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Tequima t1_j442jcn wrote

Reply to comment by Tequima in [WP] In this world healers, while respected, are often looked down upon due to their limited offensive capabilities. One day your party is completely wiped out, and the world finds out just how dangerous knowledge of human anatomy can be. by Useless_homosapien

Then the dwarf turned around and said "Hang on a minit! I thought priests couldn't use axes?"

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AussieBirb t1_j44g5b9 wrote

I suppose it depends on the rules - I would think they could pick one up and swing it around but would not get any proficiency bonuses compared to say a warrior class.

There is another angle to consider while I think about it - axes are not technically sharp weapons (sits somewhere between a blunt and sharp weapon when you think about it) so technically might not be against a healers / priests weapon code of 'no sharp weapons' but also would likely offer no magical benefit compared to a staff of some sort.

So might be technically possible but balanced out by being significantly less efficient and/or having restrictive conditions about when it can be done so (say only as a last survivor situation like in the story) - I'm guessing you meant in a table top RPG environment like dungeons and dragons, right ?

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Tequima t1_j48cmqz wrote

More my favourite game, World of Warcraft, where, technically you can't even equip an axe as a priest, hence the "afterthought" post.

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sycolution t1_j44tbth wrote

Technically an improvised rapid surgical tool.

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gruengle t1_j45otx4 wrote

Nah.
They're just usually not proficient in their usage. Operating word being usually.
Everybody can swing an axe, but you need training to swing an axe good.

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xa3D t1_j44vn8c wrote

all attacks had disadvantage lol

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