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Temotei
2010-08-21, 11:24 AM
What's your favorite weapon (real life or no)? It could be an artifact or just an ordinary weapon.

I think my favorite is the hand-and-a-half sword (bastard sword).

Hirax
2010-08-21, 11:26 AM
Greathorn Minotaur greathammer. It's what exotic weapons should be: worth a feat.

SilentNight
2010-08-21, 11:28 AM
Always been a fan of the sunblade, frostbrand, all those cool specific weapons.

dragonsamurai77
2010-08-21, 11:28 AM
Two-bladed sword katana, for sheer awesomeness.

WarKitty
2010-08-21, 11:29 AM
Throwing daggers.

mikethepoor
2010-08-21, 11:29 AM
I'll take a scimitar almost any day of the week for its incredible threat range.

Bob the Urgh
2010-08-21, 11:32 AM
I always liked the morningstar, its simple and does two damage types.

true_shinken
2010-08-21, 11:34 AM
I'm in love with Blackrazor. I really am.
I saw Blackrazor for the first time in Baldur's Gate II. I could become evil and get a powerful sword or I could stick to being good. But then. What a fine sword that was! I was tempted, I really was and I succumbed to temptation. Blackrazor was amazing. It was fast, it was strong, it made me stronger, it even healed me.
Then I saw her in Arms & Equipment Guide and then I researched her online. She is so... beautiful. So... powerful. So... awesome!
Then, 4e came and took my Blackrazor away...

Oh where, oh where can my Blackrazor be?
WotC took here away from me!
She's gone to heaven so I got to be good
so I can see Blackrazor when I leave this world...

Shademan
2010-08-21, 11:34 AM
Morningstar.
Your full plate can be as...er...platy as it wants. get yerself a good whack with this baby and you're gonna feel it!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/Talak_DB/morningstar.jpg

kestrel404
2010-08-21, 12:24 PM
Gargantuan two-handed great hammer. Specifically when wielded by a Pixie with major titan bloodline. Being granted full cover by your melee weapon is awesome.

FyreByrd
2010-08-21, 12:25 PM
Katana

Bad FyreByrd!

In all seriousness...probably Rapier...but that's only because I fence in RL, so have a natural feel for it!

Xefas
2010-08-21, 12:27 PM
I've always been a fan of the egregiously over-sized hammers. The big blocky metal hammers that would never in a million years actually function as an effective weapon, if they were even capable of maintaining their structural integrity for a single swing.

If I had to pick something a bit more realistic, I like the spear. Good range, relatively easy to use, and cheap to make.

Greenish
2010-08-21, 12:32 PM
In real world, I've no experience with historical weapons, but I've always found the longsword a cool-and-functional looking weapon. I'm told it's rather versatile, too. Because my lack of expertise with historical weapons, I'll just put up a picture of what I imagine to be speaking:http://www.thearma.org/essays/armoredlongsword/armoredls1.jpg

Out of D&D weapons, I'd have to say scimitar or falchion, I'm just a sucker for a good threat range.

FMArthur
2010-08-21, 12:47 PM
Gnome Quickrazors. I really, really like the idea behind them as the perfect hidden weapon. It helps that I'm sort of in love with Iaijutsu Focus right now, too.

I see a lot of people getting these without using feats in builds, which is confusing. How is this possible (without just accepting a -4 penalty)?

Greenish
2010-08-21, 12:50 PM
I see a lot of people getting these without using feats in builds, which is confusing. How is this possible (without just accepting a -4 penalty)?Usually by being a gnome and swapping the racial familiarity with the abominable hooked hammer to one with the 'razor. The rule is in RoS, I seem to recall.

Spiryt
2010-08-21, 12:55 PM
Large longswords like this claymore (http://myarmoury.com/albums/displayimage.php?album=100&pos=28) are always cool.

This one made by Vince Evans, AFAIR, really great looking piece, and extremely well handling weapon.

Evard
2010-08-21, 12:58 PM
Real life? Katana .. But that's the Ni-Kyu in kendo talking :3

D&D? There is a sword in the book of nine swords... The kamate? I think... Great sword :D

Greenish
2010-08-21, 01:03 PM
D&D? There is a sword in the book of nine swords... The kamate? I think... Great sword :DKamate.
Kamate.
Kamate.
KAMATE!

Hehe. Grossmessers are great-looking weapons too.

