vietmyke

Somewhere Over The Mountains

Aye, swords are actually fairly quick and nimble weapons, especially given their relatively light weight and good balancing. Sure, most European blades 'cleaved' more than they 'cut', but they relied more on the momentum behind the swing rather than the sharpness of the blade- though a weightier blade definitely helped with extra momentum.

Greatswords in particular are actually quite quick. With how long the hilt is, you actually have quite a lot of mobility and maneuverability with it, the upper hand guides and aims your blade, while your lower hand just drives it forward with some good old fashioned lever action. After that, the heavier blade and the length does the rest of the work.

adding on to this- not that fishing was arguing that rapiers are bad, but just fun facts: The reason why rapiers are such good weapons is is because of their length and mobility. Rapiers are light compared to a greatsword or a longsword, but they definitely aren't light weapons- they come in pretty close in weight to a 1 handed arming sword. However, unlike the arming sword (or other cutting weapons like it), that are balanced several inches in front of the hilt, the rapier is balanced very near to (or occasionally even on) the hilt, allowing a user to pretty easily guide the tip of the blade and thrust with it. That comes at the cost of being able to put force behind your cuts, but a rapier while capable of cutting, is really designed specifically for thrusting with its long blade.

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Also, @SanaChan I feel the need to point out- its not that Greatswords were so heavy that most people had to carry it on their back (well, I mean it is heavy, but its more a strain on your belt and pants than your actual person), it was more the size was unweildy, and depending on how you wore it on your hip, it would either stick way out the back and clock anyone unfortunate enough to be standing behind you when you turn, or the hilt would be too high on your breast and get in the way of your arm. Some of the heaviest two handed swords in use during the renaissance clocked in at about 8 pounds.

For referrence, a M4 or M16 rifle loaded with a 30 round magazine clocks in at approximately 7.5 pounds. Its definitely not a light weapon, but its not unbearably heavy.

That being said, I get that this is a fantasy RP, so real world rules and commonalities don't always apply, and its a cool look. Also, yes, this big ole blurb is referencing a singular offhanded comment made in your post. I like talking about weapons. :3

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@Tybalt Capulet welp, we have sword king, sword girl, sword guy, bow girl, bard girl, magic boy, snake girl, insane guy.

We do appear to have a lack of sneaky guy/girls, but idk if anyone who hasn't made a sheet yet wants to do that

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Sweet, now the second bard needs to come in and there needs to be a riff off

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"Stop the bus! Puh-leeaaasse"

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"Hmm I wonder what brave, strong young souls will be joining us in this journey?"

"Well Milord, it appears that two kids, a snake girl, and a court minstrel are joining us."

Purposely excluding Gareth and Yarri from this grouping because they are actually dedicated fighters

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

One does not simply forget *overly emphatic voice* SCIENCE!

Telecommunications

Yuh

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Well, anacondas are non-venemous snakes, so they need to rely on the strong muscles to kill their prey. Venomous snakes use their venom to paralyze and kill their prey

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Surprisingly few big dudes with swords