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New sword proposal

Postby Valindra on Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:16 am

Falcata
Description: single or double edged blade, concave near the hilt, as an axe like blow with the handling and cutting edge of a sword. Grip hook-shaped for easier hold.
Strength (STR) Required: 16
Attack Modifier: 4
Equipment Slots Used: 2
Number of Uses: 0 (0 = unlimited)
Two-Handed? No
Weapon Class: D
Price: 100.00 Mehrials
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http://stupidfusion.com/files/weapons_m ... I_MF_2.jpg


Blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave near the hilt, but convex near the point. This shape distributes the weight in a way that the falcata is capable of delivering a blow with the momentum of an axe, while maintaining the longer cutting edge of a sword. The grip is typically hook-shaped, the end often stylized in the shape of a horse or a bird.

Taken from a roman time sword that existed and was used by Lusitans (and those dudes kicked ass big time)
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Re: New sword proposal

Postby Ehlanna on Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:33 pm

That looks remarkably like a kopis, but could/would be covered by a type of short sword as it looks to be iron/steel rather than bronze.
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Re: New sword proposal

Postby Valindra on Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:13 pm

thrutfully the rl kopis are the origin\inspiration for these swords Lusitans would burrie the steal under the ground and let the earh "eat" the weaker parts of it then use 2 or 3 sheets of that steal to make them.
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Re: New sword proposal

Postby Naomh on Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:24 pm

It would appear we already have falcata's in TLI

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(14:55:33) Desdaemona: (notice) Item 32 'short sword': type Weapon, ATK value 2, price 40.00, slots 1, uses 0, level 1 strength 5 class B.
(14:55:35) Desdaemona: (notice) Description : Any one of a variety of single or dual-edged balded weapons, usually with a point, such as short sword, gladius or falcata


A lot of the weapons you can buy have a lot of flexibility honestly. You can have nearly every weapon in medieval times, just need to find what's closest in the databanks and us that.
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Re: New sword proposal

Postby Ehlanna on Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:23 pm

Anaya wrote:It would appear we already have falcata's in TLI

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(14:55:33) Desdaemona: (notice) Item 32 'short sword': type Weapon, ATK value 2, price 40.00, slots 1, uses 0, level 1 strength 5 class B.
(14:55:35) Desdaemona: (notice) Description : Any one of a variety of single or dual-edged balded weapons, usually with a point, such as short sword, gladius or falcata


A lot of the weapons you can buy have a lot of flexibility honestly. You can have nearly every weapon in medieval times, just need to find what's closest in the databanks and us that.

That's 'cos I updated the database entry ... :)
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