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>Not maining blunt weapons
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>>284117465
>people use swords
what fucking plebs
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>Not fisting your oppenent
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>Not using your fists
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Maces are the worst type of weapon
Flail is better, but not by much.

Even a dagger is better than them, especially since you can poison them, and don't get me started on scimitars.
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>not axes
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>>284117465
>Maces
>Blunt
Maces are easymode axes for the ones can't hit with the blade
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>not using your ass
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>>284117465
>Flanged Mace
>Blunt
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>>284117914
>being restricted to swinging your weapon in a particular direction for the blade to hit.
And here is why maces were among the most common weapons in its time.
Maces are omnidirectional axes/hammers depending on the head.
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I like using one handed swords and using the other hand to either punch, use magic or jerk off.

Otherwise I go full on punching or use whips on the rare occasion they're available.
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>>284117465
>melee
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>>284118171
So what is it about maces that makes them deteriorate and rust faster than swords?
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>>284118336
>being a coward
Probably a prissy noble too
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I main the Hammer in Monster Hunter. Still looking for my secondary, have been flopping between Lance, gunlance, switch axe, and charge blade.
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>>284117465
>Not maining crossbows or spears
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>>284117930

Not all of us are princesses Anon.
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>>284118171
If 2 points hit a the same time you decrease the piercing power.
And wounds won't go as deep as an axe since the edges are smaller.
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Best medieval warfare load out:
>Platemail armor
>Flanged Mace
>Round Shield
>Light crossbow
>Quiver with 20x bolts
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>Not using magic
Don't need a weapon, while not being horrifically underpowered 90% of the time (fists)
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>Not smoking a blunt instead of playing video games
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Maces, cudgels, flails, and hammers are the perfect weapons for paladins/sorcerers.
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>>284117770
>Flail
Hahaaaaaaaaaaaa, fuck right off
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>>284117789
I feel like I'll be called a pleb, but source? Looks cool.

Kinda reminds me of Heavy Metal.
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>>284119037
You would lose against a knight, an armored halberdier or an armored two handed swordman
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>Maces
>Not spears, halberds, polearms and other distance weapons

it's like you fags WANT to get hit
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>Clerics are Gods holy warriors
>All main maces
Literally god tier weapons
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>not hand-to-hand

Axes and halbreds are also acceptable
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>>284117465
>Not Bastard Sword
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>>284117465
honestly maces and spears arent used because theyre not iconic enough, even though theyre usually OP
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>>284121114
Spears are super iconic man, only a step below longswords.
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>>284119772
I think its from warcraft. WAY WAY back in the day they were going to release some sort of warcraft adventure game that I think eventually became wow.
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Maces were extremely effective against heavily armored infantry. Swords would generally glace off most types of plate armor, or be countered by a shield.

Maces can smash bone, give a cuncussion, etc even through armor. Additionally, they could stagger and off balance an opponent who had a shield.

Axes are also extremely useful against armor, and they were extremely advantageous against shields.

Swords however were very versatile. But also a fun fact: spears were the most common form of weapons throughout history; cheap, and easy to use.
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>Relying on cuts and scrapes from a shitty sword
>Having to work around your opponent's blade-resisting chainmail
>Not just knocking your opponent right in the gabber with a mace or hammer

It's like you're trying to make everything harder for yourselves
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>>284120881
No, they didnt wish to draw blood with edged weapons so they used blunt (or so some fantasy lore goes)

In reality they were effective against armor.
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>>284117465
>blunt weapons
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>not turning the enemy into a weapon
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>>284121114
well i mean theyre the most used melee weapon in history, but they get zero media recognition. game of thrones, zelda, dark souls(artbox guy uses sword) lord of the rings, etc.. spears just dont sell. even tho they are the most practical
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>>284121872
>being this on tier of faggotry
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>>284121657
I feel a spear in your left hand and blunt weapon in your right could be a deadly combo
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>>284121713
>Don't want to draw blood because its a sign of extreme violence unbecoming of a holy man
>if you strike someone hard enough in the head with a blunt object you'll get them to convulse uncontrollably and make gurgling sounds as they flop to the floor and die of brain hemorrhage some thirty seconds later
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>>284122078
It doesn't matter how well armored an enemy is when they're falling off a cliff.
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>>284121504
>warcraft

