What's the better weapon for a paladin, a sword or a mace?
isn't this more of a /tg/ question?
anyway nothing smites more heavily than a mace
There's a certain simplicity about a swinging a spiky stick around.
>>339934483
According to Medieval tradition a Mace was holier because it didn't cut flesh.
>>339934483
A shield
Depends on what the Clerics use. If they're the "beat skeletons to death with a big cudgel" kind of Cleric, then Paladins should use swords. If the Clerics are staff-using heal sluts, then the Paladin should use a mace.
Am i a cuck for liking flails
>>339934483
Maces make a mess whenever they're used.
>>339934483
A sword with a solid block where the point of it would be, making it double as a mace
Paladins fight skeletons and the undead. Swords are less effective at shattering bones than maces, though it would be helpful to have a sword as a backup in the event of a fight against anything living
>>339934483
Mace. A sword makes for a poor hammer of justice.
mace of disruption in one hand
skullcrusher in another
>>339935428
they are kind pointless and unrealistic weapons
divine warhammer so you can 'leeroooy jenkins.'
can paladins use bows?
>flail
based.
>blunt because more holy
doesn't explain morning star. (spikey mace. bible thumpers used them.)
If you're playing properly you should have both.
>>339936138
>can paladins use bows?
Holy shit. I've got this great mental image of a paladin using a bigass bow to fire gold-glowing holy swords at stuff. Makes me think of Maple story beat 'em up collabs.
>>339934483
A lance you dumb heretic.
>>339935395
Two melee characters in the same party using bludgeoning damage as their main weapon.
Enjoy being killed by zombies because you dont have a sword.
>>339936138
They can because Paladins not being able to hse bows is a Warcraft meme. They wouldnt use it for anything but utillity, however, because bows are inherently cowardly
The correct answer is a warhammer.
>>339936321
>using lances like a gutless peasant
>>339936138
real man use crossbows
Mace because it's a faggy weapon and Paladins are for fags
>>339935897
>pointless
spotted the peasant
>>339936908
Fuck off Beelzebub, we know it's you.
>>339934483
Mace. Blunt damage is stronger at breaking bone, which skeletons are made of.
Sword is more of a Crusader type thing.
The only acceptable answer is a sword with a sharp blade on one side and a blunt side on the other. Just turn the weapon 180° and you your blunt weapon
>>339935428
Best weapons. Fucking love finding an RPG with Flails as weapons.
>>339935257
that was a myth
>>339935897
Can't flails effectively disarm combatants?
>you will never be a Paladin irl
Y live
>>339936814
there's no other holier weapon in our world than the spear of destiny
>>339934483
Ah, the paladin poster has moved away from Dark Souls threads.
Personally I prefer a mace, as it gives paladins a bit more of an interesting edge over other generic knights.
Plus a shield, of course.
>>339937815
Can you really devote your mind spirit and body to Religion?
>>339934483
Blunt weapons are usually more effective against the undead, so in a fantasy setting, I'd say mace.
>>339934483
A big heavy sword there to take names and fuck necromancers' mothers.
Slicing dumb niggas from head to toe for daring to defy THE LIGHT.
Turn it around, you have the king of all blunt weapons, crushing death knights left, right and center.
Pic related - a paladin of Kek waving his big stainless steel rod in the general direction of the undead.
>>339934483
greatswords do 2d6 damage so i'm thinking greatswords.
A sword
A really big sword
Huge, even
Why not both?
Maces are good for taking out skeletons, while a sword is optimal for demons and some higher undead. Human heretics are weak to both
>>339938198
>Why not both?
Because a sword is already a mace.
His faith duh
>>339935257
Anyone who claims this has never seen what a mace does to a person.
>>339936908
>>>red.dit
>>339934483
Flanged mace, for the best of both world.
>>339935897
Well that's not true, I count at least ten points on that weapon
>>339938519
>Anyone who claims this has never seen what a mace does to a person.
Of course I havent, I don't live in a fucking 3rd world assnigger shit hole.
>>339938839
>the only way to see things is in person
You're on the fucking internet, nigger.
>>339934483
A mace/flail with holy incense in it so you'll bless the area you're smiting.
>>339939180
I've never understand why would anyone need a shield when you have a big ass full plate armor.
>>339939504
Shields can be used offensively too, you know
You're doing it wrong if all you use your shield for is to stand there and block attacks
>>339937686
Yes, but mostly the ones using them.
![f77d1dab5cd23448b064c3b0105ea29e[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/A22Jogi.jpg "f77d1dab5cd23448b064c3b0105ea29e[1].jpg")
HOLY SMITE
DIVINE SHIELD
TURN UNDEAD
>>339939504
>>339939614
Style, shields became useless in the late Middle Ages where full plate armours becomes commonplace. The redundancy is not worth it. Instead knights use bigger and badder swords that can be wielded with two hands to crush through the enemy's armour or outrange them.
The offensive use of a shield is nothing compared the reach and power of a two handed sword.
Whats a game that can let me play as a paladin?
i haven't played dark souls 3 yet, is there a fun pally build in that
>>339939852
STICKS TO SNAKES
can you rp as a paladín in Skyrim?
