal shortsword.

Granamere

Willard · 05-20-2003, 05:53 PM

No, I mean like normal weapons with no enchantments.

Beaumanoir · 05-20-2003, 06:03 PM

Well you could use it for off-hand bonuses. Or less penalties should I say. Easy to use a tiny weapon in tour off-hand than a bastard sword [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Also, a gnome/half-ling etc. can't weild larger weapons so they use smaller ones [img]smile.gif[/img]

Shurikens are pointless though [img]smile.gif[/img]

Chewbacca · 05-20-2003, 06:24 PM

It depends on the character. Both the weapon finesse and the two weapon fighting feats benifit from tiny weapons. Also the roleplaying aspect of playing a charcters can also be an issue. Theives tends to like daggers because they are smaller and easier to conceal than a sword.

A dual welding ranger/thief with the weapon finesse feat and a killer dex is one of my favorite characters. He uses a dagger/shortsword combo and has become quite deadly becasue he sneaks around alot and gets alot of attacks.

What about the ninja character as far as shurikens goes... I made a rogue character loosley based on the ninja type character who uses shurikens. Sure a short bow does more damage than a shuriken, but I love the whole idea of whipping out a few throwwing stars to slow down a charging foe before engaging in melee. I guess its all in the imagination...

[ 05-20-2003, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]

Nanobyte · 05-20-2003, 07:02 PM

Plain to see, they make smaller weapons for smaller characters. Granted, in PnP, there are variants of larger weapons as smaller ones.

SpiritWarrior · 05-20-2003, 11:09 PM

Well a lighthand weapon used as an offhand can do wonders for avoiding attack bonus penalties, especially for dex-based fighters.

Larry_OHF · 05-20-2003, 11:57 PM

For diversity's sake, assume that for whatever reason...a person does not want to be proficient with anything more than a butterknife, and he is determined to beat the game...using this and only this ability.

Diversity in games. Choices we make. Not everybody wants or has to be a sword-wielding, arrow-shooting, axe-cleaving son-of-a-gun!

robertthebard · 05-23-2003, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beaumanoir:
Shurikens are pointless though [img]smile.gif[/img]

What about Grains of Sand, the go to sleep shuriken?

05-20-2003, 05:11 PM	#1
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 33 Posts: 1,752	Are they really worth it? I mean, would you rather use a shortbow or a shuriken? A dagger or a shortsword? A kukri or a mace? I mean, why would you want to use a tiny weapon if larger weapons do much more damage? __________________

05-20-2003, 05:53 PM	#3
Willard Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: June 14, 2001 Location: Vermont Age: 33 Posts: 1,752	No, I mean like normal weapons with no enchantments. __________________

05-20-2003, 06:24 PM	#5
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 51 Posts: 5,373	It depends on the character. Both the weapon finesse and the two weapon fighting feats benifit from tiny weapons. Also the roleplaying aspect of playing a charcters can also be an issue. Theives tends to like daggers because they are smaller and easier to conceal than a sword. A dual welding ranger/thief with the weapon finesse feat and a killer dex is one of my favorite characters. He uses a dagger/shortsword combo and has become quite deadly becasue he sneaks around alot and gets alot of attacks. What about the ninja character as far as shurikens goes... I made a rogue character loosley based on the ninja type character who uses shurikens. Sure a short bow does more damage than a shuriken, but I love the whole idea of whipping out a few throwwing stars to slow down a charging foe before engaging in melee. I guess its all in the imagination... [ 05-20-2003, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ] __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

05-20-2003, 11:09 PM	#7
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Well a lighthand weapon used as an offhand can do wonders for avoiding attack bonus penalties, especially for dex-based fighters. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

05-20-2003, 11:57 PM	#8
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 49 Posts: 14,759	For diversity's sake, assume that for whatever reason...a person does not want to be proficient with anything more than a butterknife, and he is determined to beat the game...using this and only this ability. Diversity in games. Choices we make. Not everybody wants or has to be a sword-wielding, arrow-shooting, axe-cleaving son-of-a-gun! __________________

05-20-2003, 05:22 PM	#2
Granamere Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 27, 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Age: 53 Posts: 372	If the tiny weapon had a special on it (eg. %50 chance to stun) it can be worth it. Also it depends which would you rather use a +2 dagger or a normal shortsword. Granamere

05-20-2003, 06:03 PM	#4
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 36 Posts: 4,896	Well you could use it for off-hand bonuses. Or less penalties should I say. Easy to use a tiny weapon in tour off-hand than a bastard sword [img]tongue.gif[/img] Also, a gnome/half-ling etc. can't weild larger weapons so they use smaller ones [img]smile.gif[/img] Shurikens are pointless though [img]smile.gif[/img]

05-20-2003, 07:02 PM	#6
Nanobyte Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: NC Posts: 2,890	Plain to see, they make smaller weapons for smaller characters. Granted, in PnP, there are variants of larger weapons as smaller ones.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Can anyone help me with a tiny IE problem	TanisGilthanas	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	13	04-30-2004 04:13 AM
a tiny spoiler please	Black Baron	Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast	10	11-16-2003 11:04 PM
Werewolfs? ( tiny spoiler!)	Link	Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2 Also SoU & HotU Forum	3	10-22-2002 06:44 AM
Steven Brand as Memnon, Tiny tiny tiny spoil on "the Scorpion King"	TheThing	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	6	04-23-2002 11:35 AM
Jaheira is out of her tiny mind	Truffaldino	Baldurs Gate II Archives	4	10-23-2001 07:05 AM