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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 6863663" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Salvatore has admitted that the reason he gave Drizz't scimitars was because he thought they looked cool.  From <a href="http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2011/10/27/author-r-a-salvatore-reveals-why-drizzt-carries-scimitars" target="_blank">why-drizzt-carries-scimitars</a>[HQ]R.A. Salvatore: Because I grew up playing hockey! [Laughter] No, the real reason is because the two traits of a fighter, whatever type of fighting you’re doing whether it’s boxing or sword fighting or whatever, you will tend to lean toward the power puncher or the finesse fighter. Drizzt is a finesse fighter because he’s an Elf, and a Drow Elf on top of it all. I want him to be doing some things that are over the top. Drizzt will get into a sword fight with someone and he’ll do a full spin. You’d never do that in a sword fight, you’ll get a sword between the [shoulder] blades. He’s quick enough he can do it. And if you think of that kind of fluidity that I was going for from the very beginning, the curved blades only add to that circular motion effect. That’s why I chose them.[/HQ]So there you have it.  Curved blades emphasized the circular motion of his fighting style and had nothing to do with the real world weapon.</blockquote>