You fucking retard
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>>284122094
stop being a child and learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJBEDxh0RQw
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blunt weapons and picks/hammers are the only things that really make sense when everyone has a bunch of fucking armour on.
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>>284121901
spears were considered a commoners weapon in the medieval era. Though to be fair, GoT has a whole house dedicated to the spear (Martell), and a spear has defeated dragons as well since the eye is their weak spot
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>he doesn't dual wield katanas
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>>284122234
I mean a spear for keeping distance, not two bastard swords or whatever
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>>284117465

haha 420 blaze it smoke blunts amirite OP?
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>>284122229
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUNFrbpOSTE
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>>284122227
oh shi- youre right, guess IM the faggot

ill go suck a dick now
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>>284122559
God is that metzen behind the orc in the beginning, even then?
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>>284119772

Movie is called Fire and Ice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz-yLWGaIxM
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>>284122774
It's Thrall, the same dude he has always voiced.
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>>284123073
What are you talking about? That orc in the cell isn't saying LOK'TAR, FRIEND. WHAT IS IT YOU WISH? every time you click him.
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>>284123210
whatchagunnado?
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>>284121713
Clerics use maces because they're effective against skeletons, you fool.
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>>284117465
>blunt weapons
>not a warhammer
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>>284122508
You're a retard. What fucking good would a blunt weapon do you against arrows? It's spear and shield combo and if anyone gets passed the spear you drop it and use you side arm (typically a sword)
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>>284123507
f*cking this. bunch of retarted n00bs around here that don't know they're shit.
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>>284117465
>not using poison in food
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>>284123858
I'd have a shield on my back, retard
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>>284124039
tits or gtfo
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>>284124039

>using poison like a woman or eunuch.
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>>284124294
>>284124152
>b-b-but muh manhood ;_;
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>>284124714
>Being a woman/choosing to be homosexual

Fucking retard
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>>284125298
>not killing people WHILE fucking the bitches
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>NOT MAINING POLEARMS
>POLEHAMMERS, POLEAXES, SPEARS, GLAIVES, TRIDENTS, HALBERDS
>NOT DOING THE MOST DAMAGE
I seriously hope you guys...
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>Use Axes/Blunt weapons
>Character model uses it like a sword

Hurray.
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>>284125590
Sure, I enjoy hitting slow as shit
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>>284125590
>Google info on Trident's
From wikipedia
>In Ancient Rome, in a parody of fishing, tridents were famously used by a type of gladiator called a retiarius or "net fighter". The retiarius was traditionally pitted against a secutor, and cast a net to wrap his adversary and then used the trident to kill him.
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>>284125935
See? You can exploit the fact that people's weaknesses are tiny nets.
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Greatswords are literally the only acceptable choice.
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>>284122802
That looks fuckin' rad. Hellooooooo Friday night entertainment.
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>Mfw all these savages in this thread
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>>284122802
that shit looks fucking cool
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>>284126176
>Zweihander
>Not the superior Montante.
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>>284122802
Hoooooly fuck how did they animate something so fluidly back then?
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>>284126349
Speak for yourself skeleton
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>>284122802
Holy shit that looks fucking radical.
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>>284118324
Are you me? I don't remember typing this out.
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>>284126176
It's not a greatsword if it has a keen edge.
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>>284125590
My Knigga
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>>284127183
Actually no. It's only a greatsword if it still has an edge. Without that, it's a mace or a club. That abomination is a slab of fuck unworthy of being called a sword.
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>>284117465
>Not maining Halberds
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>>284127257
SPEARS DO WORK.
>>284127413
SPEARS DO WORK.
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>>284122802
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7CdntAVRE4
THE ENTIRE MOVIE IN GLORIOUS 720P
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>>284127372
True swords are dull and rough from years of use. They use their weight to cut.
Your prissy little decorated trinket ain't shit, mate.
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> Game has knights running around full suits of plate armor wielding two handed swords.
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>not maining FIST
no, not fist you pansy little gook. FIST, THEY ARE WHAT MEN HAVE.
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>>284126737
rotoscoping + slavish attention to detail
basically 2D equivalent of mocap before there were computers to do all the work
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>Not specializing in Sword+Shield and throwing side-arm

