Crafting specific weapons as different weapon types?

[Lacdannan]

I apologize if my searching-fu was not adequate; Is crafting specific weapons as a different type of weapon permitted? If so or if up to DM discretion, do you think permitting it would be unbalancing?

Examples: making a Luckblade a longsword instead of short sword, making a short bow version of an Oathbow instead of a longbow, etc.

[Dr Styx]

I don't see why not, unless it's intricate to the item.

[Sebastian Hirsch]

No there should be no problem, excluding corner cases like a sunblade that works like a greatsword and handels like a dagger.

[claudekennilol]

As long as your GM allows it. And like Sebastian said, as long as you're not doing it so you make a 1h version of a 2h weapon without also lessening the impact of the effect to compensate.

[LazarX]

Lacdannan wrote:

I apologize if my searching-fu was not adequate; Is crafting specific weapons as a different type of weapon permitted? If so or if up to DM discretion, do you think permitting it would be unbalancing?

Examples: making a Luckblade a longsword instead of short sword, making a short bow version of an Oathbow instead of a longbow, etc.

EVERYTHING is up to GM discretion. If this is a PFS question though, named items are restricted to the forms they're written in. If it's for a home game, rest assured that Jason and the rest aren't going to beat down your door to check how you're letting items being made. (it's a real shame that FASA's version of this joke can't be used here. :)