Thread 718734181

You can only take two before you set off on your adventure.

Heavy Flail + Falchion. Full Swag

if you don't have an ax, you WILL die

>>718734181 (OP)
dagger for sneakin
warhammer for bashin

>>718734181 (OP)
Give me the Scimitar and the Sling. Also you're gonna get a bunch of basic bitch Long Sword and Dagger answers.

>>718734181 (OP)
Spear and a ravens beak.

Spear and axe
Fuck your image

>>718734181 (OP)
>no spear
I rather not go adventuring.

reminder: knight beats samurai

>>718734181 (OP)
My class restrictions say I can only use a sickle, a quarterstaff or a club.
I don’t see a quarterstaff or a club…..

>>718734367
Who gives retards real weapons and film them?

>he needs a weapon

OH NO NO NO NO NO

>>718734596
Retards

>>718734391
>you're gonna get a bunch of basic bitch Long Sword and Dagger answers
Unlikely, since that's the least retarded answer and we're on /v/.

>>718734181 (OP)
Falchion because curved blades are cool.
I feel like also taking Morningstar or a Flail would cover a lot of bases. I recognize the Flail's superiority, but I think I'll go with Morningstar.

>>718734647
humiliation ritual.webm

Sling and longsword
>Easy to wear and transport
>Easy to maintain
>Keeps a good distance from the enemy while still maintaining portability

say it to my face (you won't)

>>718734647
>guy behind casually waits for her to start lightly tapping his back

>>718734181 (OP)
Me personally?
Bastardsword and Morningstar.

rapier/dagger
yep im thinking kino

THIS IS BOGOTA

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword and Punching Dagger. I feel like the latter would come in handy in a pinch.

>>718734181 (OP)
I'm not sure I understand how different are mace and morningstar damage-wise, assuming the enemy wears armor in both cases.

>>718734181 (OP)
>no Halberd
Gimmie the sling and hooked hammers, if I can’t have fun I’ll just win

>>718734367
why didn't fat come out

>>718734181 (OP)
Two Dire Flails, please

No spear?

1-555-COME-ON-NOW

>>718735008
SWEET CHIN MUSIC BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY

>>718734181 (OP)
Heavy mace against armor and skellies
Long sword against normal enemies

for me, it's a machete

>>718734181 (OP)
Spear and sword breaker.

>>718734808
christ he is completely relaxed in his muscles, if i had this fetish i would ask for my money back if i bought the video

>>718735323
I've been playing FFV lately and Main Gauche is damn good, saved my ass more times than I can count. Love that weapon.

>>718735323
That’s cute. What’s it from?

>>718735445
hiding behind your "friend" like that, hope she never spoke to her ever again

>>718735658

I mean...if Gandalf had one, I don't see why not.

Judges??

We'll allow it

>>718734181 (OP)
Hammer and sickle

>>718734181 (OP)
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>>718735136
those are the things those little shits in elden ring use

>>718734181 (OP)
bastard sword and dire flail

>>718735595
Enjoyer here. It's the bane of our existence. It's extremely hard to find ones where the guy even acts like he's fighting and EXTREMELY rare to find one where he genuinely fights and loses, though those do exist. Basically just string bean dudes against very athletic women.

>>718734471
>spear
Is still funny how this was and pretty much still is the most best close range weapon since the caveman era, just a long stabby stick

This the thread?

>>718736073
similar,but bastard sword and morningstar bro.

>>718736231
It's about speed. The longer the object the faster the tip moves. The tip of a spear being jabbed at you is like a snake going for your eyes or throat and you can be made effective in like a day of training with it.

*blocks your path*

>>718734181 (OP)
This is from a DnD book so Falchion or greatsword

>>718736364
>has never seen Raiders of the lost ark
She's in for a rude awakening lol

>>718734181 (OP)
So is the real life answer the Rapier and the Morningstar? I could also see sling and bastardsword.

>>718736364
*masturbates in submission*

>>718736364
>runs through it and locks arms around your tummy

>>718736551
claimed

>>718736335
that's a good choice
especially if you don't know how to use the dire flail well it will just be a liability
I play with 3 section staffs a lot and have used double flails in practice
I'd also like to try dual wielding light flails like fire poi

>>718736364
I deserve to be captured and pegged by women like this.

