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Knight-Triumphant 10-27-04, 07:06 PM	OK, I have two questions: Where can I find base damage for a Huge greatsword? and... With someone wielding a Huge greatsword, does it grant extra reach, like the normal reach of a huge monster? (surely a weapon for something so tall is longer than 5 feet...)
Egres 10-27-04, 07:20 PM	OK, I have two questions: Where can I find base damage for a Huge greatsword? and... With someone wielding a Huge greatsword, does it grant extra reach, like the normal reach of a huge monster? (surely a weapon for something so tall is longer than 5 feet...) 1) You can use the table listed in the DMG. However, a Huge Greatsword deals 4d6 damage. 2) No. The reach is based on the wielder size, not on the weapon's size. Note that you can't use a Huge Greatsword, unless you are a Huge creature or a Large creature with the Monkey Grip feat.
Knight-Triumphant 10-27-04, 07:37 PM	Where is the Monkey Grip feat? What book? NOTE: I only have the DMG, PHB, and MM1, all v 3.5.
Egres 10-27-04, 07:46 PM	Where is the Monkey Grip feat? What book? NOTE: I only have the DMG, PHB, and MM1, all v 3.5. Complete Warrior.(3.5) Sword and Fist. (3.0)
Uber Goblin 10-27-04, 07:56 PM	The reach is based on the wielder size, not on the weapon's size. I alwasy disliked this ruling. It doesn't make sense to me at all. If I pick up a 10 foot long Glaive I get reach of 10 yet when I pick up a 15 foot long greatsword that a giant just dropped I only get reach of 5? Another example of how real world physics flub out in a D&D world. Just remember though, if you can convine the DM that it should give reach, it gives reach. Thats the joy of living in your own world, you can tweak the rules to how you see fit, as long as it remains constant
Knight-Triumphant 10-27-04, 08:06 PM	So what exactly does Monkey Grip do?
Knight-Triumphant 10-27-04, 08:11 PM	Never mind, I read the Skills and Feats FAQ thing. Thanks anyway.
Egres 10-27-04, 08:55 PM	Never mind, I read the Skills and Feats FAQ thing. Thanks anyway. Oh, i love reading that! :cloud9: :inlove: :cloud9:
tate 10-28-04, 03:00 AM	On a related note. . . not to hijack; but get out of the car. . . .just kidding :) would anyone think that this houserule is terribly bad: A dagger is a small shortsword A shortsword is a small longsword you see where this is going, it reminds me of old 2e stuff, it just seems to me that a small PC will not find any good small treasure (weapons) unless they fight small opponents or they just "happen" to be in a hoard. It also makes small weapons useless to medium sized characters. Just my thought, anyone agree or is it a bad idea. Thanks
Egres 10-28-04, 08:39 AM	On a related note. . . not to hijack; but get out of the car. . . .just kidding :) would anyone think that this houserule is terribly bad: A dagger is a small shortsword A shortsword is a small longsword you see where this is going, it reminds me of old 2e stuff, it just seems to me that a small PC will not find any good small treasure (weapons) unless they fight small opponents or they just "happen" to be in a hoard. It also makes small weapons useless to medium sized characters. Just my thought, anyone agree or is it a bad idea. Thanks Not terribly bad. :)
tarkin 10-28-04, 10:02 AM	Actually, even without the feat Monkey Grip, a small person is allowed to use a mediumn sized Light weapon as a one handed weapon with a -2 penalty, and a Medium sized person is allowed to use a Small sized Greatsword as a one handed weapon with a -2 penalty. Monkey Grip is only neccesary to use a weapon that is normally two big for you to use at all, I.E. a halfling using a Medium sized Great Sword in two hands. As for treasure, there should actually be quite a bit of small sized weapons, at least if you use the random treasure rules in the DMG, or are fighting say Goblins/kobolds.