I hope ur 'avin a giggle pleb
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>he doesn't use Halbows exclusively
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>>284127739
I know this feel
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>>284127645
That is true. But basic physics would tell you that an edge is still an edge, no matter how worn. A flat surface like that "sword" is a fucking poor excuse for a sword because it's just a giant chunk of stone. The standard "Greatsword" in DaS2 is still a greatsword, albeit a stupid one.
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>>284128060
See, its not even the Halberd-Arrow that bothers me

What bothers me is that they are using a iron chain for a bowstring
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>>284128163
I feel you.
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>>284128143
I will concede that the King's Ultra Greatsword is a fucking club, why did they call it a greatsword? I mean, there's a dull edge, and then there's not even having an edge.
But Dragon Bone Smasher is definitely a greatsword.
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>>284128392
Still a poor excuse for a sword but the blade is thin enough to actually apply crushing force in a sword-light manner similar to what a normal zweihander or mantante would do minus a bit of the functionality against bare flesh like they would have been used for on horses.

DBS at least has the good grace to look fucking stylish as all hell unlike the KUGS.
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>>284127645
>dual wielding ultra greatswords
Dark Souls is truly a magical game.
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>>284119769
Fuck you Verac's Flail is good
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>not maining a rapid slashing weapon
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>>284117770
>flails

Most historians agree that the flail is objectively one of the shittiest conventional weapons ever created.
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>>284128634
Swords like DBS, Greatsword, Fume Sword etc. cut with force. You don't need an edge to cut if you weight 3 tons and are moving fast enough.
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>>284125935
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>>284128809
>Skyrim
All weapons hit the same it's just click to win even with difficulty mods
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>he doesn't wear his waifu upon his head

Peasants.
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>>284128918
>You don't need an edge to cut if you weight 3 tons and are moving fast enough.
Yeah you do. Without an edge, that's a crushing force, not a cutting one.
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>>284128809
CURVED SWORDS
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>>284128918
That's tearing an object apart, not cutting.
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>>284128904
Aren't they just supposed to be thrown like bolas?
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>>284126003
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>>284128163
What about it? It's the bow that bends, not the string.
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>>284128809
Better hope you don't run into any armored enemies or you're gonna be fucked/10.

Now this is a cutting weapon that could fuck up some armor. You fucks want some fuckken WEAPON KNOWLEDGE on this bad boy?
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fists>Hammers>maces>axes>spears and such>greatswords>crap>pussy ass bows.
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There's something romantic about using a shield in the vidya to just relentlessly pummel your foe's face until not even their parents would recognise them.
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>>284129194
>That's tearing an object apart, not cutting.
Potato potato.
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>>284129308
Then that would mean the bow bends around the arrow, there's no torque behind the arrow to propel it. At best you'll have the bow snap back and have a halberd arrow tip to the ground.
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Poleaxes are GOAT
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>>284129446
If that's close enough for you then, sure you can have this.
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>>284129446
who the fuck even pronounces it potato when its clearly potato
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>>284129317
Is that a Xiphos? Honestly Greek armor was designed against slashing, but the sword was a great chopping weapon to hack at unarmoured hoplite parts, removing limbs like butter.
Glaidus was better due to it being shorter and less obtrusive, plus better for stabbing through armor.
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>>284129687
Tomato fags make me sick.
It's fucking TOMATO you retards.
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>not ripping through armor with this beak
Polearms all day

>>284129317
>Falcata

Mah nigga
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>>284129603
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Sexy spear, coming through.
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Sexy glaive, coming through.
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>ITT
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>>284129459
>the bow bends around the arrow, there's no torque behind the arrow to propel it.
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>>284129317
>>284129727
>>284129898
Alright pucker your assholes because we're gonna learn some shit.