>>718736831
Godspeed

>>718735132
look at that spot on your own arm
regardless of how fat you are that spot has very little fat between muscle and skin

>>718734494
This is merely because the weapons had to be dulled. In real life the samurai would cut through the knight's armor.

>>718735136
Do those weapons have a penis?

>>718734181 (OP)
Scimitar and Heavy Mace. Good loadout for duelling unarmored targets and crushing armored ones respectively.

>>718734181 (OP)
>>718736435
I recognize it from 3.5 ed. The chapter on items, armor and weapons was an illustrative treat. The game at the time probably still some influence from Gygax's autistic love of polearm varieties.

>>718736092
The guy she kicked in the face must have been the one who decided the choreography

>>718734181 (OP)
Warhammer.
Secondary warhammer

>>718734181 (OP)
Dual double flails
I'll knock myself out long before finding any enemies

>>718734494
Having a curving slashing sword into plate armour like that must feel fucking useless as fuck. Might as well have a pool noodle I would imagine.

>>718734181 (OP)
Warhammer and Light Hammer out of those.

>>718734181 (OP)
Rapier + Dagger.
Should be a practical combo and I am a dexfag.

>>718737247
Two handed is cringe enough, the duel weapons kind of ruin games for me. I just start thinking Darth Maul.

>>718734181 (OP)
dagger
longsword

>>718734181 (OP)
Where's the spear?
Heavy pick + longsword

spear and hammer

>>718735136
dang boy, more like gas station weapons

>>718734494
*shoots you*
BAKA!

>>718735136
kinda sad coffee drinking goat-herder and dragonspear George got dropped in conept for Indivisible, but I suppose Castlevania have the bwaka throwing knife

>>718737739
>gets access to firearms from Europeans long after they've abandoned knights and armour like that
This is a curious escalation path you've embarked upon

>>718734181 (OP)
2 slings

>>718734181 (OP)
>draw a dao
>call it a falchion
>draw a saber
>call it a rapier
Between this and the whole "a buckler is a shield you buckle to your arm" thing, dungeons and dragons has done irreparable damage.

>>718737889
the idea that samurai could only fight with swords is even dumber so whatever

>>718737739
I had an old-school history prof and he said how in the 1600's the Portuguese dropped off some muskets in Japan. 200 years latter Japan was using the same models.
In that same time Europe's guns had evolved significantly. This is why Europeans deserved to conquer the world.

>>718734181 (OP)
>No spears
>no axes
>no bows
>no blackpowder weapons
Shit list for retards. I'll take a sling and a falchion since thats the closest thing here to an axe

>>718737976
So what's the actual answer? >>718736530

>>718734494
Dequitem is peak fight kino

>>718738053
>thing nobody said
>is irrelevant because early firearms were often used by men wearing plate as well
any more stupid shit you want to get off your chest?

>>718736758
>images you can hear

>>718736231
range beats everything. If I can hit you without you being able to hit me, I win. Simple as

>>718734181 (OP)
Dire Flail
Two-bladed sword

>>718738413
This nigga got four arms

>>718734181 (OP)
war hammer and sling

>>718734181 (OP)
for me it's a single light bladed weapon with nothing in the offhand

>>718738647
Here, take the one with more options

>>718738647
Why are the axe chick's always the hottest.

>>718734181 (OP)
>No polearms

>>718736760
>and make it look real

>>718739039
They shoulda done a better job

>>718734181 (OP)
I'll take the kukri, why not

>>718734181 (OP)
Short sword because it seems easy to use, and the heavy pick because I'm playing minecraft.

>>718739373
Swords of any kind require some training to use effectively, hammers and maces are the real low skill floor weapon.

>>718738123
Do you think you could use a sling?

>>718734526
druidanon...

>>718734181 (OP)
I'm going to need to see how an expert wields a dire flail

Dagger + Sling because I'm not a retarded faggot

>>718734181 (OP)
Going off of the options+names here Bastard Sword+Heavy Mace.
The bastard sword is a great all rounder with pretty good reach but isn't too big to be unreasonable to carry around 24/7 like a greatsword would be, and the mace is a good length to be used in more confined spaces+wouldn't be a pain to carry, it would be good against creatures a blade wouldn't be like a golem, and an all-steel construction without thin blades means it has the durability you'd want in a sidearm.
Maybe swap the heavy mace for the light hammer/heavy pick.

