Innappropriately sized weapons


Rules Questions


Taking in what the rules say about weapons not sized properly for their wielders, if an ogre (with greatsword proficiency) were to wield a medium-sized greatsword, he or she would use it in one hand with an additional -2 to hit, right?

Liberty's Edge

Yes.

Sczarni

Indeed.

Silver Crusade

If it's now a one-handed weapon for the Ogre, he can choose to use it either one or two-handed, as usual for one-handed weapons.

He can still choose to use it in two hands to get the benefits of 1.5 x Str bonus and 3:1 on power attack.


Even though the blade is now appropriately-sized for a one-handed weapon, the hilt and such wouldn't be. I'd rule a penalty.

Grand Lodge

The Quite-big-but-not-BIG Bad wrote:
Even though the blade is now appropriately-sized for a one-handed weapon, the hilt and such wouldn't be. I'd rule a penalty.

That's already in the rules.

Sczarni

Yes, -2 for being one size category off. The Ogre can still choose to wield it as Malachi described, but regardless of wielding it one-handed or two-handed it will suffer the same -2 penalty to attacks.


Yup, I agree. I was just reacting to Malachi Silverclaw. Should've used a quote, sorry.

Silver Crusade

Nefreet wrote:
Yes, -2 for being one size category off. The Ogre can still choose to wield it as Malachi described, but regardless of wielding it one-handed or two-handed it will suffer the same -2 penalty to attacks.

Oh, of course!

I never thought, or meant to suggest, otherwise. : )

The -2 penalty had already been discussed. I posted just so it was clear that even though it counts a a one-handed weapon for the Ogre that doesn't force it to use the sword in one hand.

The OP wrote:
if an ogre (with greatsword proficiency) were to wield a medium-sized greatsword, he or she would use it in one hand with an additional -2 to hit, right?

Just clarifying that he doesn't have to use it one-handed.

Sczarni

Haha, I know you know the rules. I think we were all just jumping on the "clarification" bandwagon for the OP.


Hahaha... too helpful a community :P

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