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Poll, what is your favorite type of sword?
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:24 am
by smity
I'm just wondering what type of sword everyone likes, my personal favorite is a Katana
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:30 am
by Ode to a Grasshopper
Long sword-It's just the most typically elven sword around.
Also I always picture paladins with a shield and long sword.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:37 am
by Alson
My favorite type is a katana, because it's the most stylish kind of sword, IMHO, and it just fits the Kensai, my current char.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:59 am
by Impaler987
I voted bastard sword, b/c in ToB paladins are so deadly with these (Purifier, which only Paladins can use, and Foebane, nasty combo).
But all of these (except for short sword) can all be very useful and have very powerful magical versions. Short swords do suck, though.
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 10:16 am
by serjeLeBlade
Ehm... why no scimitars?
The spectral brand is very useful!
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2002 4:05 am
by NiteWulf
I voted short swords.
I think piercing damage is highly underestimated in the game; the short sword is very fast so you can always deal out the first blow.
The chance of getting hit by an opponent afterwards is smaller, because you already lowered some scores.
A fighter with ***** prof. on short swords using the Cutthroat +4 doesn't sound bad, does it?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2002 4:57 am
by serjeLeBlade
Ok, I'll choose longsword anyway. The most useful and powerful weapons in the game happen to be longswords
Too bad if someone's playing a druid like me, at present...
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2002 5:26 am
by Astafas
Chose Longswords. There just are som many good ones in the game already from start. Daystar is a favorite of mine.
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2002 6:40 am
by Giant space ham
Although playing a cleric my interest in swords is limited the Katanas look by far the best. Has no one thought of doing whats your favouite blunt weapon?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2002 10:23 pm
by Skuld
Why hell is Scimitar not on the list? Belm has been in my off hand since.... damn I can't remember how long it's been. There' are also other good ones like the Spectral Brand.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 2:24 am
by Nae'run
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 4:08 am
by Tamerlane
Originally posted by Alson
My favorite type is a katana, because it's the most stylish kind of sword
More or less covers my point
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 4:36 am
by Kameleon
Originally posted by Tamerlane
More or less covers my point
Uh-huh
It's a shame they're so small in NWN though...
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 5:13 am
by Xan deVir
daggers are my favorite cuz they are the hell hard to fight with and stylish... imagine a fighter with 2 daggers vs. a fighter with a halberd. katanas are great as well.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 6:32 am
by Bruce Lee
Bastard swords are just the best! This is not a fact just my biased point of view. Bastard sword and a nice big shield is the way to play.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 6:55 am
by serjeLeBlade
@Bruce Lee
I'd assume you're talking about ToB, not SoA, true?
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 7:18 am
by Rob-hin
Somehow I feel that katana's don't really belong in Ad&d...
Long swords are cool. Though in Neverwinter Nights they made dubble edged swords. (like Darth Maul from Star Wars)
They are very cool too!
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 7:38 am
by Bruce Lee
I call ToB Bastards revenge hehe. Seriously SoA was unfair towards Bastard swords... still they had some good ones...and I like them and the sword in general... a fighters only sword.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 9:18 pm
by Willa_Ly
Yeah, where are the scimitars? I'm using the Belm Scimitar +2 at the moment and it rules! escpecially with haste or improved haste on where you can have a massive amount of attacks every turn!
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2002 4:02 am
by Tamerlane