>no whips
dropped

>no polearms
shit list

>>718735445
I ain't even mad, that's kinda funny.

>continues to win against fire by line well into late 17th century
Spain was once both the most rigid and flexible army the world has ever seen.

>>718734181 (OP)
Hopefully you have a shield or some armor otherwise some dude with a bow will just shoot you

>>718739935
Who chose the colours for that wtf

>>718734181 (OP)
two dire flails

>>718739981
Are you colorblind, anon?

Choose one, /v/.

>>718739935
>>718739981
>good enough
lol

>>718740017
Verifiably no. But that doesn't change that red and a slightly different red were stupid fucking choices when it could have been yellow or blue or purple.

>>718734181 (OP)
>Try to swing gnome hooked hammer
>Stab myself

I fucking love warhammers.

>>718740017
>monitor in lowpower/eco mode
>colors blend together even more

>>718740063
for Me it's the longboi

>>718740063
I like bills a lot so I'll go with the one that's to the right of the SA in GUISARME. Second choice would be one of the early halberds to the left of the A.

How the fuck would you even use a "dire flail"? Do you hold it horizontally and "row" it around?

>>718734181 (OP)
Falchion (fighting, clearing brush, butchering meat)
Sling (hunting mostly, long range combat too but will take a lot of practice to be useful for that)

>>718734181 (OP)
>monkey grip feat
>two greatswords

Scimitar and Heavy mace.

Scimitar certainly, seems like a great weapon especially in my (untrained) hands. The slashing is simple and preferred over the much heavier and slightly longer falchion for the speed. Falchion would be the choice if the scimitar wasn't there. It hits heavier, is heavier, and slightly longer. But the speed and energy used to slash with it..... eh..... gotta think the scimitar would be the better choice. Assuming unarmored that is. Slashing vs plate armor is nicht gut. If armored then you need to stab or crush.

The 2nd one is tricky.... I think I would like either the heavy mace or the morning star. Again, these weapons are simple and still devastating. The heavy mace is probably superior against armor, the morning star looks to be slightly longer and has the spiked ball on the end.... but the stab capacity of it is a joke, whilst the heavy mace still retains some ability in that regard. Close one, but think would go with the heavy mace. You get hit in a limb with the heavy mace and guaranteed it won't be of any use for a long time. Hit a fully armored person in the chest and they are all but done. The piercing ability or the morning star isn't deep enough to put someone out of commission in many cases.

>>718740340
I'd presume you use it like a quarterstaff but try to hit with the flail head. Which yeah, they were sometimes gripped like you're doing overhand pull-ups. You wouldn't just hold it out horizontally, you'd mainly be striking with your dominant hand's side with the option to whip out the back end.
It seems like it'd be incredibly awkward no matter how you use it.

Dagger + Light Hammer so I can cosplay as a sculptor

>>718734181 (OP)
>no spear
>no shield
>no bows, crossbows, or firearms
Heavy Mace and a Sling I guess.

>>718734181 (OP)
longsword, dagger
the classic combo

>>718734181 (OP)
The Gnome Hooked Hammer, otherwise they'll be armed

>>718736760
Let this be a reminder to NEVER get into a fight. It is always the worst option unless absolutely necessary. Every other option before fighting is the better one.

One good shot, by anyone of any weight, can completely knock you out. And in a street fight there is no ref to stop the fight when you're out.
Yes, a 100lb woman can drop you if she catches you good. Yes, you. And if she can, you can bet your ass a 120lb man, 140lb man, 180lb man, and a 200lb man can too.

>>718741018
thanks dad

>>718734181 (OP)
Amateur, here's some real options.

>>718741354
For me, it's the gauntlet.

>>718741354
spiked chain, my beloved

>>718741354
I'll take Halberd for 200 Alex

katana + electric rubber fist

>>718734181 (OP)
give me leaf blades or give me death

>>718740340
Flails weren't really used in warfare, they were like scythes or shovels.

