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AV: Double Sword: Light blade And Heavy blade?
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<blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 4559908" data-attributes="member: 71571"><p>No.</p><p></p><p>If you, for example, do a downward slash with a double blade like you would with a longsword, the other side would impale your gut. You would disembowel yourself, and you would likely die.</p><p></p><p>Again.</p><p></p><p>A DOUBLE WEAPON IS NOT TWO WEAPONS STUCK TOGETHER WITH CRAZY GLUE.</p><p></p><p>A double-sword is closer to a quarterstaff in how it is used and fought with than any of the weapons you mentioned above.</p><p></p><p>And attacks with a double-weapon do not act like attacks with 'single weapons.' The weapon has multiple angles of attack, and a proficient fighter does not go 'I hit you with this pointy end exclusively.' That is simply not how it works. The entire weapon is used. Even in a series of blows ending with the use of the 'primary end' if you are not using the 'secondary' end you are simply not using the weapon correctly. (Read: Non-proficiently)</p><p></p><p>That is why double-weapons function as both sides at all times, because in order to use one side, you -have to- use the other side as well, even if you're not 'attacking' with both in your power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DracoSuave, post: 4559908, member: 71571"] No. If you, for example, do a downward slash with a double blade like you would with a longsword, the other side would impale your gut. You would disembowel yourself, and you would likely die. Again. A DOUBLE WEAPON IS NOT TWO WEAPONS STUCK TOGETHER WITH CRAZY GLUE. A double-sword is closer to a quarterstaff in how it is used and fought with than any of the weapons you mentioned above. And attacks with a double-weapon do not act like attacks with 'single weapons.' The weapon has multiple angles of attack, and a proficient fighter does not go 'I hit you with this pointy end exclusively.' That is simply not how it works. The entire weapon is used. Even in a series of blows ending with the use of the 'primary end' if you are not using the 'secondary' end you are simply not using the weapon correctly. (Read: Non-proficiently) That is why double-weapons function as both sides at all times, because in order to use one side, you -have to- use the other side as well, even if you're not 'attacking' with both in your power. [/QUOTE]
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