Giant Instinct and Large Weapon Access [PFS]


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So Giant Instinct gives you access to a Large Weapon.
It's possible to read the wording as it giving you access to A Single (one) large weapon.

Does Giant Instinct give you the option to buy more/other Large Weapons?

It specifies that it may be "of any weapon type otherwise available at character creation". Does this mean you could take an Advanced weapon if you have access via a 1st level feat? (i.e. Gnome Flickmace)

Does this mean you can never have a Large Exquisite Sword Cane?

And Lastly, if I MC into Rogue or Swashbucker and take Fane's Fourberie, can I get an oversized novelty deck of playing cards?


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Unclear, since there isn't an inherent rarity to make the Instinct granting Access usually be necessary (though the line could be proofing against campaigns that do normally treat a Large weapon as Uncommon).

Being for PFS doesn't change that, as there is no campaign modification to make Large weapons be Uncommon.


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I would allow it just to see an oversized novelty deck of playing card.

Scarab Sages

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TiwazBlackhand wrote:

Does Giant Instinct give you the option to buy more/other Large Weapons?

It specifies that it may be "of any weapon type otherwise available at character creation". Does this mean you could take an Advanced weapon if you have access via a 1st level feat? (i.e. Gnome Flickmace)

Does this mean you can never have a Large Exquisite Sword Cane?

And Lastly, if I MC into Rogue or Swashbucker and take Fane's Fourberie, can I get an oversized novelty deck of playing cards?

If I were your Society GM, I would point out that the Items of Different Sizes section doesn't mention rarity or restricted access, so you could buy Large weapons even without Giant Instinct Barbarian. It stands to reason that you can just buy a new weapon if you want to.

By that reasoning, you could by a Large-sized exquisite sword cane or playing cards, you just couldn't use them unless you had the giant instinct.

I am absolutely certain that you can get a large gnome flickmace, no question. In fact, that's a excellent choice since it allows you to have a shield to Raise.

Liberty's Edge

IIRC any character can use bigger weapons. It just provides drawbacks and no advantages unless the character's build specifies otherwise.

Liberty's Edge

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That said I find great value putting Shifting on my Large +1 Striking returning trident during my preparations as a PFS Paladin MC Giant Instinct Barbarian ;-D.

Being a Paladin of Torag, I immediately shift it to a Large warhammer of course :-)

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