>>718734181 (OP)
>Longsword and Kukri
most practical choice, all tehse meme weapons and no spear or axe

>>718741354
NET

>>718736364
I'm gonna try diplomacy on this one.

>>718738647
>>718738739
most of the unifors suck tho
>belts everywhere
some weapons also are dumb as hell

>>718741354
it's funny that orcs couldn't even use the double axe as a racial weapon, like the dwarves or gnomes treat exotics as martial types. In extra rules though they get a pretty dope SHOTPUT as a short-ranged option (2d6)

>>718734181 (OP)
>no spears
>no crossbows
I'll take a light mace and a falchion, this better be more like Dark Souls and less like Mount and Blade

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword + Light Hammer is the meta.
You have range for stabbing and cutting while the Light hammer allows you to parry, hook and puncture armor

scimitar and sling.

>>718734181 (OP)
this: >>718734769

>>718734181 (OP)
>Bastad sword
>Morning star
Every game

>>718736092
goddamn they're good

>>718741175
I just want to be sure you'll stay safe, alright?
Love you.

>>718734181 (OP)
morningstar and a longsword
the meta pick

>>718737702
what did he mean by this

>>718735445
Holy shit just jump over the counter, dont get cornered like that

>>718736009
>>718743062
I thought this was interesting: baseballs thrown by pitchers are actually heavier and fly just as fast as rocks thrown from slings (if the pitcher is good and decided to go for a fastball).
Yet batters get hit by pitches all the time, with no armor, and they just get bruised. So how could slings do anything against armored opponents?
It's all in the surface area: a baseball is large and round, while rocks thrown by slings are tiny and very dense for their size.

Sometimes the difference between a bruise and a shattered bone + penetration is not in speed or mass, but in density and surface area

>>718736073
>dire flail
how the fuck do you use it

dont fucking reply "very carefully" i WILL aggro

>>718745223
Dunno, something like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuEXBrsxIHo
Perhaps shorter so it can be whipped around more?

Hammer

>>718736760
What an absolute fucking cunt.
The dude is being careful about his punches and stops once it's clear she needed a break and she just comes back in without warning for a full-force blow to the side of his head.

>>718746138
That's why you never get into a fight with a girl. If you win you're an asshole, if you lose you're a pussy.

>>718734181 (OP)
I pick sickle and hammer. And then I ruin half the world

>>718734181 (OP)
Dire flail.
Remove the chain and head from the backside and reattach them to the other side to make a normal double pole flail.
Kukri as a cutting tool and side weapon.

>>718745201
That's also why hammers/maces have funny shapes.

>>718740151
Same, but I do not like the warhammer in OP.
It's very heavy and short. It's like a one handed maul. If it was a proper one handed warhammer or two handed maul, it would be a lot better.

>>718745201
Is density of the material important?
I thought it was surface area and how hard or soft the material is, since rocks are a lot harder than baseballs. Getting hit by a giant plushie is gonna hurt a lot less than a warhammer with the same mass.

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword and sling for me.

>>718734181 (OP)
>no fighting staff
Doomed expedition from the getgo

>>718747149
Get the double bladed sword or get the dire flail and remove the chsins and heads.

>>718734647
What joke of a martial art is this supposed to be? Why are there so many of these useless martial arts? I mean come on a blind man could see that this is a scam.

>>718736760
He's never gonna live that down. He got knocked out by a girl infront of his friends.

>>718747258
Weapon based martial arts are the true king.
Learning to dodge, parry, feint, trip and disarm the opponent is always gonna beat mindless swings. This is the only reason a human adventurer can ever beat an enemy like a minotaur or troll who can swing harder and take more damage.

>>718734181 (OP)
>no halberd
I'll take the DEWL FLAYL and -ACK myself

>>718741354
Net and trident like the good ol days of the colosseum.

>>718747409
>Considered the bitch option
>Very obviously the best

Why hate on me because I make the smart play?

>>718734181 (OP)
If I have to pick from this image, then it's light hammer and scimitar, probably.