Vangor
2010-08-21, 01:10 PM
I'll take a scimitar almost any day of the week for its incredible threat range.

Falchion, simply because 2handing anything is superior.

Greenish
2010-08-21, 01:11 PM
Falchion, simply because 2handing anything is superior.You can two-hand a scimitar, though, and save some money when starting at level 1.

Vangor
2010-08-21, 01:17 PM
You can two-hand a scimitar, though, and save some money when starting at level 1.

I know, but I would also rather spend the money at low levels (depending on how low our funds are) to get the 2d4, too. Just being concise on the 2hand part.

Ravens_cry
2010-08-21, 01:19 PM
Great Falchion. Hit like a Greataxe, crit like a Scimitar.
Worth a feat? Maybe not, but still a lot of fun.
In real life?
In no particular order, the Egyptian Khopesh, the Mid-Medieval European Longsword, the Later European Sabre, the Japanese Katana, the Roman Gladius.
OK, this is more of list then a favourite, but if I had to choose?
The Longsword.

Shademan
2010-08-21, 01:31 PM
speaking of swords: GROSSE MESSER!
I'm friggin IN LOVE with that sword!

FMArthur
2010-08-21, 01:31 PM
Usually by being a gnome and swapping the racial familiarity with the abominable hooked hammer to one with the 'razor. The rule is in RoS, I seem to recall.

Nothing like that at all in RoS. There is a feat in that particular book to do it, though. :smallsigh:


Here we go, Complete Warrior 154 has rules for replacing racial weapon familiarities with other ones.

Greenish
2010-08-21, 01:34 PM
speaking of swords: GROSSE MESSER!
I'm friggin IN LOVE with that sword!Indeed, it's what I imagine D&D falchion to look like. http://images.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/coldsteel/images/88GMSxyz.jpg

TooManyBadgers
2010-08-21, 01:38 PM
I've always had a thing for polearms of any sort. Probably because they always seemed to be front and center of the really neat fights in every kung fu movie I saw as a kid.


Nothing like that at all in RoS. There is a feat in that particular book to do it, though. :smallsigh:
It's in the introduction to Complete Warrior's Exotic/Primitive Weapons entry.

Shademan
2010-08-21, 01:39 PM
Indeed, it's what I imagine D&D falchion to look like. http://images.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/coldsteel/images/88GMSxyz.jpg

D&D is abit stupid in its weapon sorting.
imean... falchions two handed?
scimitar-eastenr one edged curved blade
falchion-western one edged blade
Grossemesser...think it would be something along a mwk greatsword or falchion...
point is! sexiest...sword...EVAR!

Spiryt
2010-08-21, 01:43 PM
Indeed, it's what I imagine D&D falchion to look like. http://images.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/coldsteel/images/88GMSxyz.jpg

That's not really grossemesser though, but a kriegsmesser to be precise...

And pretty bad Cold Steel reproduction too, that from whatever reason became widely connected with such weapons... :smallannoyed:

Anyway, somebody mentioned European Sabers, and yes, some of countless types that emerged where pretty sexy, my example of classical polish ones.

Here (http://www.szablapolska.com/index.php/karabela)

Greenish
2010-08-21, 01:50 PM
That's not really grossemesser though, but a kriegsmesser to be precise...

And pretty bad Cold Steel reproduction too, that from whatever reason became widely connected with such weapons... :smallannoyed:I had a better picture, but it refused to show up when I slapped the img tags on.

Kalim
2010-08-21, 01:52 PM
I'm fond of the Chinese Dao.

Beautiful weapon.

Soranar
2010-08-21, 01:55 PM
the unarmed strike

because pummeling things to death is just satisfying

Spiryt
2010-08-21, 01:57 PM
I had a better picture, but it refused to show up when I slapped the img tags on.

Well, speaking about messers there's (http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=10963) whole topic here about both ancient and reproduction pieces.

Some really great ones, maybe you'll find one you saw.

skywalker
2010-08-21, 01:58 PM
Last I checked, Grosse Messer was not a 3.5 weapon...

My favorite is the halberd, Swiss-Army polearm for the win!

My second favorite is the dire flail, for sheer lunacy.

Temotei
2010-08-21, 01:59 PM
Last I checked, Grosse Messer was not a 3.5 weapon...

