Weapon Illustration Sketches
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Graywolf-ELM
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Possible weapon idea
Tetsubo,
I have been subscribed to this thread for some time now, and have borrowed many of your drawings for weapons that my players' characters have found/liberated.
I don't know if this will pique your interest, but I've had an idea for an NPC with a War Shovel. It would have been made by a Dwarf, but stolen/looted from him.
I imagined a slashing/bludgeoning weapon, depending upon the attack used, with a sharpened blade, and reinforced shovel bottom. Wood haft, possibly with a leather wrapped cross-handle, straight handle would work well also, I can't really picture in my head which would work better.
If you have the interest great, if not, I'll still be here watching for your new concepts.
Thanks,
GW
Tetsubo,
I have been subscribed to this thread for some time now, and have borrowed many of your drawings for weapons that my players' characters have found/liberated.
I don't know if this will pique your interest, but I've had an idea for an NPC with a War Shovel. It would have been made by a Dwarf, but stolen/looted from him.
I imagined a slashing/bludgeoning weapon, depending upon the attack used, with a sharpened blade, and reinforced shovel bottom. Wood haft, possibly with a leather wrapped cross-handle, straight handle would work well also, I can't really picture in my head which would work better.
If you have the interest great, if not, I'll still be here watching for your new concepts.
Thanks,
GW
Graywolf-ELM
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Cool thanks, somehow I must have missed this one. Now to create the Evil Orc who stole and became proficient with it.
GW
GW
John Q. Mayhem
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Interesting...looks kind of like a backwards khopesh.
ajanders
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Another question
Help me, Obi-wan Tetsubo! You're my only hope!
I'm playing a paladin who was just given a hound archon's holy heavy flail.
It's now his signature weapon...because as a paladin, when a servant of your god gives you his weapon before returning to heaven, what else can you do?
But I'm not actually worried about the flail, though if you're bored, your work is always incredible.
What I am stuck on, however, is the flail container. My paladin would like to have a masterworked flail holding thing, but I have no idea what that would be. Would you be able to suggest what the equivalent of a flail scabbard would be?
Any help is, as always appreciated.
Thanks
A.J.
Help me, Obi-wan Tetsubo! You're my only hope!
I'm playing a paladin who was just given a hound archon's holy heavy flail.
It's now his signature weapon...because as a paladin, when a servant of your god gives you his weapon before returning to heaven, what else can you do?
But I'm not actually worried about the flail, though if you're bored, your work is always incredible.
What I am stuck on, however, is the flail container. My paladin would like to have a masterworked flail holding thing, but I have no idea what that would be. Would you be able to suggest what the equivalent of a flail scabbard would be?
Any help is, as always appreciated.
Thanks
A.J.
Tetsubo
First Post
Ferret said:Is there any chance of a quick sketch of a "war scythe" from Diablo II? It's pretty much a normal scythe but where the blade is usually at 90 degrees to the shaft it's just straight. Emphasis on Speed and Brutality, if you can.
Blade and shaft are parallel? Is the blade attached at the tip of the shaft or is the blade set along the last 2' or so of the shaft?
Tetsubo
First Post
ajanders said:
I haven't done a flail in a while... I'll think about it. Any theme?
As for the "holder"... hmmmmm... My first thought is that a Heavy Flail is a large, two-handed weapon. The shaft is going to be a good 3'-4' long. I'd just carry it in my hand and hang the head over my shoulder. Don't think of this as a melee weapon so much as a polearm that has a flexible section. I can't see a container being really useful. If I were your paladin and I didn't want to carry my gods gift (hint, that might be insulting...) I'd have a page or "spearman" carry it for me.
If you absolutely must have a carrying device I'd suggest a leather scabbard. One long leather tube (open ended) with a shorter leather tube running parellel near the top. The second tube would be closed bottomed and would hold the flail head. You would draw the weapon by grabbing the chain and pulling up. Think of a binocular case with one extra long side. Does that help?
