small longspear

[AbeTheGnome]

does a small longspear still have the same reach as a regular-sized longspear?

 

[Christian]

Evidently. And a 3' halfling gets 10' reach with it, but a 6' human doesn't. Fun 3.5 weapon sizing rule facts to chew on while they fit you with the white 'I-love-me' jacket.

 

[Sejs]

does a small longspear still have the same reach as a regular-sized longspear?

Small does, yes.

Tiny does not.

Look at it like this: a small reach weapon juuuust barely qualifies for that range, whereas a medium reach weapon is quite comfortably situated. Sort of like how dwarves are basically small but squeak into medium territory, only with weapons instead of people.

 

[Corsair]

dual wielding small spiked chains?

 

[Sejs]

dual wielding small spiked chains?

Inferior damage, inappropriate-sized weapon penalties, AND penalties for TWF when the off-hand weapon isn't light? And I get to pay an extra feat? Sign me up!

 

[werk]

does a small longspear still have the same reach as a regular-sized longspear?

The thing to keep in mind is that reach is a multiplier rather than a measure of length.

"Most reach weapons double the wielder’s natural reach"

 

[Felnar]

who would play a halfling/gnome if they needed a reach weapon to threaten adjacent squares?
or if they got 1/2 hit dies like many creatures smaller than humans do?
some stuff is there for balance and you just gotta live with it, oh wells

 

[Christian]

who would play a halfling/gnome if they needed a reach weapon to threaten adjacent squares?

Virtually nobody, unless they balanced it some other way. But people still played gnomes and halflings in 3.0, when they had no standard means of getting 10' reach. Weapon sizing rules had some weirdness in 3.0, but I personally think they made it worse with the 3.5 changes ...

 

[entr0py]

Virtually nobody, unless they balanced it some other way. But people still played gnomes and halflings in 3.0, when they had no standard means of getting 10' reach. Weapon sizing rules had some weirdness in 3.0, but I personally think they made it worse with the 3.5 changes ...

Amen brother...

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

And a 3' halfling gets 10' reach with it, but a 6' human doesn't.

Where do you get that from?