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chukklehed said
The second one is what I'm talking about, and the way I described using it had nothing to do with the first one, which is STILL a straight bladed weapon.

Then I really wanna see your sources, because I have a really hard time taking your word for it's effectiveness. As far as I'm concerned, outside of mounting the blade straight like in the first one, scythes haven't seen much use in warfare at all.

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Gat said
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This can only mean good things...

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Now I'm confused. A war-scythe, as far as I'm concerned, looks like this and was essentially used like a poor man's halberd, sort of like your description when it comes to cutting and piercing armour. However, that doesn't go with the visual image I have from your description. Something like this is highly impractical and I have no idea what you're going for anymore.

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You described the same blade being mounted sideways. War-scythes were effective at cutting, but for this purpose the blade was mounted completely different.from it's use as a farming tool. With a sideways blade, it's just impractical and unwieldy.

And yes, which is exactly why I asked that.

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The sharp side is on the inside; so you require two motions for the same result, the second being extremely predictable and using the same blade, less likely to pierce armour. Also pole-arms are generally best used to keep space between you and your opponent because they're most deadly on their outer ends; not to invite them to get closer before striking, at which point the weapon can be trapped leaving you defenceless ;p

Removing the sectioning would be good. Another thing I'd have to ask would be one side being heavier because it carries the blade, so that it's limited as a bo-staff (it's perfect balance is what makes it so versatile, after all.)

Also working on posts. Should be up by tomorrow.

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The three-sectioned staff has a wildly different use from a naginata. The former is a highly unpredictable weapon, hard to defend against thanks to it's ability to strike in an arc, the latter especially deadly against mounted and larger opponents. The bo-staff is, in and by itself, one of the most versatile defensive weapons out there. The scythe... well, would totally be a non-issue because the naginata is superior to the scythe in about ever aspect outside of maybe a cool- or farming factor. However putting the other three together is a pretty big deal. You could even transform it into a makeshift kusarigama the way it's set up; adding yet another function to the equation (though I don't think the chain would stretch that far.)

The thing is that the way the Library works, it's safe to assume that every weapon is an epitome of craftsmanship which cannot break or dull unless specified otherwise. I mean, even bows don't run out of arrows. If your weapon doesn't break or succumb under force, and for some reason has perfect balance in spite of only one end having a blade, you're cancelling out all problems a real world counter-part might have, leaving you with, indeed, multiple weapons in one slot.

EDIT: Also to give you another example, we had two guys using cannons as weapons, but they took side-effects like having cooldowns or required to be mounted for a post to balance out the power, even though they could probably carry it around with ease thanks to their POW score.

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Be a bit more patient, it's only been an hour or so. Try posting an interest check if it hasn't caught wind in a day or so.

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Alphakoka said
.....Kest, if I throw Andre's smoke gas grenade where he is right now, would it cover ?

Outside of the people on the roof, yeah.

chukklehed said
It's a staff with a retractable blade and two separations. I could make one of those in the real world if i had the time. And you definitely accepted it directly when i submitted it.

Then I looked over it, my bad. But if the only requirement would be 'has to be one item' then we'd have every rook run around with chainsaw gunblades in armours that reflect magic, have wings and eight extra arms and also make them invisible ;p In the same way, I don't allow bishops 'water manipulation' because that's a ton of spells in one slot, or require an ability slot for flight because otherwise every knight with a winged spirit has a free power. Basically, it's very unfair towards other players.

Though if you can make something like that IRL I'd say you should make time because that sounds awesome ;p

EDIT: Also, old things I didn't reply to yet;

Valeric said
Doesn't that gimp the old Rooks that used 3 different weapon types?

Not really, since the armour does take up a weapon slot and therefore versatility.

Alphakoka said
Time to plan how Andre gain Thermal Vision and cause him to be even more deadly now.PS: Found, a nice visual reference of Arlette and Mime.

So Mime likes to dress up like a little girl? ;)

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So I was just checking the CS thread, when I noticed this;

chukklehed said * Four Fold Staff: Sophia's most complicated weapon, the four fold staff can be used as four different weapons: a bo staff, a three section staff, a scythe, and a naginata.

I don't recall accepting this, or maybe I looked over it during the changing progress, doesn't really matter, but 4 different weapons in 1 slot would obviously be a no-go.

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