Fixed. :smalltongue:

Greenish
2010-08-21, 02:01 PM
Though there's something to be said for the good ol' greatsword, too. http://www.thearma.org/essays/Tow2hgs1.jpg

Shademan
2010-08-21, 02:02 PM
I had a better picture, but it refused to show up when I slapped the img tags on.

link it then

Greenish
2010-08-21, 02:04 PM
Spiryt, your link doesn't work.


link it thenhttp://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=10963

There's quite a few.

Spiryt
2010-08-21, 02:06 PM
Spiryt, your link doesn't work.

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=10963

There's quite a few.

I could fix it, but by weird or not karma, it would lead to the very same topic. :smalleek:

And you generally cannot IMG pics from MyArmoury, that's how it works.

And some great examples there indeed.

Ravens_cry
2010-08-21, 02:08 PM
Though there's something to be said for the good ol' greatsword, too. http://www.thearma.org/essays/Tow2hgs1.jpg
Ah, the zweihander. A surprisingly agile weapon, and weighing much less then we have come to expec (http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html)t.

Greenish
2010-08-21, 02:11 PM
I could fix it, but by weird or not karma, it would lead to the very same topic. :smalleek:Well, I stumbled on it with google picture search for grosse messer, which isn't very weird given it's a topic about pictures of grosse messers.

Ah, the zweihander. A surprisingly agile weapon, and weighing much less then we have come to expec (http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html)t.I don't know if you noticed, but that's the very article I pulled the picture from. :smallcool:

Spiryt
2010-08-21, 02:14 PM
Speaking of stuff I can achieve by MyArmoury:

Absolutely stunning bardiches (http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/displayimage.php?album=48&pos=170) - their axiness is just unmatched, there's just something in their shapes. :smallwink:

Ravens_cry
2010-08-21, 02:19 PM
I don't know if you noticed, but that's the very article I pulled the picture from. :smallcool:
And now the rest if the world can enjoy it.

Escheton
2010-08-21, 02:26 PM
crowbaaaar

Crossblade
2010-08-21, 02:27 PM
For all practicality. The gun. :p Don't bring a sword to a gun fight they say.

In the DnD melee terms....
I wish they would have given the Katar better damage dice. Or make a slashing equivalent. I don't care how unpractical this is, I still think it looks badass. (Maybe all it would need is a knuckle guard)
http://www.trueswords.com/images/prod/c/cmaz_540.jpg

My like for the katar stems from the MMO Ragnarok Online and Voldo's speed and flexibility in Soul Calibar.

Wonton
2010-08-21, 02:37 PM
Honestly... the dagger. Every class is proficient with them, they have a decent threat range, they can be dual-wielded, they can be thrown, they can be hidden on your person relatively easily (so you can pull it out in a tavern fight and shank some guy (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html)), and they only cost 1 gp. They even have a bad-ass PrC attached to them (Invisible Blade)!

erikun
2010-08-21, 02:49 PM
Favorite D&D Exotic Weapon: the Sugliin. Awkward to use, but there's nothing more fun than beating people with a big stick. Plus, it uses d8s. I like my d8s.

I am also a fan of the Khopesh, and large smashy hammers. The first for just being a neat weapon, and the second for being large and smashy.

If we are talking about real life, though, I would probably opt for a machete, a sabre, and a hanbo. The first for slashing and hacking, the second for slashing and stabbing, and the last for just general beating. There are plenty of substitutes for the hanbo, as well - anything that you can hold comfortably and use to smack an opponent will work.

Grifthin
2010-08-21, 03:59 PM
Bolter - In case of heresy set to full auto.


http://www.epichan.com/c/src/125358578961.jpg


I've also got a soft spot for C4 and other explosives.

On the fantasy scale of things I really like Crossbows of all kinds, Knives and bastard swords. Preferably all wielded by the same character :smallbiggrin:

Yora
2010-08-21, 04:11 PM
If you look back in time until the moment the first person thought "I wish I had a tool that makes killing things easier", there is probably no weapon more effective than the good old fashined pointy stick.
The spear has really everything you want in a weapon: It's easy to make, cheap to produce, does not require much strength to use, yet you can put all your arm strength and upper body momentum on a tiny impact point, it has a greater reach than most other weapons, but can be very fast at the same time. Axes are for chopping wood, and swords are to show of your wealth. But no weapon is as much an allrounder than the humble pointy stick.

English Longbows and mongol archers may also be famous, but virtual premodern army that got famous throughout history did it with spears as the primary weapon.

