Swordsman Archive

OK, I like the chainsaw idea brought up earlier.. really good. I was digging through the internet looking for ideas, and found a few sites with some weapons I would like to see added, a few of the ideas have bee stated before however.. =/

There are some really nice weapons on this page.. I especially like the large axe-looking thing, and the bat'leth looking thing on the bottom.
http://www.realmoffantasy.com/swords/volkoth.asp

Maybe this kilgorn with a broader blade and longer handle would make a wicked 2hander
http://www.shopthroughtheages.com/kilgorn.html

The two hand boadsword or wrestling broadsword on this page is a really nice looking weapon.
Also the sectional chain on this page might be a nice weapon for us 2handers
http://www.martialart-superstore.starwebz.com/product-34.html


And of course there is always the famous claidhmore, the zweihander, what about a flail, or 2handed mace? maybe a baseball bat with spikes?

Of course I know most of this stuff is copyrighted, but the design element is there, use what you like and of the design, add your own personal/unique twists to it...

Adding an electric-type 2h weapon is not as far-out as some would believe. Pikemen already have the vibro lance, which does electric damage.

A tachi

(somewhatmore stylish katana, usually used in horsemanship)

Dai-Katana (no, not the game)

(the real two-handed Katana. Approximately 5 feet / 152cmin length [whereas a katana is around 100 cm / 40 inches] . Now that's what you would call a real two-hander. Note: Not many used the Dai-katana due to its immense size. It was used sparingly)

Alright, time for non-japanese swords...

Flambergs : German two-handed stylish sword. You know, the twisty one.

that's all I know for two-handed swords. I've seen others, but they simply have no regular names.

i think the Vibro @hand curved sword sounds like the best too me, same speed but more damage and either same ham costs or lower

ok... you all loved my chain gun by pod idea from my PS days, now im a SWG fiend and have thought of an all new set of ideas for the swordsman...

problum1. Fixing PvP for melee vs ranged...

ok, we all know that the idea around the the difrent kinds of combat is that if you get into melee with a melee then your are suposed to loose, the point is to kill them before they get to you. but players simply have the ability to run away... and if someone runs away they will get out of range before you get your hands back on your movement keys and figure out where he went... but i have thought about 1 simple attack that would fix all of that. 1 attack named cripple. this cripple attack would be kind of like stun or blind, in the sence that it does little damage but has a lasting effect... its effect would make it so that the person effected would only be able to walk for... 30 sec or so... the time im not shure on.. .that would take some play testing. but here is how it would work, the dule would start, the swordsman runs to his ranged aponent, and somehow has to outsmart the ranged user to geting close to him, if the swordsman can somehow get close enough to get an attack in he uses cripple attack, now the gunman can only walk, so now he is forced into melee but still somewhat in controll of his char, so not to get pissed that he cant controll his own char.

i hope you get what im saying,

problum 2. the HAM cost of the swords...

ok... simply, they are to high, the pistols not only dont have to be in melee (where most animals fight) but have much less HAM then melee, thats win win, now he HAVE to go into melee and have over 4X the HAM, thats loose loose. what where they thinking, i end up doing just as much damage to my self as the monsters do to me. what what the devs where thinking, i have no idea, but it doesnt make sence, they need to take down the ham of melee weapons, simple as that!

3. new weapons!

once agen ranged has the uper hand, pistolers have at least 2 kinds of pistols for each rank of pistoler, some have 3. now i had ideas for all the melee classes but KTA... they are good enough, and the vibro knuckler is to much already

Swordsman...

Electra-Mace... an electrofide mace, a mettle ball about 8 or 10 inches wide covered in iron studs, each stud is wired to a energy pack located in the handle to make it electrofide.-

medium armor pearceing

150-350 damage

3.5 delay

100max dps

Health: 50

Action: 50

Mind: 50

Fencer...

Kriz Blade... this is a 2 bladed knife, a blade on each side of the handle. the blade is made from the bone of animals, the better the bone the better the kinfe.-

No Armor Pearceing

50-100damage

1.5delay

66.666 max dps

Health: 20

Action: 30

Mind: 25

PoleArm...