>>339939957
Mixing playstyles in DaS3 is not fun due to magic and miracles being underwhelming even if fully mastered.
Diablo 3 EoS explansion lets you play as a pretty fun paladin (named Crusader in the game).
>>339940193
You can't roleplay as anything in any recent Bethesda games.
>>339940232
yeah i was reading about the crusader class.
everyone i used to play diablo with quit already and i dont think it would keep my interest
>>339939935
Oh shit, realism fags are here. Post spiky edgelord armor to shoo them away.
What about axes?
>>339939935
>thinking knights ditched shields used '''bigger and badder'''' swords
Nice meme pal, plate armoured troops on foot would use pole-arms, swords usually didnt go above standard longsword size and where side-arms.
Plate armour introduced a trend towards narrower swords to get through gaps.
>>339940410
>fatrollers created estocs
was there ever a worse class in history?
>>339934483
Use 2 weapons, though not dual wield.
A warhammer (be it 1h or 2h) to break bones and get rid of the skeletons or metal foes.
A greatsword to smite cleave flesh undeads, evil-doers and other foes.
Bonus points if your weapons are imbued in Holy light.
Basically, be a combination of Uther and Tirion
>>339940336
Get that weak jap shit outta here you double nigger.
>>339939935
But if the style of the day was big two handed weapons with range why not use a shield to double up protection and close in?
>>339939935
Ur wrong and they kept using shields throughout the middle ages.
>>339940313
I've been playing it lately, he's pretty fun. The mount skill in particular can be crazy.
>>339940565
this desu remove knight
>>339940586
Some did, its not a foolproof counter though.
>>339940602
Plate armour did see a massive decrease in shield usage though.
>>339934483
While swords are pretty and give off a heroic vibe, maces are the weapons of paladins.
Effective against armor and lighter builds alike, the mace is a terrifying weapon to behold, something to strike the fear of God into the hearts of your enemies.
Now for a knight-in-shining-armor, the lance is the weapon of choice. How else are you going to joust for your Lady and slay dragons on horseback?
>>339938723
>>339940602
They usually go with lances and longswords. Shields were probably used if there are crossbows or arbalests.
I like maces, but really fancy ornate ones. They make my pussy siiiiing
A giant fucking hammer
>>339941273
got you covered senpai
>>339934483
Spear or Halberd
Fuck swords and maces.
>>339936831
Daily remainder that crossbow users are HERETICS and shall be smitten down by the faithful.
>>339941642
pussy boy cant handle my flanges
>>339941426
nice keyblade
>>339940307
You can roleplay fairly effectively in skyrim if you use an alternate start mod. Elder Scrolls isn't as locked down narratively as recent Fallouts.
>>339938723
Why would anyone think a mace wouldn't be good against zombies? One blow to any body part and you've crippled it.
Now fighting a really quick enemy like a goblin or a tentacle monster with a mace, could be an issue.
>>339941819
>shaft with black grip
The correct answer is shield + Halberd with a morning star as back up.
Don't give in my brothers, heresy cannot be tolerated strike with holy fury and righteous anger.
>>339940374
Paladins use dragon dildos?
>>339934483
A sword or sword & shield.
Maces are more brutal because they crush . Crushing someone's face/hand/leg is way more painful than simply cutting it. Paladin's don't fight for the enjoyment of it.
A Paladin should not wield a mace/flail/morningstar unless if it's a fantasy world where everyone and their mother wears heavy armor, in which case it's justified. Paladins in WoW, for example should use hammers because the armor sets are on steroids.
Pic related, it's how a mace wielder should look like.
>>339942147
>not letting the tentacle monster fuck you in every hole and filling you up with its monster seed
>>339938169
>holding a katana
Anime will be made real?
>>339934483
Nothing says divine retribution better than a big greatsword
>>339942229
>shield + Halberd
good luck
>>339942147
Maces are quite fast irl since you use the momentum to strike. Axes are even faster than swords since they're lighter (less metal and all).
>>339942327
>Paladins don't fight for enjoyment
>This is what betaladins really think
>He doesn't know that alphaladins are berserkers who live for battle and are fueled by faith and holy wrath
To me I feel a sword is a better symbol of justice, particularly a double edged one. Mainly because it shows the duality of good and evil and portrays balance within the two. Týr, Norse God of Justice, wields a sword for this purpose.
Can paladins go full morning star?
If blunt damage was actually far more effective in actually harming knights in real medieval wars why didn't everyone use maces and hammers?
Blunt for skeletons. Slash for undead.
>>339942327
Have fun crushing a skellington's bones with a sword.
>>339942647
They did numb nuts.
>>339942630
lmao nerd shut up
>>339942327
but the best pallys revel in holy fervor
>>339942642
what do you mean by "full"?
>>339942661
>Skeletons aren't undead
Cleric detected, better start learning the clasifications if you want to rank up to paladin
>>339941808
>mfw the battle of Crecy
It was glorious, m8
Who is the ancient weapon youtuber/memer that keeps saying maces from back then only weighed like 2 pounds? 2 pounds, what the fuck is he talking about?
