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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Krieg" data-source="post: 1412623" data-attributes="member: 5282">Although other weapons can come into play; spears, slings & short swords should make up the bulk of your campaign.The falx is traditionally regarded as a much larger two-handed weapon.Think of a scythe with a blade in-line with the handle rather than perpendicular.There is a similar Byzantine weapon called the Rhomphaii. However there is at least one school of thought that believes it was a two-handed axe rather than a long bladed sword/pole weapon. This is at least partially because the Rhomphaii was associated with the Varangian Guard (the Varangian guard was made up of northern european mercenaries).Regarding the Falcata/Kopis...The Falcata is from the Iberian peninsula (you know, Spain) while the Kopis is Greek. Both are exceedingly similar weapons (if not identical) & no doubt share a common ancestry. The Kopis is at times also referred to as the Macheira. For the purposes of D20, the Falcata/Kopis/Macheira are pretty much interchangeable.The Egyptian Khopesh has an earlier ancestor known as the Sappara which is statted in the Arms & Equipment Guide.</blockquote>