HorseCutter... in anchent china foot soldures would use this weapon to cut the legs of horses on the battlefield, this would in turn throw the rider. its a pole roughtly 8-10 ft long, with a large blade on the end, usualy curved.-

Light Armor Pearcing

100-300 damage

4 delay

75 max dps

Health: 60

Action: 60

Mind: 40

**SPECIAL: this weapon has double the range of a normal melee weapon.

well... that is all i can think of off the top of my head... you may think it dumb or great...

flame away...

Dai-katanas were also called Odachi and No-Dachi.

I'm not exactly sure what the difference were between Odachi and No-dachi.

Nor do I know the real use for either one (well at least in combat. I know Odachi's were used as flag holders and Shrine-use)

Some idead (p.s. i love sword ... i hate mace, hammer, axe and co )

A lightning 2handed sword
http://www.boarsfl.com/show_image.php?filename=pic/foto/sp37c_1.jpg&newxsize=212&newysize=608

An ice 2handed sword
http://www.boarsfl.com/show_image.php?filename=pic/foto/sp51b_1.jpg&newxsize=204&newysize=611

A Classic Straight Sword The Sword of the Daywalker
http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/website/fx19991_large.jpg

The Conan Sword of course
http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/website/MRT-013_large.jpg

Sword of Shadow
http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/website/kr5_large.jpg

German Sword
http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/BK_2002/BK-391L.jpg(flamberg)

Shamshir Scimitar
http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/BK_2002/BK-405M.jpg

Skorpion King Sword
http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/website/FX19351_large.jpg

And finally my preferred ... cos looks like really Techno.
The 3000century Sword
http://www.blades-uk.com/images/products/30000_L.jpg <----- I WANT IT!!!!

I hope Devs put the last one in ... have an amazing style IMHO.

As much as I love the swords that you have linked, they still are close to the Fencer's weapons than ours, but the 3000 comes close. They just Arnt BIG enough to be used too well two handed (Flamberge not counted in that, because it is a historically two handed sword)

Need somthing that maybe only a wookie would use one handed, like the Ryyk blade size, but bigger handeled (it was 2 handed in the fluffs anyways, they had Kama like ones for one handed)

I vote for that 3000 sword.. that is freaing awsome looking..

Props to Korvan for the great pics of swords...good stuff there. I'm not technically stealing your links, after i saw them I had some ideas of my own.

The 3000 sword does have a very modern looking grip which is appealing...

http://www.blades-uk.com/images/products/30000_L.jpg

Definitely needs a bigger cross-guard though (the part right above the grip). Maybe something like this, without the little claw and globe at the top:

http://www.shopthroughtheages.com/luciendar.html

Looking at the Conan Sword...I had an idea. There are two removable darts in the hilt. To help with those close situations against ranged PVP, have a dart (or more than one) in the hilt which can be used like once on a 15 minute timer. The dart could have a paralyzing effect or something like that. Just a thought anyway...here's the Conan sword:

http://www.weaponmasters.com/images//products/website/MRT-013_large.jpg

I know this isn't Star Trek, but the Klingon Matleth sword also looks very cool. The style could be copied and tweaked to avoid any accusations (lawsuits):

http://www.shopthroughtheages.com/matleth.html

Anyway, great thread guys. Some very good ideas in here.

A huge (slow, but very powerful)double-edged sword like the Guts wields in the anime series "Berserk." Or, for an alternate example, the one Siegfried uses in Soul Calibur.

Domitian

Double Bladed Sword, Giant Meat Cleaver, 2h Vibro Sword, Giant Vibro Axe, Double Bladed Vibro Sword, Double Bladed Vibro Axe, Butterfly Sword, Swords that add to skill mods besides just skill chips, A Table (1 use, effct: dizzy), Double Bladed Cleaver

I would like to see a double bladed sword like Darth Maul had (with sword blades where the lightsabers were).

Probably not possible, but I would also love to see a scabbard on the hip or back, plus a drawing animation