New Posts For Thread: Can we please fix equipment this edition?http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29495267/Can_we_please_fix_equipment_this_editionSimply put, the DnD equipment list is a joke to anyone who knows anything about medieval weapons and armor. Can we please try to fix it this time, and stop the misconceptions it gives new players? This isn't just me being pedantic; by making this parIt would seem, to you (evidently, historically), everything not small was a "longsword". But we need to provided statistical sub-categories to account for the different lengths, uses, and purposes for game rule value. To mesh your terminology with D&http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29495267/Can_we_please_fix_equipment_this_edition?post_id=526403935#526403935It would seem, to you (evidently, historically), everything not small was a "longsword". But we need to provided statistical sub-categories to account for the different lengths, uses, and purposes for game rule value. To mesh your terminology with D&Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:54:07 -0600Yeah, it seems the longsword was used mainly two-handed, with specific uses for one-handed. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, Oakeshotthttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29495267/Can_we_please_fix_equipment_this_edition?post_id=526403145#526403145Yeah, it seems the longsword was used mainly two-handed, with specific uses for one-handed. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, OakeshottTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:20:03 -0600Yeah, it seems the longsword was used mainly two-handed, with specific uses for one-handed. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, Oakeshotthttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29495267/Can_we_please_fix_equipment_this_edition?post_id=526402695#526402695Yeah, it seems the longsword was used mainly two-handed, with specific uses for one-handed. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, OakeshottTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:01:34 -0600Mainly two-handed, with specific one-handed uses. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, Oakeshott includes longswords whose grips are one-hahttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29495267/Can_we_please_fix_equipment_this_edition?post_id=526395901#526395901Mainly two-handed, with specific one-handed uses. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, Oakeshott includes longswords whose grips are one-haMon, 26 Nov 2012 23:56:02 -0600Yeah, it seems the longsword was used mainly two-handed, with specific uses for one-handed. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, Oakeshotthttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29495267/Can_we_please_fix_equipment_this_edition?post_id=526395819#526395819Yeah, it seems the longsword was used mainly two-handed, with specific uses for one-handed. Similarly, the Italian manuscript by Fiore dei Liberi (1410), notes techniques including switching to one hand for sudden extended reach.That said, OakeshottMon, 26 Nov 2012 23:46:37 -0600