▲ 304 ▼ Sword must be high-level (Ironlily) (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (5 children) Hook sword permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Shard@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Cool as they are, we have very little evidence these were used historically or were actual combat weapons. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_sword permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Umm... Surviving sharpened examples point to actual use as weapons, but their rarity, and the training necessary to use them, strongly suggest that they were only rarely used as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* That sounds like very little evidence to me. Literally doesn't even have a citation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) On one hand, this does point out that there is at least some evidence suggesting they were actually used as weapons. On the other hand, this also exemplifies exactly why they were so uncommon. Even if you could use them in combat, I imagine any benefit gained from the hook is drastically outweighed by the extra complications to fighting with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dragonshouter@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago Well depends. If you don't plan on stabbing a hook is great to get around shields. Make it a more choppy of slicing sword. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shard@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Cool as they are, we have very little evidence these were used historically or were actual combat weapons. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_sword permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Umm... Surviving sharpened examples point to actual use as weapons, but their rarity, and the training necessary to use them, strongly suggest that they were only rarely used as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* That sounds like very little evidence to me. Literally doesn't even have a citation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) On one hand, this does point out that there is at least some evidence suggesting they were actually used as weapons. On the other hand, this also exemplifies exactly why they were so uncommon. Even if you could use them in combat, I imagine any benefit gained from the hook is drastically outweighed by the extra complications to fighting with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dragonshouter@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago Well depends. If you don't plan on stabbing a hook is great to get around shields. Make it a more choppy of slicing sword. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Umm... Surviving sharpened examples point to actual use as weapons, but their rarity, and the training necessary to use them, strongly suggest that they were only rarely used as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* That sounds like very little evidence to me. Literally doesn't even have a citation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) On one hand, this does point out that there is at least some evidence suggesting they were actually used as weapons. On the other hand, this also exemplifies exactly why they were so uncommon. Even if you could use them in combat, I imagine any benefit gained from the hook is drastically outweighed by the extra complications to fighting with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dragonshouter@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago Well depends. If you don't plan on stabbing a hook is great to get around shields. Make it a more choppy of slicing sword. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* That sounds like very little evidence to me. Literally doesn't even have a citation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) On one hand, this does point out that there is at least some evidence suggesting they were actually used as weapons. On the other hand, this also exemplifies exactly why they were so uncommon. Even if you could use them in combat, I imagine any benefit gained from the hook is drastically outweighed by the extra complications to fighting with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dragonshouter@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago Well depends. If you don't plan on stabbing a hook is great to get around shields. Make it a more choppy of slicing sword. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dragonshouter@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago Well depends. If you don't plan on stabbing a hook is great to get around shields. Make it a more choppy of slicing sword. permalink fedilink source parent
