Transformative weapon property is found in the APG. Its the Exotic Weapon Profiency that allows you to use it...I can't see why not?
the FAQ said that if you are proficient with a bastard sword, that means in one hand. (as clerics of certain gods)
Thus I would believe that you can't transform a 2-handed weapon into a bastard sword as it is a one-handed weapon.
On the other side I can't really see the harm on changing this; transformative is pretty expensive.
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As RAW, 'bastard sword' appears in the table of 'One-Handed Exotic Melee Weapons', so you can't turn a 2-handed weapon into a bastard sword with this weapon property.
You can turn a transformative longsword into a bastard sword and then wield it two-handed, though. I agree it's odd that you can't go the other way, but them's the breaks.
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It also appears in the table for two handed martial weapons.As RAW, 'bastard sword' appears in the table of 'One-Handed Exotic Melee Weapons', so you can't turn a 2-handed weapon into a bastard sword with this weapon property.
You can turn a transformative longsword into a bastard sword and then wield it two-handed, though. I agree it's odd that you can't go the other way, but them's the breaks.
Does it? It doesn't on the PRD.
EDIT: Nor, indeed, in my copy of the core rulebook.
what the bastard sword is was unclear, but the FAQ is very clear when it comes to proficiency, and handedness should be compatible.
A Bastard sword is a 2-handed Martial weapon. If you happen to have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it you can wield is as a 1-handed weapon.
The fact that you may have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it doesn't change the fact that its a 2-handed weapon, which the Transformative weapon property allows you to convert it into.
Agreed?
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A Bastard sword is a 2-handed Martial weapon. If you happen to have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it you can wield is as a 1-handed weapon.
The fact that you may have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it doesn't change the fact that its a 2-handed weapon, which the Transformative weapon property allows you to convert it into.
Agreed?
I would actually look at it the other way around, that a Bastard sword is a one-handed weapon that can be wielded in two hands by someone without proficiency.
A Bastard sword is a 2-handed Martial weapon. If you happen to have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it you can wield is as a 1-handed weapon.
The fact that you may have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it doesn't change the fact that its a 2-handed weapon, which the Transformative weapon property allows you to convert it into.
Agreed?
No. The rules are explicitly clear about this: the bastard sword IS a one-handed exotic weapon. It has the special quality that you may treat it as a martial weapon if you wield it two-handed.
Even when you use it as a martial weapon, you don't treat it as a two-handed weapon. You treat it as a one-handed weapon (which it is) that you are wielding two-handed.
Quote: "Due to its size, a bastard sword is an exotic weapon. A character can use a bastard sword two-handed as a martial weapon."
"You can use it two-handed" is not equivalent to "this is a two-handed weapon." It's a one handed weapon, you can just treat it as a martial weapon if you wield it two-handed. The wording is not unclear. If you have martial proficiency and no exotic proficiency, you can still use it in one hand, you just take the -4 on attack rolls for nonproficiency.
Table presents the bastard sword as exotic one-handed weapon. Description gives us option of using "a bastard sword two-handed as a martial weapon". However using two-handed is not the same as being classified as two-handed weapon.
If you are player its up to your GM to decide if such transformation would be possible (personaly I would say yes you could transform two-handed weapon into bastard sword and use it one handed while having exotic weapon proficiency with it - exotic weapon proficiency is already serious price for using it one-handed). If you are GM, its up to you to decide. However, strictly by RAW (and I think that for PFS play as well) no.
A Bastard sword is a 2-handed Martial weapon. If you happen to have the Exotic Weapon Proficiency for it you can wield is as a 1-handed weapon.
As the other have said you have this backward. It is a one handed weapon, that may be used without training as if it were a two handed weapon.
I see. My apologies. Thanks for the clarification.
A bastardsword isn't a "two-handed weapon" any more than a longsword or a falchion are just because they can be used with two hands.
A Falchion is a two-handed weapon.
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Bastard Sword is an One-handed weapon.
It is always an One-handed weapon.
Feats treat it as an One-handed weapon.
Spells treat it as an One-handed weapon.
When you wield it in two hands, it is still an One-handed weapon.
Class abilities treat it as an One-handed weapon.
When determining what/how enchantments effect it, you do so as an One-handed weapon.
Traits treat it as an One-handed weapon.
Why?
The Bastard Sword is an One-handed weapon.
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So you (anybody) can use a bastard sword two-handed (presuming you're proficient with two-handed weapons]), so by default it's a two handed weapon.
'Presuming you're proficient with two-handed weapons'? Where's that from?
If you can use a weapon two-handed, by default it's a two-handed weapon?
I've seen a lot of made-up rules about the bastard sword recently, but this one takes the biscuit!