Daggerswan
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That conjures up a one-handed horseman's blade for me.
Brian's idea of "Gross Messer" doesn't sound appealing and "badly balanced, overly short, two handed saber" is just way too long.
Back to the drawing board.
That conjures up a one-handed horseman's blade for me.
If it will make you feel any better, I am equally opposed to the kukri. The khopesh is Egyptian so I have no problems with it, but I didn't think it was in the playtest. What the hell is a katar? Are you making stuff up?
Back in my 2E days in the Army, I knew a guy from St Charles who played rangers that dual-wielded katanas. Is that you Brian? Quit messing around.
Hm, I think I'd be happy with the scimitar being placed with the saber, an entry for a longsaber replacing the katana, and "special" being added to the longsword entry. Under long-sword it would read that a longsword, when wielded in two hands, may use Strength modifier or Dexterity Modifier for attacks. It's still a Martial weapon, though. Also, drop the weight down to 2 lbs.
I'd also love to see the Broadsword added to Heavy Weapons as a 1d10 one-handed weighing in at 4lbs. or so. Bastard swords at 5lbs. and the Greatsword at 7lbs. would suit me fine enough.
- Marty Lund
Brian's idea of "Gross Messer" doesn't sound appealing and "badly balanced, overly short, two handed saber" is just way too long.
Back to the drawing board.
I wonder if there really are /unique/ weapons. The atl-atl is the same sort of leverage-based spear thrower as used in Australia and Africa, and probably far back into prehistory. Bolas also may have gone back to the paleolithic. The kukri is shaped like the falcata of ancient Iberia, kopis of ancient Greece, and Ottoman yatagan. And the meteor hammer is just another variation on the flail (come to think of it, the bolas is a throwing-flail).Unique weapons, like the South American bolo and atlatl, the Afghani kukri, or some of the Asian weapons like the meteor hammer should be included.
I think you should read the "Loyal Readers" section of Dragon Magazine #67 from November 1982. Gary Gygax pretty much all but comes out and says that D&D's default cultural template and set of assumptions is essentially European medieval fantasy.I strenuously object to the idea that default D&D ever has been or should be based only on Medieval Europe.
I wonder if there really are /unique/ weapons. The atl-atl is the same sort of leverage-based spear thrower as used in Australia and Africa, and probably far back into prehistory. Bolas also may have gone back to the paleolithic. The kukri is shaped like the falcata of ancient Iberia, kopis of ancient Greece, and Ottoman yatagan. And the meteor hammer is just another variation on the flail (come to think of it, the bolas is a throwing-flail).