This right is here called a falcata. It was first brought to light from Iberian smiths during the roman expansion of around 200BC before the province was conquered wherein the Celts picked up the design for it's legendary functionality in repelling the filthy invaders.

These weapons were created through an unparalleled and unique process of placing the ingot of iron underground for at least 2 years so the natural process of erosion would eat away all the impure and unworthy elements in the metal. Fuck all that Japanese shit about folding the sword 100 times. This worked way fucking better and required no skill. Once that was done, the single most durable and impressive iron to exist at the time was then forged into a time-tested sword design that was used by Greeks in the Kopis and the Ghurkan forces later in the Khukri. This design right here was taken from the roman gladius' leaf-blade design and given a thicker single-edge design with the unique curve to make it an unparalleled chopping weapon capable of cutting through all but the thickest of solid plate armor coupled with a thrusting tip found in most leaf-blade designs that could easily take a hell of a beating thanks to the process of refining the metal.

Upon the Roman's conquest of the Iberian peninsula, many historical accounts state that the rag-tag groups of mercenaries armed with shit armor but these unparalleled weapons would often hold off entire legions and after their death, the Legionaires would then pick up the fallen's weapons knowing full well that they would be able to withstand the fires and abuse of war far better than their formidable but ultimately inferior spatha or gladius.

Ultimately, despite having the objectively better swords, the Roman armies won out through superior tactics, greater numbers, and reliance on pole-weapon formations we all know about with their swords as side-arms.
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>>284130372
The bend of the bow facilitates the pullback but provides little actual push on the arrow. Majority of it comes from when the bowstring is streched backwards beyond it's normal length, released, and then contracts back.
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>>284130468
Aren't Falcata denoted by the presence of the horse head on the handle? Or is that merely just artistic freedom?
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>>284130263
I liked the first Bayonettas "lets just put a bunch of fucking baby faces everywhere and gold plating and hope it works out" boss design, but I'm glad 2 had some really well designed bosses. Pick Related.
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42 bullets, more than enough to kill anything that moves
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>>284130712
Good question! Many were embellished with the horse head and this was largely a cultural thing, but was by no means required as part of the design. What was required, however, was the fact that the horse head served as a hook which was incredibly important in handling the weapon. It could look like whatever they wanted or nothing at all, so long as the curve was there.
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>>284130725
I like valiance a bit more than valor.
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>>284130759
the ergonomics look awful, I feel like this needs to be a rifle.
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>>284130982
I liked Valience to, but I love the spiky face-shield and I have a thing for infinitely long swords.
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>>284117523
whose pleb now?
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>>284130571
uh, no
it's the bow that pulls the drawstring forward and launches the arrow
are you drunk, anon?
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>>284117465
> not maining all of them depending on what you're hitting
> fucking maces for shields, platemail and horseback
> swords because I like muh stabbing
> spears because I'm not coming there just to hurt you
that being said, axes are for autists. That includes the throwing axes.
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>>284130571
That's not how bows work.
All the force comes from the bow, the string isn't stretchy.
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>>284130468
God damn.
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>>284131243
But that precisely is the problem. The chain is not flexible, regardless of what pulls on it. The chains have multiple weak points that would cause it to shatter if pulled too hard, which would be required to propel something like that (which probably weighs several dozen pounds).