Blackfang108
2010-08-21, 04:16 PM
Real life: Da Flamthrowah!

Real life Melee: Halberd

Fantasy: The heavily armed planet-killers.

Fantasy Melee: Double weapons.

Elfin
2010-08-21, 04:21 PM
I have a thing for bastard swords; they just look so dratted cool.
In 3.5 I'll often take one over a greatsword, just for looks.

arguskos
2010-08-21, 04:25 PM
The Deck of Many Things. What? You can't weaponize it? BAH! :smallbiggrin:

Ok, actual D&D weapon. Thanks to this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149336), it becomes a tie between two options:
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs44/i/2009/105/6/0/Dragon_Mane_by_Ironstaff.jpg
and
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/339/3/f/Radiant_Halberd_by_Ironstaff.jpg

Dusk Eclipse
2010-08-21, 04:26 PM
I have a soft spot for the Guan Dao IRL.

In D&D flalchion scimitar and other high crit range weapons.

Ogremindes
2010-08-21, 04:32 PM
Bolter - In case of heresy set to full auto.
But bolters are explicitly burst-fire...


My favourite image of the fantasy fighter uses a 'normal' size sword (like the DnD longsword. I'm lead to believe that the proper term is simply 'sword') with no shield, switching between one- and two-handed stances as required. In Baldur's Gate and KOTOR I always chose duelling style.

When gunplay replaces swordplay, I'm partial to single-pistol, probably for similar reasons.

Stompy
2010-08-21, 04:43 PM
Real Life: Power Tools. Bonus points if Billy Mays sold it in an infomercial.
Fantasy: Power Tools. Bonus points if Billy Mays sold it in an infomercial.

I play RISUS, gimme a break.

crazedloon
2010-08-21, 04:45 PM
But bolters are explicitly burst-fire...

not at all it is just the most common mode since it is more accurate than full auto. Indeed Death watch has special equipment so they can fire as accurately in full auto.

But on topic a dagger is the perfect multi tool for most situations

Scarey Nerd
2010-08-21, 05:43 PM
Greathammer from MM IV. That weapon is made of win, and looks awesome to boot.

Aside from that, I'd say Orc Double-axe. Nothing says "Barbarian" like two axe blades to the face delivered by an angry Half-Orc.

balistafreak
2010-08-21, 06:09 PM
Flindbar. Because forcing random disarms with a Keen Flindbar is just hilarious.

The Rose Dragon
2010-08-21, 06:24 PM
Reaver daiklave.

Because when I hear "badass weapon", I think reaver daiklave.

TheThan
2010-08-21, 06:42 PM
I love the tomahawk, specifically this style (http://www.coldsteel.com/riflemanshawk.html), (warning imbedded vid is slightly graphic) combine it with a bowie knife and you have a pretty wicked two weapon fighter. They’re especially useful when you’ve got a warband of howlin’ Indians bearing down on you and you’ve already fired off your rifle.


When I’m not feeling in a pioneering mood, I like the bastard sword and the katana most of all. katanas are just beautiful weapons, and bastard swords aren’t bad looking either.

shadowxknight
2010-08-21, 06:55 PM
The Masamune

Obviously I am a Sephiroth fanboy.
But really, what's there to not like about a sharp, oversized katana?

Yukitsu
2010-08-21, 07:04 PM
Weapons in general, my favourite is the Macmillan TAC 50, Canadian wood stocked variant.

Medieval weapons, my favourite is the Lucerne hammer. Doesn't worry about angle of deflection as much as the Halberd, but provides similar power, agility and versatility.

elonin
2010-08-21, 07:07 PM
A Hobbit. A thrown weapon that can use it's own weapons at the same time is uber.

Or spells.

TheThan
2010-08-21, 07:12 PM
I also love knives, very useful and practical tool/weapon. Favorite among them for just awesome factor is the kukri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri), though I like all sorts of knives.

Abaddon87
2010-08-21, 07:20 PM
The Soul Reaver... What could be cooler that your own soul wrapped around your arm and usable as a sword that eats other souls?

http://images.legacyofkain.net/defiance/fankit/characters/Raziel.jpg

The physical form Kain wields is pretty cool to!

http://bestgamewallpapers.com/files/blood-omen-2-legacy-of-kain/the-soul-reaver-sword.jpg


In D&D... Probably the Dagger for all around usefullness!

