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CitCat :
Longswords historically did Slashing, Stabbing, and Bludgeoning damage, the last one referring to using the pommel at the end of the hilt
2022-11-22 02:10:45
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CurioMedia :
Rule of cool always applies in these situations, more reason for players to be engaging in combat
2022-11-22 01:06:38
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Walmart Matthew Mercer :
The halberd, has both a spear point, and an axe blade, why does it only do slashing damage?
2022-11-22 01:50:15
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el martin :
different damage types should do different damage
2022-11-22 00:39:07
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Drake :
This was the case in older editions but they wanted to “simplify” 5e. 😂
2022-11-24 04:02:11
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Liz :
it's common sense surely that what you do determines the damage not the stats, you can pierce with a slashing weapon, or bludgeon
2022-11-22 01:04:31
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j3ster66 :
because 5e is an extremely dumbed down rule set. i would highly suggest looking at/trying out pathfinder 2e, its a great intermediate system!
2022-11-22 14:33:39
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Improved Initiative :
I would even allow using the flat of the blade to do half dmg as bludgeoning
2022-11-22 03:35:50
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MaxPoetic :
Even if the enemy has slash res but not pierce res, you could say like "yeah you can try to do piercing damage just gotta roll idk +2 their AC" if they're worried about it being "broken" (which makes sense if it's like an armour thing or if enemy is covering their weaknesses)
2022-11-22 14:28:44
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Unlimited rEvolution :
you can also bash them with the handle 😁
2022-11-22 00:43:16
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ncodemonkey :
pathfinder 2e has variable weapon damage on some weapons
2022-11-23 20:31:30
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Sadmatt :
Honestly I play like this - hardly anything is resistant to piercing and not slashing so flavour your attacks however is coolest!
2022-11-22 01:08:50
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Ars.coffeeandgames :
uwu change to pathfinder where you can do exactly what you're asking
2022-11-25 18:25:20
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Elder Lucian :
Pathfinder 2E has this. Older Editions had this. 5E, like Skyrim, is an ocean with the depth of a puddle. Both of them need mods to get more depth.
2022-11-22 11:31:28
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Felipe Ramos Sant An :
I actually am using pf 2e rules of adaptable weapons that can do two types of damage :)
2022-11-22 01:52:56
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TranscendentBeing :
Example: Chainmail prevents slashing damage, but can be pierced/stabbed through. so a monster that can't be slashed could/should be stabbable.
2022-11-22 02:42:19
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Colonel Corn :
I reckon it would make weapons much more dynamic if they had different capabilities for different damage types
2022-11-22 01:05:11
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ThatRandom :
play Pathfinder 2e, a few weapons have this built in where you csn do piercing or slashing if it's a sword.
2022-11-22 11:17:38
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ChivalryTimbers :
I’m personally revamping all of the common weapons in my campaign. Rapier does 1d8 piercing or 1d6 slashing. Each weapon has a unique crit
2022-11-23 18:02:23
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Colt :
you could also do a pummel strike as bludgeoning damage
2022-11-22 01:43:42
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maximusmcnair :
⟟ had never even put thought to it, ⟟ just allowed it
2022-11-23 17:07:10
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Piqipeg 🏳️🌈🇸🇪 :
dnd 5e wanted to streamline everything so it would be simple
2022-11-22 14:32:07
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Sarah :
The German longsword teaching tradition specifically mentions "three woundings" the haw (hew, strike) the stich (stab) and the schnitt (slice).
2022-11-22 01:14:22
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Rose :
this is just a 5th problem, 3.5 and both pathfinders in my experience are better with this
2022-11-26 20:59:48
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C Projekt :
*laugh in pathfinder 2e*
2022-11-27 13:04:22
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Grollthar :
Fully agree
2022-11-22 00:27:27
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Burrty the Bard :
Many weapons do all three
2022-11-24 00:25:51
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Devin Gordon :
You're welcome to stab with a longsword, but there's not much point changing the damage type as that won't matter except in very few cases.
2022-11-22 02:14:06
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Wandrews :
swords. can. also. be. thrown.
2022-11-24 01:07:54
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Vick :
I mean a sword should technically be able to do all 3 common ones. Slash, Stab (piercing), Mordhau (bludgeoning)
2022-11-22 09:51:00
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jew know who :
at least with slashing and piercing I tend to allow them to be interchangeable most of the time
2022-11-23 23:07:38
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aka.ybarbo :
Unless the monster has a specific vulnerability, resistance or immunity, like skeletons with bludgeoning damage, it’s whatever until then
2022-11-24 05:55:25
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Operator Tree :
I’d just let my player roll and roll like any other attack
2022-11-23 20:04:58
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Art Of Koda :
just homebrew it bruh
2022-11-23 19:46:20
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Brook.Sherbo :
My one player uses a spear to bonk and exclusively does bludgeoning
2022-11-24 05:55:42
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Thoughtless Form :
I mean, if we're being pedantic, a longsword should also be able to do bludgeoning damage 🥺😅
2022-11-22 03:41:54
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Gironky :
just use the same damage just change the damage type
2022-11-23 19:29:35
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Pincel De Barba :
come play pathfinder 2e
2022-11-23 18:54:37
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SEW054 :
as someone who does weapon combat, I prefer to do slash then stab to aim better so I let my players stab with whatever can stab when I DM 😁
2022-11-23 18:39:14
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j.p.undercroft :
In my game most common weapons do more than one type of damage - but also every weapon has special moves so that being a fighter can be fun…
2022-11-24 11:32:42
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user675767305386 :
More than that, make it a tactical decision; enemy resistant to slashing? allow the player to do a pommel strike for slightly less damage. make em-
2022-11-23 17:11:02
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Jeffrey Jose :
I allow it in my games but I also modify my Ocher Jellies 😏
2022-11-23 17:09:34
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Scott Uselton :
that's why my Warhammer has an option for piercing damage
2022-11-24 21:19:25
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hyperslothgg :
I mean, the vast majority of monsters that have resistance to one physical dmg type have resistance to all of them
2022-11-22 04:32:02
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TheWeldingViking :
Yea no reason you can’t. I always let it at my table
2022-11-23 16:59:16
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GlassBrainMan :
I just use it as like "default" damage type unless the PC ask for something else
2022-11-23 16:55:50
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Shanisan :
Could be like in Morrowind, where weapons have 3 damage values: stabbing, slashing and chopping; with different weapons having a different spread (axes deal more chopping than stabbing, spears do mostly stabbing, etc...)
2022-11-23 12:36:53
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DavidP :
I flavour my attacks when playing and allow my players attacks to be of other types, so long as it make sense for the weapon
2022-11-23 10:59:42
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