If you are using it against armor/chain mail you are going to want to swing more than 2 pounds at your enemy.
>>339942647
Even swords could be used as blunt objects, silly.
>>339942936
>>339941819
This is accurate.
>>339942887
>>339942745
A nerd would be arguing weight ratio with swing radius and carry weight.
>>339942889
>He hasn't played D&D
Have fun trying to hit skeletons with a sword dingus.
>>339942696
A blessed 2-handed sword can do the job. Also skeletons don't feel pain, I am talking about sentient beings.
>>339942556
If you are a berserker, you are not a paladin
you are a berserker
Holy wrath is reserved for the undead and the practitioners of the black arts. You should still have no enjoyment at killing an outlaw. That's the definition of a Paladin.
It doesn't matter, a paladin is not defined by their weapon but by their faith.
Berserkers > Fagadins
>>339942889
I think anon may have means bony vs. Fleshy undead
>>339938519
Ahhh, silly boy
Mace wasnt intendes to cut flesh or make person bleed, but if it does its not maces fault its the will of god for him to bleed
>>339936908
Crusade has been declared on your house, prepare your anus villain.
>>339935670
They tend to fight other supernatural creatures like Demons, Vampires, Monsters and the like, as well, so in agree that they should have a sword or other bladed weapon somewhere on their person. If only one weapon is possible, a two handed sword is the better bet, since you can flip it around and strike with the pommel for blunt damage.
>>339937541
Or you could sharpen both fucking sides and murder stroke someone if you wanted blunt damage like a normal person
>>339940602
>source: my ass
>>339937541
Kenshin pls.
>melee fags
>not using aspear
>>339935257
I guess they didn't know what internal bleeding is.
gimme a tree branch and henceforth i will have ado with any number of ye knaves
>>339943685
Does hemorrhage sound like an English word?
>>339943118
Have you never heard of Pelinal Whitestrake the most based paladin in all of gaming?
A Paladin can most certainly enjoy killing the unholy, in fact he should, otherwise he might be tempted to show mercy and thats heresy.
>>339943654
Paladins often have to hunt creatures of the underworld deep into caves or castles. You try using a 6+ foot pole in a hallway or small passage.
>>339934483
What game is this and how do I get into it.
>>339943871
D&D 3.5,
I would suggest you don't unless you really fucking like number crunching, 5th edition is much easier on beginners.
>ywn see a Samurai themed Paladin in fantasy media
Why live? I just want to shoot holy arrows from horseback, gun down demons with a blessed matchlock, and cut down heathens with grorious nippon steel forded mirrion times
>>339934483
Swords, of course. There's no Holy Avenger mace.
>>339944097
Those are called warrior monks
>>339942661
>Implying slashing weapons are worth dick against a zombie
>>339939957
You can play a mystic knight in dragon's dogma. They have magick shields that they enchant with elemental magic, and when you perfect block and enemy you release it, like fireballs/freezing everything/sucking out their life and adding it to your own. They can wield swords, maces, and staves in their main hand. The best mace in the game, Virge of Madness, when fully upgraded, is only 100 strength lower than the best warrior weapon, the Devils Nail, fully upgraded. You can also enchant your weapons with dark magic, so every swing hits 3 or 4 times. You can also enchant your weapons with elemental magick. You can draw runes and sigils on the ground that will damage any enemy that enters them, sucks them into it like a vacuum, or explodes. Finally, you can summon cannons that when hit, will shoot orbs of magick the same element as what your weapons are currently enchanted with. On console, it was possible to be firing so many orbs with particle effects that you could crash your console.
>>339944002
Are any of the Warhammer games similar? I really just want to play as a knight.
>>339944609
>You can also enchant your weapons with dark magic, so every swing hits 3 or 4 times. You can also enchant your weapons with elemental magick.
You can also do both of those at the same time.
>>339944691
No not really, the Warhammer Fantasy tabletop RPG is long dead and focused almost entirely on impoverished peasant PCs
>>339935770
>hammer of justice
halls of justice painted green
money talking
>>339940374
I liked Cera Sumat more.
>>339940336
Fuck off with your overdesigned weeb shit. Manchildren like you should be deported to your beloved glorious nippon where all the japs would point and laugh at your autism forever.
>>339944930
Ok so what are the best PC games that let me be a knight
>>339945107
Chivalry
Mount&Blade Warband
Witcher 3 Blood and Wine
>>339943450
>murder stroke
>anything other than an "oh shit" button
>>339944609
That's not a Paladin, that's more like an Eldrich Knight. At it's core the Paladin class is a holy warrior.
SOL INVICTUS MOTHERFUCKERS
>>339943861
What are the walls of a dungeon next to the swelling girth of righteous faith?
>>339945154
Thanks friend
>>339942398
With Triuph yeah
>>339945107
Dragon's Dogma
BIG ASS BLUNT SWORD
>>339945283
You're right. I lost sight of what is true. We must erect our rods in the name of God and penetrate evil with mighty thrusts.
Halberds
>>339946292
not hipster enough
>>339946408
I love glaives
>>339936138
>>339945107
M&B Warband, Medieval Total War series, almost every WRPG ever made
