03-31-2008, 07:39 PM | #41 | |
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Finland
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Re: Martial Arts: Celtic, Roman, Viking Swords
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Falchion.jpg This one might be your "blunt point" boradsword - It's not too curved for thrsiting but would probably do crush - or cut with it. I'm not really buying th "too curved for thrusting" - Many katanas are more curved than these and considered perfectly fine thrusting weapons. And actually a curved sword with might even sharp point might actually deliver swing/impaling - well maybe only on a good to hit roll though and -1 to hit on the first place.. |
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04-01-2008, 04:50 AM | #42 |
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia
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Re: Martial Arts: Celtic, Roman, Viking Swords
All curved swords should be at least -1 to hit when thrusting.
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04-01-2008, 08:39 AM | #43 | |
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Re: Martial Arts: Celtic, Roman, Viking Swords
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How about this one? It's a lot more curved than any katana I've ever seen. I could find you something even more curved and point heavy like a Kijic but this was just the first one I came to.
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04-01-2008, 08:49 AM | #44 | |
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Finland
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Re: Martial Arts: Celtic, Roman, Viking Swords
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And well however curved a sword the end will move at straight line if you move the handle at straight line. It _might_ be slightly harder to have it move point first - to get proper impaling damage - but on the other hand you can get a bit more speed to a curved swords point with a wrist motion - getting a bit of swing effect there.. Or maybe just say this all falls below GURPS resolution. |
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04-01-2008, 08:59 AM | #45 | |
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Finland
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Re: Martial Arts: Celtic, Roman, Viking Swords
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Anyway "falchions" seem not be usually this curved. |
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