Racial weapon familiarity question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Racial weapon familiarity question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
unundindur
12-28-07, 01:18 PM The dwarf count the dwarven waraxe as a martial weapon, is this also true for elves and elven X-blade (courtblade, thinblade) etc.?

Thanks
DarkRhystar
12-28-07, 02:01 PM No.
RobbyPants
12-28-07, 02:18 PM The weapon familiarity of the dwarf is a specific racial feature that grants them familiarity with the war axe and urgosh. Note that:

It does not extend to any other dwarven weapons.
It does not extend to other races and their racial weapons.

So, in short, it needs to be explicitly stated in the race.
unundindur
12-28-07, 02:46 PM Ok, thanks for the clarification :)
Necron-99
12-28-07, 03:35 PM If you take the improved weapon familiarity you get it with every weapon that has the name of your race on it.
Bopple
01-02-08, 06:45 AM Elven weapons are not of racial weapon familiarity.

As a side note,
In Complete Warrior p154-p155, it states that it can be unfair, if more race-specific weapons are introduced, thus that DM had better limit the number of race-specific weapons.
It also says that the choice of weapons should be made at the character creation, if you decided to limit it.
It seems that dwarves, gnomes and other races with racial weapon familiarity are familiar with all their racial weapons, though it is advised to limit it.
kalstrand
01-02-08, 02:38 PM Races are only familiar with those weapons listed in the Weapon Familiarity section of their race description.

The racial description of dwarves only lists waraxes and urgroshes so they still require an exotic weapon proficiency for the shield-axe.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
unundindur 12-28-07, 01:18 PM	The dwarf count the dwarven waraxe as a martial weapon, is this also true for elves and elven X-blade (courtblade, thinblade) etc.? Thanks
DarkRhystar 12-28-07, 02:01 PM	No.
RobbyPants 12-28-07, 02:18 PM	The weapon familiarity of the dwarf is a specific racial feature that grants them familiarity with the war axe and urgosh. Note that: It does not extend to any other dwarven weapons. It does not extend to other races and their racial weapons. So, in short, it needs to be explicitly stated in the race.
unundindur 12-28-07, 02:46 PM	Ok, thanks for the clarification :)
Necron-99 12-28-07, 03:35 PM	If you take the improved weapon familiarity you get it with every weapon that has the name of your race on it.
Bopple 01-02-08, 06:45 AM	Elven weapons are not of racial weapon familiarity. As a side note, In Complete Warrior p154-p155, it states that it can be unfair, if more race-specific weapons are introduced, thus that DM had better limit the number of race-specific weapons. It also says that the choice of weapons should be made at the character creation, if you decided to limit it. It seems that dwarves, gnomes and other races with racial weapon familiarity are familiar with all their racial weapons, though it is advised to limit it.
kalstrand 01-02-08, 02:38 PM	Races are only familiar with those weapons listed in the Weapon Familiarity section of their race description. The racial description of dwarves only lists waraxes and urgroshes so they still require an exotic weapon proficiency for the shield-axe.