Re: Short Sword & Broadsword [NA / UK / GR Versions]
Posted: June 7th, 2016, 5:47 pm
Gold Bearer wrote:Long swords are designed for thrusting as well, like rapiers. The extra width of a broadsword makes it much worse for thrusting but good at slicing because the extra weight is what allows it to cut through bone.
Both longsword and broadsword are in my armory, the difference being that the longsword grants you diagonal attack and costs 300 gold (broadsword 240).
Gold Bearer wrote:It's only specified that they start with short swords in the US version..
You are aware that I've been writing my own rules based on the good things about NA and EU versions?
NA, among other great advantages over EU, had the AD correlate to the use of weapons, which the EU version, I think, simply forgot to do.
The way I broke down AD and DD into skill and weapon is explained at length elsewhere. Fact is, in my game, heroes start with an assigned weapon, without which they have to attack weaponlessly (meaning 1 AD, causing only 1 BP of damage at most, even when enhanced by a spell or potion).
mitchiemasha wrote:knightkrawler wrote:Exactly. Kinda my plan for a new skill/special rule. Dual Wield=Shortsword w/o diagonal worthwhile.
Including Orcs bane?
How would you do the dual? make it 2 attacks or roll 4d6? I went for 2 attacks.
I still have that idea only formulated in my head because I want to make the shortswrod useful again.
If Orc's Bane is included, I'd go for the two weapons being handled and interpreted seperately, meaning attack with the normal shortsword, defend, attck with orc's bane, defend, if attacked was an orc, attack again, defend. Everything with 2 AD.