Well, they do different types of damage and some creatures may have a greater resistance to one over the other. The same applies for the piercing damage dealt by ranged weapons.
whot is the difrent betwen crusing and slashing weapons?
Just imagine the different effect you would get by hitting someone with a hammer, whacking someone with a knife/sword - or shooting them with an arrow.
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