The recoil of a bowstring is the key feature, chains are designed to not have recoil.
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>>284130571
So you suppose old time ropes magically stretched out and rebounded like rubber? Get a fucking load of this. Only siege weapons made use of the actual string for the propulsion force, and then it's through torsional force. The propulsion force for bows is from energy stored when flexing the bow, and not stretching the fucking string.
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>>284117465
>not maining an elegant weapon
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>>284131670
>Dex
hahahahaha
okay
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>>284130571
You clearly have no idea at all how a bow works. What you're describing is a slingshot. A bow functions by the bow itself bending. The string stays the same length.
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If your weapon doesn't weigh more than you do, you're doing something wrong.
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>>284130468
Get a load of this delusional faggot

>using a weapon primarily designed for chopping
>against opponents with shields
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>>284131538
Just shut the fuck up, you have no idea what you are talking about and you're just digging yourself deeper.
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>>284130468
Now, can you inform me of the secrets of Damascus steel my friend? If i remember it had a sawblade type of effect while still being sharp enough to not catch on things.
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>not breaking their pussy shields
>not breaking their bones
>not doing it at the same time
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>>284130571

I think you should look at a bow sometime.
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>>284131929
Fuck yes. Damascus steel.
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>>284131670
*tips fedora*
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Don't mind me, I'm just making everyone mad.
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>>284132301
Delicious Brandistock.
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>>284130468
Actually the most widely recognised gladius is of iberian design the roman one is more leaf shaped.
After conquering them iberia became the manufacturing center for roman swords, the average roman soldier was only given a sword and a shield.
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>>284119296
>not smoking a blunt AND playing video games
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>>284117465

>Not Maining da powah claw!!
>Implying dis wudn't crunch ya grots tah bitz!

>ITT grot thread.
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>>284121713
>implying that hitting someone with a blunt object doesn't hurt much much much much more

divine wrath of the almighty ?
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>>284131929
Damascus steel was simply a specialized forging process that gave blades a wood grain or flowing water aesthetic and made them incredibly resilient. Most historians agree that the original methodology has yet to be perfectly replicated but the aesthetic is definitely there even if the quality isn't quite as high (though still much better than normal forging). Had nothing to do with sawing.
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>>284119296
>on /v/
u wot
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Where my hammer bros at?
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>>284117465
i should learn how to actually make a mace.
i'm not doing anything else and need something to maim people with.
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>>284132549
Isn't Damascus steel also known for being -extremely- sharp and very hard to dull?
Most of them were considered 'holy' weapons based on their sheer endurance and the beautiful designs.
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Anyone for axes?
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>>284132758
I don't know about holy, but yes. Able to be sharpened to an incredible level which was very hard to damage was the main draw behind trying to recreate the process. Theoretically, if it is ever recreated, the world of SCA, HEMA, and WMA in general would be completely changed forever.
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>>284131929

>>284131908
here

I'll explain it without being a huge delusional faggot:

Pic related is "modern" damascus steel. The initial steel is made via an mostly automated process that involves folding steels thousand times more than katanas to cause a grain like pattern to emerge. It looks fancy, that's all.

Historical damascus steel aka wootz steel aka crucible steel is simply steel made via what the sandniggers would call "an alchemical process" by smelting the ore in an crucible like construct with added special minerals.
What actually happened is that these "minerals" (actually sand and other shit) would pull all the impurities from the ore during the smelting process resulting in a much purer clump of steel, with performance near the levels of industrial steel we have today. Which then resulted in much higher quality weapons after being hammered into weapons. All the fancy names and whatnot is just shit made up by the jews to make it seem fancier when they went north to peddle off their steel ingots to blacksmiths who'd then charge even more for the finished product.
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>>284121713
Clerics and paladins use maces to hit skeletons and break their bones you lying piece of fucking shit
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>not using a spear
>not dual-wielding spears

Do you even stab shit?
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>>284131929
Damascus steel wasn't some magical elven shit, it was just a forging process in which they got rid of impurities and shitty crap in their metal for a much stronger steel product.
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Instead of the blades on a winged mace, why not entire swords?

