Seriously, long swords look so cool on elf mages. And by default, an elf is proficient with them.
But, you need STR... Shortsword? Too short, and ugly... Rapier? Too narrow, and Drow has proficiency... they don't look "cool".
Would it be unbalanced to have a finesse longsword separately from versatile longsword?
It would be :
1d8 slashing, instead of 1d8 piercing (rapier)
DEX instead of STR (finesse)
can't use it as two-handed (not versatile)
can't use it offhand (not light)
Just a thought.