Roc Ness
2010-08-21, 07:27 PM
Second Sun Blade, whoever said it first.

Really useful.

You can finesse it!
You can two-handed attack with it in grapples!
You don't need bastard sword proficiency!
You can two-handed attack with it while being eaten by a Tarrasque!

:smallcool:

Bagel
2010-08-21, 07:35 PM
IRL: [anti zombie gear]
Colt m1911 .45cal
Automatic 12 gauge Shotty
Machete - military grade
Crowbar


Dnd:
Dagger
Scimitar
Morningstar
Dart thruster [Underdark]

Other:
Whip Dagger [blade: trinity]
Tonfa [Dynasty Warriors/ Soul Caliber]
Light Saber [obvious]
Incendiary Sniper rifle [Borderlands]

balistafreak
2010-08-21, 07:36 PM
IRL: [anti zombie gear]

Okay, those two phrases next to each other make absolutely no sense. :smallamused:

Bagel
2010-08-21, 07:42 PM
it was a shout-out for those who didnt recognise the grouping

its a set of very solid tools that are referenced in a very popular fiction survival guide.

i am aware that zombies aren't real :P

Andion Isurand
2010-08-21, 07:44 PM
great falchion lovers gonna love this...
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162147

also love the wind and fire "cutting' wheels in Secrets of Sarlona 135-7
http://www.wle.com/media/W044.jpg

but as far as D&D weapons go, I love the standard saber and cutlass on FRCS 97

Set
2010-08-21, 07:46 PM
Congo Throwing Knife / Hunga - Munga (http://www.mambele.be/knife_detail.php?tribe=&region=&name=&jczn=Throwing&met=s&number=0486&rowno=12)

Katar / Punch-dagger (http://www.bing.com/reference/semhtml/?title=Katara_%28sword%29&src=abop&qpvt=katar&q=katar&fwd=1)

I've always preferred flexible or curved weapons, like poi and meteor hammers, or gurka knives, scimitars and khopesh, to straight weapons.

Yora
2010-08-22, 05:56 AM
The Masamune

Obviously I am a Sephiroth fanboy.
But really, what's there to not like about a sharp, oversized katana?

This is the actual Masamune:
http://www.samurai-weapons.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/masamune.jpg
(Or more precisely, the most famous blade by Masamune.)
It's still pretty long. :smallbiggrin:

Reis Tahlen
2010-08-22, 06:37 AM
IRL (sort of...): Excalibur. The symbol of the fight against injustice and evil. Also, badass.

Fantasy: BIG swords. The bigger, the better.

AslanCross
2010-08-22, 06:38 AM
Warforged Battlefist. Especially if it's Throwing Returning.

Greenish
2010-08-22, 07:59 AM
but as far as D&D weapons go, I love the standard saber and cutlass on FRCS 97Cutlass got 3.5 stats in Stormwrack. I don't know how it was in FRCS, but the Stormwrack cutlass is just a slashing short sword.

Anyway, BoED has a handy weapon I like, the truncheon. It's martial so the proficiency is pretty easy, one-handed so you can two-hand it, and deals nonlethal damage like the sap.

Amphetryon
2010-08-22, 08:07 AM
I like the Heavy Flail and the Halberd. Hooray for weapons that hit reasonably well AND give bonuses on special attacks.

Awnetu
2010-08-22, 11:31 AM
Portable Battering Ram.

Andion Isurand
2010-08-22, 12:24 PM
Cutlass got 3.5 stats in Stormwrack. I don't know how it was in FRCS, but the Stormwrack cutlass is just a slashing short sword.

Anyway, BoED has a handy weapon I like, the truncheon. It's martial so the proficiency is pretty easy, one-handed so you can two-hand it, and deals nonlethal damage like the sap.

Arg, they got rid of the ability for the cutlass to deal slashing or piercing damage by RAW.

ScionoftheVoid
2010-08-22, 12:45 PM
I like the Scythe. Effective against Colour Sprayed opponents in the hands of a caster, double super-effective at least once every four hundred hits in the hands of a gish (or non-magical melee, whatever).

Bonus points if you can find a way to dual-wield them. D&D only, of course.

RL a gun (that's actually sized for me, probably a shotgun of some sort) or a polearm of some kind if a gun is against the spirit of the thread (because the further away from an opponent you are the more you're winning). I don't have much knowledge on RL weapons so that's why that's very vague.

