Weapon Finesse Feat - Which weapons?

[Ungtar]

Weapon Finesse Feat
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Syntax: Automatic

Prerequisites: 16 Dexterity, base attack bonus of at least 1

With a light weapon, rapier, or whip made for a creature of your size
category, you may use your dexterity modifier instead of your strength
modifier on your attack ("to hit") rolls.


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What does this mean by "light weapon"? A weapon that I've made smaller at a smith so that it feels "nice and light" in my hands? Or only a handful of specific weapons. The rapier and whip I understand, but what about a cut-down spear?

[Hrosskell]

Light weapons are described in the SRD as follows:

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Simple:
Dagger (also punching dagger)
Spiked Gauntlet
Light Mace
Sickle

Martial:
Throwing Axe
Light Hammer
Handaxe
Kukri
Light Pick
Sap
Light Shield
Spiked Armor
Spiked Shield
Short Sword

Exotic:
Kama
Nunchaku
Sai
Siangham

Pretty sure FK adheres to that pretty faithfully; a side note--a lot of things that can't be found directly in the FK help files or seem obscure are usually fleshed out in the SRD (located at d20srd.org).

[Ungtar]

Thanks for the info and the reference! I'll go check it out.

It's been probably 30 years since I played D&D tabletop. I'm a bit rusty on the rulesets.

[Gwain]

The ones actually coded as light in game are found in this helpfile in the weaponsmithing entry.

List of Craftable Weapons
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What follows is a complete list of the weapons that may be produced by
player characters using the weaponsmithing (and sometimes other) trade(s):

Light (can be used in the off hand when dual wielding):
Knife, Dagger, Dirk, Handaxe, Mace, Main gauche, Short sword, Light Hammer
Sickle, Blackjack, Nunchaku, Tonfa

One handed:
Battle axe, Cutlass, Flail, Foil, Halfspear, Long sword, Morning star, Pick,
Rapier, Sabre, Scimitar, Warhammer, Club, Jo

Bastard (if properly sized, can be wielded with either one or two hands):
Bastard Sword, Broad Sword, Katana

Two-handed:
Fullblade, Falchion, Halberd, Lance, Naginata, Trident, Greatsword, Scythe,
Greatclub, Quarterstaff, Lance

Ranged (require ammunition):
Short Bow, Long bow, Composite Bow, Light Crossbow, Heavy Crossbow, Sling,
Staff Sling

Throwing:
Bola, Boomerang, Shuriken, Dart, Javelin, Pilum, Harpoon

Ammunition:
Arrowheads, Bullets

* Craftable weapons require different raw materials and trades expertise
to produce, which you will have to learn of and obtain ICly.

* Arrows for bows and crossbow bolts (quarrels) can be made from arrowheads
by those skilled in the fletching trade.

(A) Woodworking

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