I'm trying to visualize my D&D sword but keep going back and forth on it
Rapiers are a weapon with a lot of different ornamental variations and hilt designs, so a lot of your variation could just be under the rapier umbrella. See the difference between a swept hilt rapier (typically an Italian sword) and a cup hilt rapier (a later Spanish style):
That said, the rapier evolved from the Italian side-sword, which was an Italian arming sword, a bit broader and a bit shorter than the rapier. This would be in the same family as the katzbalger I posted earlier, kind of in between that and a rapier:
The rapier also continued to evolve, moving into the smallsword and the dueling sword, both of which would be lighter and shorter than the rapier was. These weapons were all designed for civilian combat, not warfare, and could often be simply ornamental - a standard part of dress for a man of certain rank.
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And I would be remiss to not bring up the flamberge, or flame-blade, a type of rapier that is extremely dumb looking:
what do the wavy bits actually do? is it like a saw tooth kind of situation?
Mostly they show off that you had enough money to pay a blacksmith to do a bunch of extra work. There are arguments about cutting power, or about the waves making them obnoxious to parry because they'd rattle the other guy's sword sliding against it, but the one thing scholars seem to agree on is that it was an expensive hassle to make one, and therefore good as a status symbol.
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what do the wavy bits actually do? is it like a saw tooth kind of situation?
I believe any advantage in capability re: flame blades is largely theoretical, someone needs to hit a bunch of pig carcasses with wavy swords and regular swords, for science
What is for certain is that wavy blades are fuckin cool/stupid lookin and difficult to make thus more expensive thus an item of prestige to own
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I'm trying to visualize my D&D sword but keep going back and forth on it
Look guys... D&D is for nerds
And that's why it's awesome.
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a bladed staff
No no no. A sword disguised as an umbrella!
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Flaming Poisoning Raging Sword Of Doom.
If we have, then I will reiterate
Flaming Poisoning Raging Sword Of Doom.
Sure, but the umbrella fabric is, like, super sharp and cuts up bad guys real bad!
Rapiers are a weapon with a lot of different ornamental variations and hilt designs, so a lot of your variation could just be under the rapier umbrella. See the difference between a swept hilt rapier (typically an Italian sword) and a cup hilt rapier (a later Spanish style):
That said, the rapier evolved from the Italian side-sword, which was an Italian arming sword, a bit broader and a bit shorter than the rapier. This would be in the same family as the katzbalger I posted earlier, kind of in between that and a rapier:
The rapier also continued to evolve, moving into the smallsword and the dueling sword, both of which would be lighter and shorter than the rapier was. These weapons were all designed for civilian combat, not warfare, and could often be simply ornamental - a standard part of dress for a man of certain rank.
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Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
You use both hands young man
Unfamiliarity is no excuse for half assing something god dammit
Mostly they show off that you had enough money to pay a blacksmith to do a bunch of extra work. There are arguments about cutting power, or about the waves making them obnoxious to parry because they'd rattle the other guy's sword sliding against it, but the one thing scholars seem to agree on is that it was an expensive hassle to make one, and therefore good as a status symbol.
I believe any advantage in capability re: flame blades is largely theoretical, someone needs to hit a bunch of pig carcasses with wavy swords and regular swords, for science
What is for certain is that wavy blades are fuckin cool/stupid lookin and difficult to make thus more expensive thus an item of prestige to own
Or maybe a gun-shield:
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swords are dumb though, polearms are better
No keep posting stuff I need cool items for D&D
But that being said, I'd love to see those things represented more in media
Where's the Errol Flynn of spear fights
I have no idea how, I've only ever given them one address
A bunch of the recent stuff I've been posting is stuff that I've seen in person at the Art Institute - you can check out their arms and armor collection here.
FINALLY, a knife I can use to cut my boot sandwich
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