Issue: Solarian Weapons have no listed hand number


Solarian Class Discussion


As above. Not having a listed hand number makes Solarian's interactions with things like Duelist Archetype or Mauler Archetype break. Hopefully someone can make an errata soon.


I assumed they'd take 1 hand based on the flavor of Twin Weapons and the fact you can get the Free-hand Trait.

Envoy's Alliance

Pathfinder Rulebook Subscriber

I was confused on that too. Especially since the Solar weapon can be in the spear and polearm categories.


They might use zero hands like the Kineticist Impulses.

OK, probably not...


ElementalofCuteness wrote:
I assumed they'd take 1 hand based on the flavor of Twin Weapons and the fact you can get the Free-hand Trait.

Yeah but the main reason I'm asking is because I want to know if Solar weapons are 1 or 1+ weapons. If they are just 1 handed then I guess Solarians just can't use two handed weapons which is strange.


purpleof12voices wrote:
ElementalofCuteness wrote:
I assumed they'd take 1 hand based on the flavor of Twin Weapons and the fact you can get the Free-hand Trait.
Yeah but the main reason I'm asking is because I want to know if Solar weapons are 1 or 1+ weapons. If they are just 1 handed then I guess Solarians just can't use two handed weapons which is strange.

They were one-handed in 1E, so I figured it was the same here, and because its a non-standard, mystical weapon they can add traits otherwise not found on a lot of one-handed weapons.

Silver Crusade

Unless they have the free-hand trait, it likely makes the most sense to treat them as 1 handed weapons.

Envoy's Alliance

Pathfinder Rulebook Subscriber

Just something that the team should make sure to specify in the final release. Yes, most likely it's one handed, but it's something we shouldn't have to assume.


I think an interesting way to solve this would be allowing a solarion weapon to be two-handed and that dropping the cost of reach down to a single pick, that way you can have your light halberd.


I agree, it should be allowed to be one or two handed.

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