Hellknight Favored Weapon

[Mad Gene Vane]

Hellknight orders have favored weapons. If I decide to play a Hellknight, will my character have to use the favored weapon? Or is it optional?

[therealthom]

Does a cleric have to use his god's favored weapon?

[MrSin]

You don't have, but its what you can expect a hellknight of that order to wield. Its hard to force someone to use a longsword if they really like their earthbreaker. I'm certainly not telling that man no.

[Mad Gene Vane]

MrSin wrote:

You don't have, but its what you can expect a hellknight of that order to wield. Its hard to force someone to use a longsword if they really like their earthbreaker. I'm certainly not telling that man no.

Thanks. I just have some vague memories of earlier D&D versions, where I thought characters had to use favored weapons. Didn't know if it still applied.

[KestlerGunner]

What I'd recommend is just keeping a ceremonial favoured weapon on your person, for marches, military displays and special events.
When you're 3 kilometres underground fighting for your life, you use the weapon that you're good with.

[Tinkergoth]

Yeah, I'd rule that you automatically have permission in the favoured weapon of your order (not sure if that's actually covered under joining in the rules, I don't have my books in front of me), but that you can use whatever you want. As KestlerGunner mentioned though, I'd make sure to keep one of the favoured weapons on you anyway... push comes to shove and you don't have YOUR favourite weapon to hand, at least you might still have your order's favoured weapon as a backup.