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So there is another thread raging about the Thunder and Fang feat, and one of the arguments has come down to, "How do you determine what size weapon a character can use?" So I decided I would start a new thread so we can FAQ that particular question.
How do you determine what size of inappropriately sized weapons a character can use?
The way I look at it, there are two possibilities.
1. You first determine what a character wields a weapon as, and then you can step up or down for inappropriately sized weapons. An example of this would be the bastard sword. A character with EWP (bastard swords) wields it as a one-handed weapon. You could then go up one step to a large bastard sword and it would be a two-handed weapon for that character, with the appropriate -2 penalty. Another example of this should be a character with the Thunder and Fang feat who is able to wield an earthbreaker as a one-handed weapon. You could then go up one step to a large earthbreaker which, for that character, would be a two-handed weapon.
2. You only look at where on the weapon table a weapon lands and then adjust it for size from there, ignoring any feats or class/racial abilities. With this method, you would first look at the earthbreaker and say it is exclusively a two-handed weapon, and if you go up one step is goes to unwieldable, no matter what feats or abilities you have.
So, which of these is correct?
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