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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Haggerty" data-source="post: 102508" data-attributes="member: 89">Glad I could help.&nbsp; I just realized that this makes mithril weapons useful...&nbsp; Since mithril loiwers the weight of the weapon.Anyway, look up &quot;angular momentum&quot; in a physic text, if you want to know why some weapons are &quot;slower&quot; to swing than others...&nbsp; The weight of the weapon has something to do with it, but so does the balance.&nbsp; To understand what I mean, take a golf club and swing it by its head single-handed...&nbsp; The extra weight of the head at the tip makes it rather ungainly as a sword, even though golf clubs aren't very heavy.&nbsp; Now, grab it by the shaft way down near the head of the club, and swing it.&nbsp; It should be much easier to swing, because the long handle is counter-balaced by the weight of the head.That's why swords have pommels...&nbsp; The pommel is a heavy weight hung below the hilt to act as a balance to the weight of the blade.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack Haggerty, post: 102508, member: 89"] Glad I could help. I just realized that this makes mithril weapons useful... Since mithril loiwers the weight of the weapon. Anyway, look up "angular momentum" in a physic text, if you want to know why some weapons are "slower" to swing than others... The weight of the weapon has something to do with it, but so does the balance. To understand what I mean, take a golf club and swing it by its head single-handed... The extra weight of the head at the tip makes it rather ungainly as a sword, even though golf clubs aren't very heavy. Now, grab it by the shaft way down near the head of the club, and swing it. It should be much easier to swing, because the long handle is counter-balaced by the weight of the head. That's why swords have pommels... The pommel is a heavy weight hung below the hilt to act as a balance to the weight of the blade. [/QUOTE]

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