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 Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:22 pm
Chieftain Twilight is that Scimitar as in the Arabic heavy-headed wide-bladed curved sword? or as in the D&D mix-up where they called Falchions Scimitars and Scimitars Falchions? >.> Mix up? Falchions are the curved wide bladed pirate looking swords with the crescent notch on the reverse side of the business end of the weapon; they are mostly geared for chopping. ...scimitars are curved blades, usually same thickness the entire length of the blade. Scimitars are lighter and quicker than falchions, and designed primarily for slashing. Don't use D&D as a reference (although it is often very accurate), look up medieval weaponry from historical texts on the crusades. wink Or barring that, use wiki, lol.
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:40 am
Fean77 Chieftain Twilight is that Scimitar as in the Arabic heavy-headed wide-bladed curved sword? or as in the D&D mix-up where they called Falchions Scimitars and Scimitars Falchions? >.> Mix up? Falchions are the curved wide bladed pirate looking swords with the crescent notch on the reverse side of the business end of the weapon; they are mostly geared for chopping. ...scimitars are curved blades, usually same thickness the entire length of the blade. Scimitars are lighter and quicker than falchions, and designed primarily for slashing. Don't use D&D as a reference (although it is often very accurate), look up medieval weaponry from historical texts on the crusades. wink Or barring that, use wiki, lol. i HAVE looked it up, watched various documents, and read many history books and texts. in D&D they say that Scimitars are the lighter, one-handed sword, and Falchions the wider-tipped heavy chopping sword. they got that backwards. Falchions are light and have a blade the same-size most of the length, with a slight taper at the tip. Scimitars are an Arabian sword with a heavy tip, used to give it more power at the end of a swing.
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:09 pm
Chieftain Twilight Fean77 Chieftain Twilight is that Scimitar as in the Arabic heavy-headed wide-bladed curved sword? or as in the D&D mix-up where they called Falchions Scimitars and Scimitars Falchions? >.> Mix up? Falchions are the curved wide bladed pirate looking swords with the crescent notch on the reverse side of the business end of the weapon; they are mostly geared for chopping. ...scimitars are curved blades, usually same thickness the entire length of the blade. Scimitars are lighter and quicker than falchions, and designed primarily for slashing. Don't use D&D as a reference (although it is often very accurate), look up medieval weaponry from historical texts on the crusades. wink Or barring that, use wiki, lol. i HAVE looked it up, watched various documents, and read many history books and texts. in D&D they say that Scimitars are the lighter, one-handed sword, and Falchions the wider-tipped heavy chopping sword. they got that backwards. Falchions are light and have a blade the same-size most of the length, with a slight taper at the tip. Scimitars are an Arabian sword with a heavy tip, used to give it more power at the end of a swing. There are different forms of "falchions" according to how archeologists classify medieval weapons. All european examples of falchions are believed to be adaptations and latter evolutions of the old norwegian "sax" blade. Typical examples will include enlarged blade ends with often dulled points, though not always. Many self-exclaimed experts are not true archeologists, and thus not truly qualified to say whether a blade is a sax, a falchion, or a scimitar. Also, some blades are difficult to place in one category or another. I'm holding "The archeology of Weapons" by Ewart Oakeshott in my hands right now, and looking at several figures displaying sketches of "falchions" which have been collected and studied. The images do not support the theory you are putting forth here, though I do concede you probably have seen evidence that would support your idea... the problem lies in the fact that not all "experts" agree on definitions. xd
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:29 am
Draevir Chieftain Twilight Fean77 Chieftain Twilight is that Scimitar as in the Arabic heavy-headed wide-bladed curved sword? or as in the D&D mix-up where they called Falchions Scimitars and Scimitars Falchions? >.> Mix up? Falchions are the curved wide bladed pirate looking swords with the crescent notch on the reverse side of the business end of the weapon; they are mostly geared for chopping. ...scimitars are curved blades, usually same thickness the entire length of the blade. Scimitars are lighter and quicker than falchions, and designed primarily for slashing. Don't use D&D as a reference (although it is often very accurate), look up medieval weaponry from historical texts on the crusades. wink Or barring that, use wiki, lol. i HAVE looked it up, watched various documents, and read many history books and texts. in D&D they say that Scimitars are the lighter, one-handed sword, and Falchions the wider-tipped heavy chopping sword. they got that backwards. Falchions are light and have a blade the same-size most of the length, with a slight taper at the tip. Scimitars are an Arabian sword with a heavy tip, used to give it more power at the end of a swing. There are different forms of "falchions" according to how archeologists classify medieval weapons. All european examples of falchions are believed to be adaptations and latter evolutions of the old norwegian "sax" blade. Typical examples will include enlarged blade ends with often dulled points, though not always. Many self-exclaimed experts are not true archeologists, and thus not truly qualified to say whether a blade is a sax, a falchion, or a scimitar. Also, some blades are difficult to place in one category or another. I'm holding "The archeology of Weapons" by Ewart Oakeshott in my hands right now, and looking at several figures displaying sketches of "falchions" which have been collected and studied. The images do not support the theory you are putting forth here, though I do concede you probably have seen evidence that would support your idea... the problem lies in the fact that not all "experts" agree on definitions. xd alright, i guess that's where the issue lies. to be honest, this is first i have been presented with a different definition by an expert.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:57 pm
I have a katana and practiced with it. Although I wouldnt mind giving a flail a try
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:59 pm
Chieftain Twilight is that Scimitar as in the Arabic heavy-headed wide-bladed curved sword? or as in the D&D mix-up where they called Falchions Scimitars and Scimitars Falchions? >.> the actual scimitars i was trained in scimmys and of course ma fave this wicked looking halberd thing with what looked like a falchion on the end
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:21 pm
I would have to say either Axe or Knives.
I have used
Short sword
Katana
Knives
Axes
Spear
All on practice dummies ofcourse and under strict supervision.
Knives have to be a personal favourite, it's a very useful weapon, you can use as melee or ranged, they're quick and easy to hide. It's easy to unsheath and you can carry multiple at a time without feeling much weight,you can carry maybe 3 Katanas without being slowed down,you can carry 10-20 or more knives without being weighed down too much.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:23 pm
Trained in bo staff and tonfa, but my specialty is Gun-fu. I have good, consistent accuracy at up to one hundred paces with a decent .303 rifle, more with a scope. 9mm handguns are accurate out to forty paces, and I can use .45 and up within thirty. However, my proudest moment came from my crazy uncle, a military arms collector who let me play with his BAR. That s**t never gets old. twisted My accuracy with it is s**t though. It's tricky to compensate for that kinda recoil and ROF when that's the first full auto you've ever used.
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:02 am
huh... Raziel... that's the name of a girl i want very badly i met today... ninja
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:33 am
Wow! With a name like Raziel, its got to be good! Sorry though, I ain't her, lol.
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:03 pm
Raziel Sarafin Wow! With a name like Raziel, its got to be good! Sorry though, I ain't her, lol. do ya wanna be? twisted har har har! pirate
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:57 pm
Why mace is not on the list?
Mace feels offended. Mace smash!
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:43 am
Mace feels loved, but now war hammer is jealous!
Down, war hammer, down!
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:45 am
Chieftain Twilight Baroness_Von_Badpussycat Why mace is not on the list?
Mace feels offended. Mace smash! :hugs mace.: Mace. *mace sprays mace at captain twilight* NO RAPING THE MACE....XD
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:55 am
Alandria_Til_Versa I have a katana and practiced with it. Although I wouldnt mind giving a flail a try
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