Swordmace!
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>>284117465
Hunting Horn count?
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>>284133384

aand here's the picture of damascus steel made the oldstyle way. Make note that it doesn't look that special It won't look special after getting polished either. really.

The blades were simple legendary because of the smelting methods were so shitty back then resulting in loads of impurities being left in the steel which the blacksmiths had to manually hammer away during the forging process. Resulting shitty blades from remaining impurities. It's similar to how the nips had to fold their katanas because of how shitty their iron ores were.
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so how heavy are maces?
has anyone here held one?
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>>284117937
>inflicts blunt force trauma
>the flanges aren't blades
>they're designed to inflict maximum force over as small an area as possible
>2015
>knowing fuck about physics
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>not using swords made out of keyblades
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>>284123507
>>284123936
>>284133416

Not even him.

http://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/15358/why-cant-clerics-use-sharp-weapons

He wasn't even defending it, just pointing out how it got started in RPGs you doubleniggers.
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>>284134170
>not using swords made out of swords made out of keyblades
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>not maining fists

It's like you hate being manly.
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>>284130468
Aren't they kind of unwieldy due to the weight distribution?
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>>284117465
I main blunt weapons in Mount and Blade alongside bows, they're good against armor and help me capture prisoners to sell for money.
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>>284133384
>Trying not to be a delusional faggot
>While claiming that it's made through "sand nigger magic" and that the jews are to blame for propoganda
Holy shit I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.
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>>284121808
br, please go!
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>>284134536
>fists
>not maining grappling
>with a side of elbow, knee and kick
Sure thing ladyboy.
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>>284135098
>not investing into intimidation skill
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>Not maining the real best blunt weapon
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>>284134793
>I'm a moron who can't into reading comprehension.
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>>284135098
>grappling against skeletons
Hell yeah, clerics step aside.
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kanabro
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>>284135302
>put all points into intimidation, theft and bartering
>walk up in full crusader garb and scare the shit out of everyone while being the biggest pussy
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>>284135674
muh japanigga, katanas are for pussies
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>>284135098
>not just maining knee
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>>284136009
>not headbutts and tackles
>not gravity killing anything at level 1
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Axes master race.
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>>284132079
>Long hammer
What are you a woman? The main weapon of a female right there
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>>284133634
Yeah, her with my dick.
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>>284135098
>not investing all stat points into evade and fists
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>>284136915
>max evade
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>not strapping powder kegs to your chest and back and waving a lit torch around

Step it up faggots
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>>284136915
>evade
You go grappling so you don't have to waste anything in useless stats like CON or evasion.
Just pump STR and SPD.
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>>284137043
>max evade

That rock dodge is fucking crazy though
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>>284137049
>year 13 after dark lord's demise
>being a muslim
ashiggydiggydoo
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>>284136830
>not stabbing her with two dicks
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>>284122802
fuck!
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>>284137185
>>284136915
>>284134536
These are terrifying. Jesus, he was a force of nature.
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>>284134418
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>Not using the one and only real Ultra Greatsword

Fucking plebs lel
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>>284137443
>This guy slaps your gf's ass
>what do?
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>not maxing strength and endurance
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>>284137398
I haven't even shown you how fast he was

He was 15 years old in this gif
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>>284137398
Tythen's a fucking beatht
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>>284137930
>about to call a spelling mistake
>it hits me
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>>284137554
smack his ass back
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>>284137554
How could Manly Tears reach my GFs ass?
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>>284137718
haggar vs hugo
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>>284127635
>watch the first 5 minutes of this
>it looks like the sorcerer guy is fucking somebody to push the ice forward.
>he cums to make it explode over everybody.

