Submit NEW WEAPONS!!! anyone?

[Ashren Va'Hale]

brian, for the record... I thought jaegers post was the funniest thing on the forge in weeks if not months. I think it should be moved to a sticky of its own entitled "funny ass post". Even though I think in general a chimpanzee with down syndrome could post more intelligent stuff than jaeger's general fare, that was an exception to the rule and worth a good laugh.

But thats just me.

[Ville]

One weapon with some coolness factor was the "whip"sword in Brotherhood of the Wolf. Nowadays you can also find it in SoulCalibur2 if you are into console games.
I think that makes for a cool toy for characters. Something they can quest for and then be happy to use but still not unbalancing. You might want to make it magical, those weapons were not found in real life.

Stats:
In solid form it is just another longsword.
With the press of a button (1CP) the blade is divided into pieces that are connected with a tensile but durable wire that runs inside the blade.

Then the stats are as follows:
1H very long, ATN:8, DTN:16, DAM: ST-2c [+4 blood loss, ignore 2 shield/block successes]
In chain(whip?) state the attacker may also use maneuvers: Hook, bind&strike.

Logic behind desing is that I just took flail stats and tinkered around a bit. The damage was taken from talon attack since the weapon in whip state doesn't have so much mass as to cause effective blunt trauma but those sharp edges still cut when they are around your limb.

How long it will take for the character to learn to use this weapon and the maneuvers depend on the seneschal. I personally didn't want to make them spend SP's since the sword isn't that effective. Neither do I think a new proficiency is needed but that is just me. Whatever you do make sure you make them taste it before you give it to them:-)

[Krammer]

Reading this thread makes me proud to be one of Rico's friends. I must say that I, too, feel that we were saving Rico from himself when we tore up the stats (they were absolutely crazy! they took up a full page and really didn't make much sense!) of course, he has somehow gottent them back.... If only we could tear up his mind.... then he would never be able to bring them back!!!!