Badgercloak
2010-08-22, 01:16 PM
While it is poorly represented in game I love the Tonfa aka the Monadnok PR-24.

Maeglin_Dubh
2010-08-22, 01:42 PM
I like sabers, messers, and (real-world) falchions. Solid, dependable, efficient.

Melayl
2010-08-22, 01:48 PM
I'd have to go with:

RL Melee: Kukri and tomahawk (I like the style)
RL ranged: Bow, firearms

Fantasy Melee: Sword of Omens
Fantasy ranged: Soulbow and eldrich blast

Cieyrin
2010-08-22, 05:55 PM
Man, we've got this far and no one's mentioned Talenta Shareshs yet? Tricked out scythes of doom, they are! 1d10 19-20/x4 with reach and trip bonii! What's not to like, neh?

Yes, I know it got errata'd. Shh, it's still amazing in my mind.

Snake-Aes
2010-08-22, 06:06 PM
Kukri for Light
Scimitar for 1handed
Scythe for 2handed
Guisarme for reach
Composite longbow for ranged

the classics plus rule of cool, I guess.

Tech Boy
2010-08-22, 08:41 PM
My favorites:

Real life:
Bearded Axe, Long Sword, Tomahawk, and the Scottish Lachebar.

Ranged:
Long Bow, none of that composite crap, 12 gauge Shotgun, Flintlock Muzzle loaders, and any rifle.

D&D:
Spiked Chain, Bastard Sword, and Thrown Weapons.
:smallbiggrin:

TechnOkami
2010-08-22, 09:24 PM
Man, we've got this far and no one's mentioned Talenta Shareshs yet? Tricked out scythes of doom, they are! 1d10 19-20/x4 with reach and trip bonii! What's not to like, neh?

Yes, I know it got errata'd. Shh, it's still amazing in my mind.

Where is this?

Cieyrin
2010-08-23, 07:37 PM
Where is this?

Eberron Campaign Setting

Acero
2010-08-23, 08:14 PM
Congo Throwing Knife / Hunga - Munga (http://www.mambele.be/knife_detail.php?tribe=&region=&name=&jczn=Throwing&met=s&number=0486&rowno=12)

Katar / Punch-dagger (http://www.bing.com/reference/semhtml/?title=Katara_%28sword%29&src=abop&qpvt=katar&q=katar&fwd=1)

I've always preferred flexible or curved weapons, like poi and meteor hammers, or gurka knives, scimitars and khopesh, to straight weapons.

Deadliest Warrior I presume?

Greenish
2010-08-23, 08:44 PM
Man, we've got this far and no one's mentioned Talenta Shareshs yet? Tricked out scythes of doom, they are! 1d10 19-20/x4 with reach and trip bonii! What's not to like, neh?

Yes, I know it got errata'd. Shh, it's still amazing in my mind.It's been nerfed? Meh, figures, I remember looking at it and thinking "hey, this might almost be worth a feat".

Snake-Aes
2010-08-23, 08:47 PM
It's been nerfed? Meh, figures, I remember looking at it and thinking "hey, this might almost be worth a feat".

Crit changed from 19-20/x4 to 19-20/x2

Zom B
2010-08-23, 08:54 PM
Give me a halberd irl. Trip, stab, slash! The ultimate weapon.

rokar4life
2010-08-23, 09:53 PM
http://www.aeromedix.com/images/aeromedix/knives/minimk1_xl.jpg

Because I know how to use/defend myself with it and it's not cumbersome(I can take it anywhere I'm not searched/metal detected). Really I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to use anything larger without hurting myself.

P.S. that's actually not my knife, my knife's blade is about 6-7 cm longer, has a "sharper"(hehe) curve and is serrated for the first inch.

ForzaFiori
2010-08-23, 10:00 PM
Personally I prefer a staff IRL, due to having train in it.

In DnD I like a scimitar. excellent crit range, leaves a hand open

Noneoyabizzness
2010-08-23, 10:00 PM
that players I have dm'ed have used? 60lb maul. its like a maul but much larger

personally a guisarme.

Rowsen
2010-08-23, 10:03 PM
A Halberd. Because it makes me feel like a big man. Hell, even my Sorcerer had one.

The Big Dice
2010-08-23, 10:19 PM
Personally I prefer a staff IRL, due to having train in it.

+1 there. And a staff is an easy weapon to defend yourself with even if you have very little in the way of formal training.