I need to spend less time on this site
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>>284137718
>Captain Gordon defends the Earth.webm
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>>284117789
>Ralph Bakshi will never make a video game
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>maining blunt
my nig
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>not maining a weapon that can turn into a sword and shield that can deal ko damage that only blunt weapons can that can cause explosions that can turn into a two handed axe that has so much reach it might as well be a ranged weapon that can turn into a single handed sword and a single handed shield that can deal elemental and explosion damage that can can can can can can can
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>>284117465
that IS my nigga
smash a helmet into the skull, break arms and ribs through chain, jam his shoulders in, serf or lord, I SMASH EM UP
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>not maining Fists Enhanced with Ki
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>>284137405
>Life
>Lay on hands, Inspiration, Divine Might
>Sword and scabbard
>Inconspicuous clothes(divine might makes me beefy, scabbard deals with bleeding, somewhat regular dude performing miracles would be most inspiring)
>Holy tome, more power, makes me look like I'm just good because I'm the right preacherman
>Cathedral, inspiring people with miracles, teaching them and rallying them for the cause, getting in good with the rulers and nobles too
>General, need a tactician, can help train soldiers, probably arm then through his connections as well, him being the de facto leader of the troops is no problem
>all of the enemies
>No fucking off into the woods to join some circlejerk of old farts, basically try for the Lord's route but get to work straight away
There. I have the perfect setup to establish a religion, raise train and utilize an army. And I can take an inhuman amount of punishment despite appearing normal, so I can be still more inspiring on the front-lines. I am the future emperor warlord Jesus.
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>TFW there will never be an RPG where if you can insult enemies so thoroughly that they just break down and cry/kill themselves, provided that you dumped enough points into the right stats and traits.
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Fuckhuge hammers are mustard race
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>>284132979
this is the stupidest goddamn axe design I've ever seen
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>The year 2015 of our Lord and savior
>not maining the halberd
>Choice of slicing or stabbing
>Long reach
>Combined power of a spear, axe, and mattock
>looks badass
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>>284137405
Retribution
Divine Might, Protection, Inspiration
Spear+Shield
Reliquary
Sanctuary
Dire Wolf
Lilith
Dragon Knight
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>>284137554
>Manly Tears holds a Dagger
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>>284139913
My nigga
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>>284117465
Smoke it up!!
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>Not bringing different weapons for different situations
You use a spear against cavalry or in hallways. You use an axe against enemies with wooden shields. You use a sword against lightly armored enemies. You use a mace against plate.

Generally you know what the people you'll be fighting specialize in beforehand, so you choose your equipment accordingly. If you're a part of a specialized unit then this debate is pointless anyway.
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>>284137718
Fuck, is this a parody?

How can they land so many blows and not get one good clean one? are these guys shit?
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>>284140574
Have fun carrying all that shit around.
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>>284137405
>Truth
>Diving might
>Spear
>Inconspicuous clothes
>Holy book
>Cathedral
>Shaman
>Crusaders
>Templar
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>>284140574
>use a lucerne
>cavalry, ded
>small shields, ded
>no armor, ded
>plate, ded
NO WEAKNESS
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>>284140748
>Generally you know what the people you'll be fighting specialize in beforehand, so you choose your equipment accordingly
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>>284137405
Goddamn, this looks like it would be a fun fucking vidya game.

Justice
True Sight
Spear
Mithril Mail
Griffin Egg
Frigate
Dire Wolf
Mystery Woman
Dragon
Dragon Knight
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>>284140798
>Swing it in-doors
>Hits a wall
>Laughing Halberd.png
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>not maining lances

And I mean lances. Not spears.
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>>284141027
>Using a lance while not riding a horse
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>>284141018
>Halberd
>laughing full plate.flac
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>>284135674
oh yeah baby
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>>284141109
>not riding a horse
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>>284141116
>Fullplate fuckboy
>in a hallway
>laughingcrossbowman.webm
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>>284137405
>tfw you will never be a Paladin of Light
>you will never travel with a squire who disapproves of your unorthodox methods but respects you still
>you will never form a stronghold as all your enemies surround you
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>>284141195
inb4 MUH GERMAN PLATE
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>>284141195
>using the cuckbow
I might be dead, but you've already lost.
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Why don't more games have kanabo?

Studded iron clubs are radical.
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