>>718747228
>Get the double bladed sword
Not the same handling and damage type
>dire flail
off balance ,meme weapon
>remove the chsins and heads
That's just fucking retarded.
You end up having a metal rod that's too short for a fighting staff and too long to be a batton,i might as well pick a rebar from the local construction site

>>718741354
So many slop weapons. I take the halberd.

>>718747409
>playing meta
fucking faggot

>>718747258
I know this type of form play is retarded and 100% not the intended use of TMA. Most of the forms are supposed to be you grabbing someone, smashing their heads in, kicking them in the groin and going just full violence on them. For example in Karate there's a lot of moves where your hands are supposed to be grabbing onto the enemy and feet are supposed to be for stomping and the final move is a headslam to the ground typically etc.
>>718747371
Okinawan Karate like Goju-Ryu and Kobudo is your best bet then. With Kobudo you will learn fancy new weapons that are tricky to wield so you can learn to adjust with regular weapons and utilize their techniques when you have them on you or just Silat.

>>718741354
Gauntlets and halberd.

>>718734181 (OP)
dagger and sling

>>718734181 (OP)
light mace, dagger.

>>718734181 (OP)
As an /out/doorsman, I'd want an Axe if I'm going to be an Adventurer. But there isn't one there.

So I guess... Bastard Sword because it's extremely versatile and probably the heavy mace or Shortsword.

>>718747889
>Let's make a sword but worse.
Axes are a meme. But at least you are no hammermacecuck.

>>718747985
kill yourself

>>718747985
An axe can generate alot more power than a sword because of it's weight distribution and it also doubles as a tool.

>>718747985
you should at least have a blunt weapon as a secondary to deal with armored opponents

>>718747985
The Axe isn't for fighting, it's ffor out/doors/man activities. Cutting wood, trees, etc. etc. The blunt side can also be used as a hammer. I would still take a sword, but I'd also have an axe.

>>718748224
Something like a warpick is much better than a blunt weapon at dealing with armor.

>>718739542
Going on a adventure implies you get the skills to use it or can get it. Otherwise, everyone fucking dies no matter the weapon on a real adventure.

>>718734181 (OP)
>no axe
>no spear
shit list
with that said
spear and axe

>>718748286
The trinity of dealing with heavy opponents is hammers, maces and clubs.
Note that hammers often have a pick beak on the other side and maces are usually shaped to concentrate the force on a very small area.

That's not a rapier. Not even close.
>not even one pointy stick

>>718748813
This

>>718734181 (OP)
Short sword and sling. If i'm going on an adventure i better travel light.

>>718734181 (OP)
>light hammer
>not made of light

>>718734181 (OP)
heavy pick and sling
sling should drop most foes at range unless they have armor in which case I have the pick and it can punch through it

>>718734181 (OP)
>warhammer
hope you got a good lawyer bud

>>718734647
s-s-she's fast!

>>718740119
>red and a slightly different red
anon, you might be legitimately colorblind.
that's strawberry red and carrot orange.
if you're having any trouble telling them apart when opening the image you might have problems.
or maybe your monitor is calibrated like shit

>>718734181 (OP)
estoc and shield
simple as

>>718734494
In real life a simple Iai Quickdraw would rend the knight and his armor asunder with the shockwave alone.

>>718751240
Added an extra 's' at the end there.

>>718734181 (OP)
My one and only beloved

>>718734181 (OP)
Light pick and heavy pick

>>718734367
What kind of retard spars with real sharpened weapons? These arent toys.

>>718752612
Just a solid reminder, wear armor or get fucked.

>>718736231
Easy to make and easy to use.

>>718734181 (OP)
Hello I'll have a "Falchion" and a Warhammer please

>>718735323
watermelon bar is op

>>718734181 (OP)
Kukri and lighthammer.

Axe and spear. I'd find the sword in the dungeon and keep it as a status symbol.

>>718736760
>him
playing, everything to lose
>her
not playing, nothing to lose
he lost before he even put on the gloves
you hate to see it

>>718734181 (OP)
what the fuck is that rapier
bastard sword + heavy pick

>>718738739
top right is my waife

>>718734181 (OP)
Two heavy maces for the prayer bonus.

>>718753805
It looks more like a cutlass or something along those lines.

