Giant PC's Weapons

[Phaelen Bleux]

OK, so now I have a giant in the party who is a PC.

Per Fantasy Folk (3e), a giant's gear should be just as encumbering to him as to a human. So, multiply weight of clothing, armor, etc. by a factor of 2.5.

Now, what about weapons?? The giant squashes some fellow and takes his bastard sword (5 lbs.). But to the giant, it would have the heft of a short sword (2 lbs.). OK, so the easy part is that the giant uses Shortsword skill to wield his new bastard sword. BUT, does it do short sword damage (sw cut/thr imp) when he hits some one (because it feels like a shortsword to the giant) or does it do bastard sword damage still (because when a human gets hit it still is a bastard sword wielded with a 25 ST)??

And of course, the player wants a Greatsword. So, it will need to be 2.5x heavier that a human-sized greatsword. Therefore, does damage increase only because it is wielded by a 25 ST warrior, or because the average human is getting clobbered with 2.5x more steel, or both?