Silver weapons do less damage?

Most rules adjustments aren't made to be "realistic". They are usually for a balance issue.

That's why I asked why this rule was made. I mean, how can you penalize an alchemical silver addition to a steel sword because of "realism" when the other options for weapons are adamantine and mithral and magic enhancement? Where's the realism that says adamantine weapons bypass hardness, or mithral weapons are lighter, or magical weapons do their thing.

I was presuming there was a balance reason for the penalty to damage.

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