>>718737253
I dunno, the machetes in Half Sword are decent enough. I don't think the samurai had a concept similar to half swording, but usually they'd be using a spear or bow and be on horseback. In which case, wouldn't a samurai vs knight battle be something akin to a heavy horse archer battling heavy cavalry?

>>718734181 (OP)
fuck only having 2 choices
it's longsword / spear + medium to large shield

>>718734181 (OP)
I'll take two katanas since I'm a berserker mage

>>718735445
why is he trying to cut a big chunk? only the center of that shit is cooked
plus it looks like he's cutting something which was just put up so it's not even slightly grilled

>>718734181 (OP)
OP, in the 3.5 player hand book it has two pages of weapons. why did you only post one page?

>>718754527
i mean the center is not cooked i'm retarded like that guy

>>718734181 (OP)
(War)hammer and Sickle

>>718754261
>but usually they'd be using a spear or bow and be on horseback. In which case, wouldn't a samurai vs knight battle be something akin to a heavy horse archer battling heavy cavalry?
Correct.

>>718754360
You do realise you have to carry that shit around with you wherever you go right? Remember that you're going on an adventure. That means alot of walking around.

>>718755087
well duh, it heavily depends on what else i can take. No sheaths/holders/sashes? No armor and gear? Is it implied that i would be the equivalent of Depraved from Dark Souls? I just assumed i'd get all the necessary maintance equipment with the weapons i chose.

Barefisted

>>718734181 (OP)
heavy mace and shortsword

>>718734808
>>718735595
to be fair, i would have relaxed muscles too in that situation.
all the blood would be otherwise preoccupied

>>718734181 (OP)
>>718756396
but honestly sling + longsword is probably the meta
add a shield and sling + short sword + shield would be completely OP

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword and the whip from the next page.
Ranged disarm/trip+stabbing combo.

>>718734181 (OP)
>no broadsword
>no polehammer
Not interested

>>718735136
cow tools

>>718734367
>spar with sharpened weapons
>bald retard swings full strength
>fat retard doesn't apply pressure to the bleeding and just stands there watching the blood flow
they deserve each other

>>718748224
>you should at least have a blunt weapon as a secondary to deal with armored opponents
you can just grab the sword by the edge and bonk fellow knightgas with the hilt

>>718736338
>The longer the object the faster the tip moves
Only if you swing it you dumb retard

>>718734471
Here are the stabby stabs

>>718759818
Poolish gtfo.

>>718759875
cry about it, faggot

>>718734367
WHY DO THEY SPAR WITH REAL WEAPONS AND NOT WEAR ARMOR??????? WHAT'S THEIR PROBLEM???????
Padded sparring weapons exist!!! USE THEM!!!

>>718734494
>spinning attack

>>718741354
>double axe
how do you even use that? that's so fucking retarded, good lord

>>718760142
You hit the enemy and then hit yourself with the other axe head at the same time.
This way, you do double the DPS because you hit youself with the same damage as you hit the enemy too!!!

>>718734494
The best shot a 12th-15th century samurai would have against same period knight would unironically be styling on them with horse archery. The knights did sometimes bring crossbows to battlefields, but usually they were 100% melee combatants.
The samurai armor is not optimized for melee combat to the same degree as knights'. Their weapons - kanabo aside - are completely unsuitable for the job.

>>718760686
I still don't understand what samurai really were.
Were they horse archers with yumi and muskets or yari and naginata horsemen? Most video games just depict them as swordmen.

>>718759742
Are you stupid? Any side to side movement at the base of the object will be amplified at the tip. Get someone to jab at your face with a fucking broomstick and see how fast that shit is. Yes a perfectly forward movement won't be sped up, although your eye will barely be able to focus on it anyways, but if I'm jabbing at you it's going to be moving and waving side to side the whole time.

>>718734181 (OP)
>no axe

What the fuck kind of bitch made this list?

Axe and Sling; both easy to carry, sling ammo is plentiful, both have utility outside of combat for an adventurer.

>>718734647
Ultra sloppy.

>>718734181 (OP)
Greatsword + dagger with full modern era plate armor is the best combo. Even better if you carry a light crossbow as well. This was pretty much the meta back in the 17th century, a pike would be even better for waging war but it would be extremely inconvenient to use in tight dungeon corridors.

