Inappropriately Sized Weapons


Rules Questions


Correct me if i am wrong.

A dwarf using a dwarven waraxe 1handed: 1d10 dmg
A dwarf using a large dwarven waraxe 1 handed: -2hit 2d8 dmg?
A dwarf using a large dwarven waraxe 2 handen: 2d8 dmg?
A dwarf using a Huge dwarven waraxe 1 handed: -4 hit 3d8 dmg?
A dwarf using a Huge dwarven waraxe 2 handed: -2 hit 3d8 dmg?
A dwarf using Vital strike on his Huge Dwarven Waraxe:-2hit 6d8 dmg?

Core Rulebook p.144

I do hope i am wrong, please tell me why?


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Read the next paragraph.

PF SRD wrote:
The measure of how much effort it takes to use a weapon(whether the weapon is designated as a light, one-handed, or two-handed weapon for a particular wielder) is altered by one step for each size category of difference between the wielder’s size and the size of the creature for which the weapon was designed. For example, a Small creature would wield a Medium one-handed weapon as a two-handed weapon. If a weapon’s designation would be changed to something other than light, one-handed, or two-handed by this alteration, the creature can’t wield the weapon at all.

Your (medium sized) dwarf can wield a large dwarven waraxe (that a large dwarf could wield in one hand) only as a two-handed weapon and cannot wield a huge dwarven waraxe at all.


Uhm.. being a one handed weapon for a dwarf it would be a two handed one as a large weapon, making it
a) A dwarf using a large dwarven waraxe 2 handen: -2hit 2d8 dmg
and
b) impossible to wield as a huge weapon.

And I honestly think that a large DWARVEN Waraxe really misses the point... not to mention the huge one...

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