08-13-2018, 07:13 PM | #11 |
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Re: Serrated Sword
Fast draw penalties?
Sharpening may be tricky at lower TLs Prone to rust in the valleys of the serrations. Good at holding onto poisons etc Would there be a reduction in thrusting effectiveness? Lots of bits to catch on to reduce depth.
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08-13-2018, 07:32 PM | #12 |
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Re: Serrated Sword
Prone to infection of the wound for the same reasons as the rust issue - harder to get all the crud out, and then on top of that any rust problems will create more surfaces for bacteria to accumulate.
But generally the reason you put serrations on a blade is for additional utility in wood cutting - such as the various kinds of "camp knife" that hover on the edge of machete and attempt to be all things. Importantly, the primary edge is not the serrated edge. We do use serrated knives for steak. I haven't had a good explanation for that given to me, because as noted we don't use that to butcher the animal. I'm wondering if it's related to the general attempt to remove weapon-knives from the dinner table starting in the Renaissance - a serrated steak knife won't get mistaken for a knife-I-brought-to-stab-you-and-pick-my-teeth.
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08-13-2018, 07:55 PM | #14 | |
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The myths are not recent though . In All Quiet On The Western Front soem newbies showed up with "pioneer" bayonets with serrated back edges and the old hands confiscated those sayign the Allies would think their purpose was to inflict terrible abdominal wounds.
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08-13-2018, 08:11 PM | #16 |
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Re: Serrated Sword
Not a sword or knife, but carnivorous animals with blade-like teeth (sharks, monitor lizards, non-avian theropod dinosaurs, sebecid crocodylomorphs) usually have serrations along the edges. The serrations are usually attributed to adaptations for helping the teeth cut through skin, muscle, and sinew (although the mechanism for this is usually not described).
It has also been noted that the profile of the teeth tips on Komodo monitors and many theropod dinosaurs have the profile of a scalpel blade, with the individual teeth acting like serrations. Similarly, the steak knives I am familiar with have serrations, which help it to cut through meat when drawn back across the meat. I'm not sure how well the "constant pressure with drawing motion" translates to a sword cut, however. Luke |
08-13-2018, 08:21 PM | #17 | |
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08-13-2018, 08:54 PM | #19 | |
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08-13-2018, 09:03 PM | #20 |
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Re: Serrated Sword
The Dungeon Fantasy RPG may already have something.
Hobgoblins and Orcs (grouped with Goblin-Kin) wield "saw-toothed falchions that leave nasty wounds." Their damage is appended with "+ follow-up 1 HP of bleeding injury from rough edge." |
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