My old DnD group, back when I was first starting out, had an encounter where we were going to some rich dude's party. Because we were trying to dress up to blend in, but still wanted to be somewhat practical, my Paladin had a dress with a makeshift sheathe sewn into the back, so she could hide a bastard sword in case something bad happened.
Now, when trouble started, I innocently remembering that I needed to use two hands for this sword (because of how a bastard sword works, you need to take a proficiency feat to use it one handed; otherwise you incur a penalty) and said to the DM "I take out the two-handed sword I had stowed away!"
Cue one of our players going apeshit and saying "It's not a two-handed sword, it's a bastard sword!" and everyone ended up arguing over the semantics of this particular blade. Meanwhile, I just sat in a corner, kind of embarrassed because I remembered to forgo a penalty.
Thus, ever since, whenever someone got too caught up with semantics, the DM would declare "The bastard sword is not two-handed, moving on!"
Now, when trouble started, I innocently remembering that I needed to use two hands for this sword (because of how a bastard sword works, you need to take a proficiency feat to use it one handed; otherwise you incur a penalty) and said to the DM "I take out the two-handed sword I had stowed away!"
Cue one of our players going apeshit and saying "It's not a two-handed sword, it's a bastard sword!" and everyone ended up arguing over the semantics of this particular blade. Meanwhile, I just sat in a corner, kind of embarrassed because I remembered to forgo a penalty.
Thus, ever since, whenever someone got too caught up with semantics, the DM would declare "The bastard sword is not two-handed, moving on!"