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<blockquote data-quote="RogueJK" data-source="post: 130301" data-attributes="member: 170">The Complete Fighter's Handbook has no mention of a Broadsword, probably since it is described in the 2e PHB.I checked the 2e Arms and Equipment Guide, and it says:&quot;The broad sword is a heavy military sword with a double-edged blade. Overall sword length is about three and one-half feet, and the sword is designed mostly for cutting. Most broad swords have a basket hilt or a shell guard. A favored cavalry weapon, the broad sword is known in different cultures by different names, usually dependant on the hilt configuration.&quot;Historically, though, there wasn't one weapon called a &quot;broadsword&quot;.&nbsp; It's a classification of weapons that have been used since Roman times.&nbsp; The only thing needed to qualify as a 'broadsword&quot; was a broader-than-average blade.&nbsp; You could have anything from a claymore-like broadsword, to a gladius-like broadsword, to a longsword-like broadsword, to a scimitar-like broadsword.&nbsp; So there very well may be a scimitar-ish broadsword in a supplement somewhere.&nbsp; But in D&amp;D terms, it is a slightly heavier longsword with a broader blade.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RogueJK, post: 130301, member: 170"] The Complete Fighter's Handbook has no mention of a Broadsword, probably since it is described in the 2e PHB. I checked the 2e Arms and Equipment Guide, and it says: [i]"The broad sword is a heavy military sword with a double-edged blade. Overall sword length is about three and one-half feet, and the sword is designed mostly for cutting. Most broad swords have a basket hilt or a shell guard. A favored cavalry weapon, the broad sword is known in different cultures by different names, usually dependant on the hilt configuration."[/i] Historically, though, there wasn't one weapon called a "broadsword". It's a classification of weapons that have been used since Roman times. The only thing needed to qualify as a 'broadsword" was a broader-than-average blade. You could have anything from a claymore-like broadsword, to a gladius-like broadsword, to a longsword-like broadsword, to a scimitar-like broadsword. So there very well may be a scimitar-ish broadsword in a supplement somewhere. But in D&D terms, it is a slightly heavier longsword with a broader blade. [/QUOTE]

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