For practical purposes, I'd want a machette, though. I can use it to make a staff. Or a spear, or a camp site or many other useful things.

SwordChucks
2010-08-23, 11:45 PM
I have to agree with the machete. After having used one extensively IRL (Gardening... sorta) I learned to love it.

In D&D I would want an entrenching tool (Deadly shovel!) because I like Items with multiple uses. Either that or a buncha mooks and a repeating crossbow.

Andion Isurand
2010-08-23, 11:45 PM
swordchucks... the best 8-bit weapon

GoatBoy
2010-08-24, 12:13 AM
Elven Courtblade. Finesse-able plus two-handed power attack goodness.

And the good old greataxe. I brought my d12, might as well use it.

2xMachina
2010-08-24, 12:55 AM
Crit changed from 19-20/x4 to 19-20/x2

There is always Kaorti resin.

Tetsubo 57
2010-08-24, 06:26 AM
Well, my nickname would explain my real world choice. Though I also fancy the plain old knife.

In game I would say the dagger or short sword for a light weapon. For a one handed weapon the Dwarven waraxe. For two-handed weapon the greatsword or a polearm like the glaive or halberd. For ranged I would say the classic longbow or composite bow. But this also depends a lot on what type of character I am building.

Snake-Aes
2010-08-24, 06:48 AM
Elven Courtblade. Finesse-able plus two-handed power attack goodness.

And the good old greataxe. I brought my d12, might as well use it.

amusingly, it is 1d12 because there was no weapon dealing 1d12

urbanpirate
2010-08-24, 08:28 AM
http://www.aeromedix.com/images/aeromedix/knives/minimk1_xl.jpg

Because I know how to use/defend myself with it and it's not cumbersome(I can take it anywhere I'm not searched/metal detected). Really I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to use anything larger without hurting myself.

P.S. that's actually not my knife, my knife's blade is about 6-7 cm longer, has a "sharper"(hehe) curve and is serrated for the first inch.

i like my pocket knives and pistols for the same reasons. well aside from the part about not being able to wield anything larger.

starwoof
2010-08-24, 08:32 AM
I like spiked gauntlets for a multitude of reasons, mostly because they are always equipped and are very amusing.

Emmerask
2010-08-24, 09:33 AM
-scythe
-short sword

Shademan
2010-08-24, 10:02 AM
I have to agree with the machete. After having used one extensively IRL (Gardening... sorta) I learned to love it.

In D&D I would want an entrenching tool (Deadly shovel!) because I like Items with multiple uses. Either that or a buncha mooks and a repeating crossbow.

http://s.bebo.com/app-image/8369910412/6582771943/PROFILE/i.quizzaz.com/img/q/u/08/04/12/Jason_Voorhees.jpg

Gardening....sorta

Raimun
2010-08-24, 10:29 AM
Good old fashioned, singlebladed, blue lightsaber, of course.

Sorry, played Jedi Knight recently.

Greenish
2010-08-24, 10:30 AM
Gardening....sortaI cracked. You, sir, win an internet.

Grogmir
2010-08-24, 10:35 AM
You guys really know all the obsurce ones eh!

I'm liking my Vengeful (?) Execution Axe, Brutal 2! Oh yeah baby, Extra D10 per encounter! Well worth the Dwarven Prof feat imho.

Greenish
2010-08-24, 10:59 AM
On the vein of Eberron weapons, Valenar Double Scimitar deserves mention, if for no other reason than being strictly inferior to the nearly identical Double Khopesh from Sandstorm, which has the same stats except for being lighter (double scimitar weighs almost 7 kg!), cheaper and capable of tripping.

The double scimitar has one of the best TWF PrCs to claim it's own in Revenant Blade, though, and Valaes Tairn (Valenar elves) gain free proficiency.

Cieyrin
2010-08-24, 06:48 PM
There is always Kaorti resin.

Yes but if we're worrying about Kaorti resin, we're probably wanting a weapon with a slightly better crit range.

As for the nerf, I totally disagree on how the crit mod got changed, as it's still a scythe, for crying out loud! Pushing it back to just x4 would have been better in my book than putting it on par with being a long handled tripping bastard sword. :smallsigh:

SwordChucks
2010-08-24, 11:25 PM
Thanks for that Shademan. That's far more interesting then the real explanation so let's go with me being Jason. I can deal with that.

liza2010
2010-08-25, 05:23 AM
{Devoured}

Coidzor
2010-08-25, 06:10 AM
mechanically, in DND3.5 I like Nets and Lassos for their debilitating effects.