Give me two katars, im going to crawl on the ground like a spider while grunting and moaning erotically

>>718734181 (OP)
Heavy mace and great sword. The former for armor/right quarters/low maintenance, the latter for reach against unarmored enemies, and can even double as a makeshift spear when holding the portion right above the hilt.

>>718736092
I want to see a guy block a full swing baseball bat. Enjoy your broken forearms mate.

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword for slash and stabbing
Heavy mace for crushing

>>718760828
They were clan status just like knights. What you're describing is samurai evolving through the centuries where they went from being nobility who fought in horse archery until they became men at arms who exceled in a wide variety of weapons just like how knights evolved from being primarily shock cavalry to becoming armored pistoleers; the precursors of dragoons and reiters.

>>718736551
Gun and sword is where it's at.

>>718734494
I was gonna seethe on why the hell are two armored combatants fight each other with swords until they wrestled each other and pulled out knives then I soifaced.
If this was any realistic, the knight would have a halberd while the samurai would have spear or naginata.

>>718738647
>>718738739
damn, all these designs and only a single one has *some* armor on the thighs.

>>718734494
Would samurai armor even stand up to a longsword in a prolonged duel? I was under the impression that it was weaker and at times not even steel.

>>718762272
They also wore layered armor like chainmail and padding underneath. Only way to kill one is a stab to the neck or armpits, as always.

Ranged weapons never get any slop, unfortunately.

>>718761424
Pretty sure he caught it, which is less likely but whatever

>>718735136
theyre cool

>>718734181 (OP)
Eat the curry
Equip the Urumi and Chakram

One of the few kino threads on /v/
Bastard sword + sling (or any ranged option) btw

Emma with the no blue hues mod is still the best skin for me.

>>718762647
Composite Shortbow

>>718734181 (OP)
Sling + Rapier

>>718736551
Gun and shield sounds like a fun combo and I can’t actually think off the top of my head anyone in games doing it

>>718744851
Some shady gas stations in some parts of America will sometimes double as a pseudo thrift store and sell basically anything, cheap shitty knives too.
He’s saying they’re trashy looking

>>718734367
Damn.

Scimitar for unarmored, heavy pick for armored. EZ

>>718759875
seething russoid or shitskin

>>718734181 (OP)
For me, it's the greatsword.

>>718760686
12th century knight is less armored than many equivalents from other cultures only 15th century ones actually dabbed on others

>>718734181 (OP)
I'll take a greatsword and a sling.

wish I could go back in time to see how often, when and how two handed swords were actually used

>>718765558
Chain is quite protective, it's just heavy and expensive. I think even an early knight with just a gambeson and full chain would be better protected from more than you think. Muslim observers during the crusades would talk about how they would look like porcupines with arrows just sticking out of them as they marched.

>>718765770
mail was used by easterners, muslims included and often combined with lamellar so I dunno what are you trying to say? That mail would be some unknown tech other heavy cavalrymen didn't encounter?

>>718765770
part of what made knights work during the crusades was that european warhorses were on a whole new level of insane
it's actually quite difficult, downright near impossible to have a regular horse charge infantry from the front, especially if they're shooting arrows or holding pointy objects

but european warhorses weren't just any horse, they were trained to be massive beasts with absolutely no sense of self preservation

>>718734181 (OP)
The only correct answer is longsword + sickle. Longsword is good enough to deal with most threats you'd find in your way, and the sickle is there just in case you need to deal with some evil wheat or grass that's way too tall

>>718765935
>346x400
Anon, I'm disappointed in you Anon.

>>718734181 (OP)
An axe that can split wood and smash skulls, a sling, and a good knife.

>>718734181 (OP)
two scimitars

>>718765935
Well the original discussion was about samurai so I was mostly focusing on them. The crusader arrow thing was just to say that mail and underlayers is way stronger than most people think. Easterners used it but I don't think it was as common for them to wear it on foot in the desert so to saracens and shit it would have been different

>>718765026
Counter Strike 1.6 let you use a ballistic shield in conjunction with a pistol, knife or grenade.

