Barbarian using a giant weapon?

[Thewagner1258]

Hey, I'm fairly new to pathfinder, so don't rag on me too much. The pre generated barbarian uses a huge weapon. I was told it was from a giant, or something. My question is that if I make a barbarian, would he/she be able to use a weapon like that. I know I would take a penalty and what not. My gm was not too sure. Any answers would help greatly. Thanks.

[blackbloodtroll]

Which Huge weapon?

[Carnestolendas]

He's talking about Amiri's Greatsword. In he fluff it says tha she only wields I properly when raging. As for the ruling, I must check it.

[Gauss]

Thewagner1258, despite the fluff nobody (no medium character) can wield a Large, Huge, or bigger Greatsword.

The Barbarian archetype 'Titan Mauler' is supposed to be able to but as it is currently written it is unable to.

However, you can use a Huge Short Sword as a 2handed weapon with a -4penalty to hit. You wouldn't want to though because the damage is 2d6 (the same exact damage as a medium sized Greatsword but with no -4penalty).

- Gauss

[Carnestolendas]

Actually:
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/equipment.html#inappropriately-sized-wea pons

Don't have the math along but I guess that raging the penalty is overcome.

[Gauss]

Carnestolendas:

CRB p144 wrote:

Inappropriately Sized Weapons: A creature can’t make optimum use of a weapon that isn’t properly sized for it. A cumulative –2 penalty applies on attack rolls for each size category of difference between the size of its intended wielder and the size of its actual wielder. If the creature isn’t proficient with the weapon, a –4 nonproficiency penalty also applies.

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.

That last line is the problem. A Large Greatsword is unusable by anyone that is medium sized or smaller. No penalties to use it, no bonuses to overcome it. Just completely, utterly, unable to use it.

- Gauss

[blackbloodtroll]

Amiri uses a Large sized Bastard Sword. She is only able to do so because she has the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat, allowing her to wield a Bastard Sword with one hand. Which means when wielding a Large Bastard Sword, she can use it as a two handed weapon.

[Gauss]

BBT glad you cleared that up. :) I don't pay much attention to the pre-gens to be honest. Figured it was something like that though.

- Gauss

[blackbloodtroll]

I am familiar with the Iconics.
Most of them are terrible people, if you read up on their backgrounds.

[Gauss]

Yeah, I should read up on them sometime.

- Gauss

[blackbloodtroll]

Also, most of them had some kind of horrible childhood experience.
Some, more horrible than others.

[Gauss]

Perhaps they can compare notes? :D

- Gauss

[blackbloodtroll]

I guess you need to be kind of screwed up to choose the life of an adventurer.