chukklehed

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The trade off you get for longer reach is shallower wounds and less force. Scythe combat consists of three basic parts: Stabbing, Disarming and Cutting.

Since it was originally used as a harvesting tool, the scythe's primary focus is cutting things off. It's an excellent weapon if you want nothing so much as to kill somebody, since it's most effective attack is almost always fatal. Secondly, unlike the Naginata with it's straight blade, when you use a scythe to pierce an enemy your blow has far more force, since you're swinging instead of thrusting, meaning that between the two a scythe is actually the more effective piercing weapon. Third, the scythe's unique shape makes it ideal for disarming your opponent, combining the long reach of a spear with the hooked blade.

One scythe in the hands of a well trained man is worth at least three Naginatas. The reason scythe combat has almost died out is because as a weapon it's made for killing, and can never be anything else. Even a sword can be used for sport, but not a scythe.

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Point made, what if i removed the three section?

Also the Naginata is not "Vastly superior" to the scythe. You can't judge that because Scythe combat and Naginata combat are completely different. That's like saying Karate is vastly superior to Jujitsu, or MMA. They were created for fighting against different situations.

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Kestrel said
Outside of the people on the roof, yeah.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.

The weapon is normal three section staff with a retractable blade. That is a lot different from having a piece of magical equipment that has multiple effects. In fact, the only reason it's not just a bladed three section staff is because I wanted the option to make it nonleathal. It's not like it's four entirely different weapons, it can just be used four different ways.

When the sections are joined and the blade is retracted, it's a Bo staff.
When the sections are joined and the blade is locked halfway, it's a scythe.
When the sections are joined and the blade is fully extended, it's a Naginata.
When the sections are separated, it's a three section staff.

If I had a crossbow with an extendable blade and a shield attached, i would understand the objection, but the Four Fold Staff never stops being a staff weapon.

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Big Sister AM said
chukklehed... I think we RPed together on the old forum, too. I was called AM Oneechan back then...You played a wolf-girl, I think. I played an Elf... I think you left because of my friend, actually...

Actually I'm pretty sure you were playing Whatever her name was, the fire elemental and that guy in the jar.

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KnightsTemplar said
is whapped???ummm....ouch?

In hindsight, the words "I need an adult" should have been in this exchange.

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Big Sister AM said
chukklehed... I think we RPed together on the old forum, too. I was called AM Oneechan back then...You played a wolf-girl, I think. I played an Elf... I think you left because of my friend, actually...

oh yeah... wow, memories. I actually remade that character on this site.

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Munk said
Whoa, whole lotta characters all of a sudden. I think I'll back off, then.

Nuuuuuu. now it's just the thief and the gambler who seem to have an IQ higher than their weapon. and maybe the elves.

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

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.

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Her magic is.... odd.

Normally it's weak, taking a long time to do much of anything. She uses her staff to increase it's effect. She still can't do much more than mend a broken bone or fix a cracked bowl. She also tends to be exhausted after using it.

As you said, nobody is around to train magic users, but L is a bit weird. Her magic is instinctual, it's a part of her, but she can't expand beyond what she does like most mages.

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Izaka Sazaka said
Interested in this, though I wanted to confirm a couple of things first. Since the setting is low fantasy, I'm assuming playing a straight mage would be out of the question (fireballs and such)? If so, how exactly does magic manifest in the world and would it be possible to play a very low-powered mage with the magic used being more illusory and subdued in nature?

Just gonna say, my character is already a cleric/mage. It's low fantasy not because magic is weak, but because it's rare.