Obscure subject? medieval weaponry? you been living under a rock man? there almost every RPG every made has a impressive collection of medieval weaponry, me, i know of mine from Medieval Total War, and Dark Age Of Camelot, both with detailed either descriptions or models of medieval weaponry. I have a few lets see.....
Trebuchet, these things are just cool..... too bad their literally unmovable (it has to be built on site, but it was used in sieges which lasted +6 months, known as Long Sieges to starve out a castles occupants)
Halberd, many types and knockoffs but the true halberd is arguably the best... what could beat a big axe on a long stick?
Polearm: these were very cruel and bloody, thus one of my favorites, when cavalry would charge at infantry they would prop these against the ground then impale the cavalries horses on them......
Bow, yes the old fashioned bow, be it recurve, composite, no matter, as long as its a normal bow, i prefer it far over a crossbow.....
Swords, well...... i like swords, their somewhat generic but i still love em, on the contrary to what someone said... i like one handed swords much better, the 2 handed ones.... uhm.... nah.... i actually kinda hate those, you would have to use your body weight to swing it and even though it is devastating.... it leaves you very open to attack, thus i love the good ol sword and shield combo or just 2 swords (hahaha, i was just thinking, 2 shields lol)
shields, smaller shields, the tower shield while effective are too big, i like a nice longsword (preferably heavy) and a medium sized shield (so its medium sized and effective but not too heavy)
Plate, man do i love plate and chainmail, or platemail...... preferably platemail, this stuff is awesome, metal plates with a mix of chain.....
maces, these were barbaric...... even someone wearing plate would suffer from the shock of the blow, and boy if it hits raw skin or chain your so screwed....or is it maced?
Serrated Blades, this was used in normal swords and pretty much any weapon, but much more effective and deadly on waveblades, its made so the top part of the blade is smooth to facilitate..........entry and the rest of the blade is heavily serrated (like a woodsaw) so when you stabbed someone pulling your blade out would cause even more damage than going in, a important factor on the battlefield, knowing that any opponent you stab would die no matter what, this was that times 5 more deadly when slashed..... but against people wearing plate it was virtually useless unless a weak point was found where there was chain (usually at joints and neck)
my idea of a perfect warrior would have to be a guy in semi plate/platemail, so that all major body parts are protected by plate while all others by heavy chain.... (or if we involve LOTR, Mithril chain and plate) thus keeping its mobility, i would have 2 somewhat heavier longswords with a bow and shield strapped across my back
I actually scanned a picture off a game i found perfectly fitting this description..... ill try to find it
PS: oh not to forget the flowing cloak and hood
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Edited by - Comont54 on 1/25/2004 12:12:44 AM
Edited by - Comont54 on 1/25/2004 12:15:15 AM
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