In terms of real world utilitarianism, the halberd's a favorite due to the versatility of it, even when deconstructed into its component parts its still useful, as it goes from 1 tool to 2.

In terms of aesthetics, I'm just fond of the Big Honky Sword, followed by razor-wire.

Dr Gunsforhands
2010-08-26, 12:12 AM
I gotta go with the stick. Sure, there's a lot of satisfaction to be had in bopping an owlbear on the beak, but it's got more versatility than you think.

Cold and sitting in the dark? You can light the stick on fire!

Need to plan the attack? Draw it in the dirt with your stick!

Need a weapon you can take into your enemies camp they will underestimate until it is too late? Bring a stick!

Roughing it in the woods? Every meal becomes a kebab!

Need to conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra? Your stick is a baton!

Need to surrender? Tie a white flag to a stick!

Need to compost that garden? Get a stick and wait a while!

Worried that you don't have enough sticks? Break your stick in half! You now have two sticks!

A sword capable of all these things would be worth hundreds of thousands of gold, but you can get a stick for the low low price of mugging a tree! Plus, you can't build a house out of swords. Well I guess you could but HUNDREDS OF CRAFTSMEN WOULD DIE.

Shademan
2010-08-26, 02:21 AM
One internet for me? D'aaw! You shouldnt have! :smallbiggrin:

anywho, weapons!
let me say this loud and clear: FALCHION
This sweet n' short european blade was made to compete with thicker armour. truly a footsoldiers blade, and it doubled as a tool! (swiss falchions anyone?)

Gutentag
one day the flemish were beset by the french and figured "we have no weapons" because they had to eat all their weapons or whatever, the point is that they needed something new, something to taake down horses and armour... like a club... or a spear....or a SPEARCLUB!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqlIcT9Ps8w
and some cheeky bastard figured "lets name it good morning!"
and so they did.

sorry about the wall of text, this was fun to write

Greenish
2010-08-26, 08:04 AM
anywho, weapons!
let me say this loud and clear: FALCHION
This sweet n' short european blade was made to compete with thicker armour. truly a footsoldiers blade, and it doubled as a tool! (swiss falchions anyone?)What stats would you use in D&D for a real falchion? I was thinking Handaxe or battle axe.

hamishspence
2010-08-26, 08:06 AM
Cutlass stats (Stormwrack) might be about right.

Esser-Z
2010-08-26, 11:20 AM
I'm very fond of swords, in general. Big ones, little ones, the whole gamut.

Also the two bladed sword, despite it being, well, rather silly. Probably in a great part due to one of my favorite characters I've ever played having used one.

The Big Dice
2010-08-26, 11:23 AM
I always thought the falchion was kind of the machette of swords. It sort of looks like one, and I've read stuff that seems to suggest it was used as a tool between fights. In a similar way to the way some axes were used to cut down trees in peace time then cut down people in war time.

urbanpirate
2010-08-26, 12:51 PM
I gotta go with the stick. Sure, there's a lot of satisfaction to be had in bopping an owlbear on the beak, but it's got more versatility than you think.

Cold and sitting in the dark? You can light the stick on fire!

Need to plan the attack? Draw it in the dirt with your stick!

Need a weapon you can take into your enemies camp they will underestimate until it is too late? Bring a stick!

Roughing it in the woods? Every meal becomes a kebab!

Need to conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra? Your stick is a baton!

Need to surrender? Tie a white flag to a stick!

Need to compost that garden? Get a stick and wait a while!

Worried that you don't have enough sticks? Break your stick in half! You now have two sticks!

A sword capable of all these things would be worth hundreds of thousands of gold, but you can get a stick for the low low price of mugging a tree! Plus, you can't build a house out of swords. Well I guess you could but HUNDREDS OF CRAFTSMEN WOULD DIE.

need to smuggle your stick? hide it in the paladin right next to the other one.

Shademan
2010-08-26, 01:06 PM
Cutlass stats (Stormwrack) might be about right.

to low damage. what is it? 1d6?
remember that this is a heavy blade made to go trough armour (not that it is some kinda armour piercing lightsaber but you know). not to mention what this would do if it scored a hit on unprotected flesh.

I would prolly use the battleaxe stats. 1d8 damage crit etc etc