1/2ling carrying a BIG stick!!

Kell Swiftsword · 04-27-2003, 04:49 PM

My 1/2ling swashbuckler is allowed to dual-wield some fairly large weapons: Long Sword, Katana, etc.. Is there any sort of penalty incurred for him using these weapons other than the normal dual-wield to hit penalty?

Gangrell · 04-27-2003, 04:57 PM

There shouldn't be, considering all Swashbucklers (regardless of race) use those same weapons I believe.

Vedran · 04-27-2003, 05:12 PM

There should be (obviously), but this game doesn't count size factors.

The Lilarcor · 04-27-2003, 07:49 PM

"I'm a halfling that can use a sword as big or bigger than me that can weigh about half my weight or more! wee!"

Gangrell · 04-27-2003, 08:10 PM

What you never seen a midget wield a two-handed sword before, where have you been? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] But with a bigger sword, they can either chop off your ankles or still bite them off

Nerull · 04-27-2003, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gangrell:
What you never seen a midget wield a two-handed sword before, where have you been? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] But with a bigger sword, they can either chop off your ankles or still bite them off

Yeah, it's kind of comical giving Mazzy a two-handed sword or halberd and having her swing it around just like the bigger people. And people criticize her for her low strength.

Gangrell · 04-27-2003, 08:32 PM

Nothing Guantlets of Ogre Power couldn't cure

Olorin · 04-27-2003, 10:07 PM

It's also interesting how when you find a suit of magical plate armor, your half-orc fighter puts it on, and hands his old suit over to Mazzy, who tries it on and finds that if fits perfectly!

This works with helmets and rings too (wouldn't a ring made for a halfling be pretty much impossible to put on for a burly half-orc?)

The worst one in my opinion is that halflings (and goblins) have no problem handling a long bow! They have a bow that is twice their height, but they have no problems using it.

[ 04-27-2003, 10:09 PM: Message edited by: Olorin ]

pcgiant · 04-27-2003, 10:44 PM

I don't mind it, because the only other alternative is horrible.
Imagine finding a great suit of armour then being told that this is halfing size, and your Half-Orc can't use it. How annoying would that be?

SixOfSpades · 04-27-2003, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pcgiant:
Imagine finding a great suit of armour then being told that this is halfing size, and your Half-Orc can't use it. How annoying would that be?

Precisely this annoying:
- "Damn, this armor is sized Small (Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome) and I can't squeeze myself into it."
- "I guess I'd better take it to Cromwell, or Ribald Barterman, or Arnolinius."
- "Can you expand this armor to make it sized Large (Elf, Half-Elf, Human, Half-Orc) for me, please?"
- "It'll be done in a day? Great."

Of course, this means making 2 copies of every set of armor in the game, but it's much more realistic.

04-27-2003, 04:49 PM	#1
Kell Swiftsword Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 29, 2002 Location: texas Age: 54 Posts: 37	My 1/2ling swashbuckler is allowed to dual-wield some fairly large weapons: Long Sword, Katana, etc.. Is there any sort of penalty incurred for him using these weapons other than the normal dual-wield to hit penalty? __________________ Genius has its limits, but stupidity knows no bounds-Albert E.

04-27-2003, 05:12 PM	#3
Vedran Lord Soth Join Date: July 28, 2002 Location: Sisak, Croatia Age: 40 Posts: 1,930	There should be (obviously), but this game doesn't count size factors. __________________ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, adhuc dulcius pro patria vivere. (It is sweet and glorius to die for one's homeland, even sweeter to live for it) Horatio

04-27-2003, 07:49 PM	#4
The Lilarcor Elminster Join Date: October 24, 2002 Location: Traveling to wrestle a dangerous Ent Age: 39 Posts: 405	"I'm a halfling that can use a sword as big or bigger than me that can weigh about half my weight or more! wee!" __________________ ...Since when do you care about me unless I\'m impaled in somethings guts?!

04-27-2003, 10:07 PM	#8
Olorin Avatar Join Date: May 27, 2002 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 48 Posts: 544	It's also interesting how when you find a suit of magical plate armor, your half-orc fighter puts it on, and hands his old suit over to Mazzy, who tries it on and finds that if fits perfectly! This works with helmets and rings too (wouldn't a ring made for a halfling be pretty much impossible to put on for a burly half-orc?) The worst one in my opinion is that halflings (and goblins) have no problem handling a long bow! They have a bow that is twice their height, but they have no problems using it. [ 04-27-2003, 10:09 PM: Message edited by: Olorin ] __________________ "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkun to the Dwarves; Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incanus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not" --The Two Towers

04-27-2003, 10:44 PM	#9
pcgiant Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: NZ Age: 38 Posts: 1,268	I don't mind it, because the only other alternative is horrible. Imagine finding a great suit of armour then being told that this is halfing size, and your Half-Orc can't use it. How annoying would that be? __________________ If possible, I want to relive my life... not as a devil. This time, someone like you.

04-27-2003, 04:57 PM	#2
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	There shouldn't be, considering all Swashbucklers (regardless of race) use those same weapons I believe.

04-27-2003, 08:10 PM	#5
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	What you never seen a midget wield a two-handed sword before, where have you been? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] But with a bigger sword, they can either chop off your ankles or still bite them off

04-27-2003, 08:32 PM	#7
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	Nothing Guantlets of Ogre Power couldn't cure

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