>>718735136
These were basically crow bars to yonk your opponent's shield down so somebody else could stab them with a spear.

It's time to get a tad silly.

>>718736551
Gib gun and knife.

>>718735136
goblin trash

>>718734181 (OP)
Whatever weighs the least and has the smallest volume.

>>718752612
>>718734596
>>718759947
russians

Butterfly Sword.

>>718767095
okay but what is the point of this, you can just use a scabbard to carry your superior regular sword

>>718767168
Maybe but imagine how cool it'd look to just whip that out.

>>718767168
The amount of meme weapons that exist to sell to retards is ridiculous, that “self defense” pocket polestaff the Chinese were peddling on youtube Ads was basically 1/8th of a inch thick tin that was folding in on itself mid swing and people still bought it

>>718767260
it's a sword, you'll look cool drawing one from the scabbard in a single smooth motion anyways
and if you're the sort of person who doesn't look cool with a sword, they definitely can't look cool with that thing either

>>718765026
Etrian Odyssey V had a tank class called Dragoon, they used a shield and a gun/cannon.

>>718767315
It was from a different era, where coolness was king.

>>718767315
for real, just get a gun and if you can't get a gun have a crowbar or a hammer somewhere convenient

>>718768067
Axe Version

>>718768189
Katar guns too!

>>718734494
Reality:
Dagger beats armor.

>>718768275
Gun with Sword

>>718760072
Fuck you, it was a cool move.

>>718766490
Oh right I completely forgot the tactical shooter genre, was thinking more of the old school shields. Ready Or Not, Seige, plenty use that style I suppose

>>718768365
More gun

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword + spear. I'll also take a shield and a bow.

>>718734647
>Lvl 10 monk

>>718762109
Which they'd throw away after two to three strikes make then go close-quarters.

Ffs people who don't know shit about it armored fighting underrate Polearms and people who do know something about it overrate it.

Ok I'm done with this image dump I got to poop.

>>718734367
>strapped round shield
Knave behavior

>>718762272
Yes

>>718735136
Lmao they're truly are orcs and goblins.

>>718734181 (OP)
I only need the dagger.

>>718734494
In reality, they'd both just shoot each other.

>>718755087
That's what the bag of holding is for

>>718734181 (OP)
> No spears

I'll take the Bastard Sword + Heavy Mace

>>718766470
at the time of the crusades armor wasn't common for either side except for the elites though

dual gnome hammers, finger twirling them like a drummer all day long

>>718737005
so that guy is just very muscular?

>>718759818
>playing dnd
>dm says zabito boga

>>718767168
You can do cool tricks with it, just like with regular butterfly knifes.

I'm tired of this counter-cirklejerk about swords being useless
>hehe weapon that was bought by anyone who could afford it, in every culture actually wasn't good xD
everyone was stupid and suicidal right?
>b-but it wasn't main weapon
look at ancient greek writings they didn't see spears and swords as main/secondary as in a fucking video game they seen them as different tools for different jobs which is exactly how historically military viewed their gear

>>718735445
I respect that he's just stealing food and ignores the money, that's pretty cool. I've never seen that before.

>>718734181 (OP)
Sword for slashing and piercing. Mace for blunt damage.

>>718736231
*the most bestest closest ranged weapon

>>718768996
Because medieval formations and so on had very niche uses for swords.

>>718765026
You can gun/shield in Fell Seal Arbitor's Mark

>>718735136
iirc, they just spam sharp edges since no one wears armor. In that sense, they are quite effective as weapons.

>>718734181 (OP)
>All swords and daggers are counted into a single bladed weapon category.
>hammers and axes are the same type
>staffs and maces are the same type
>swords split into long swords, short swords, and eastern swords
>hammers, morningstars, maces and clubs are all counted as different types
>all polearms count as spears regardless of head type

>>718734452
>>718734471
>>718737628
>>718738123
>>718740717
>>718743175
>>718743912
>>718748697
>>718754360
>>718768825
>waah waah no spear
Why are spearfags so whiny?

>>718767315
I remember once falling for this shit.
I was on my way to my martial arts dojo where I practiced my fighting with warhammers, when a plane was flying over me which had an advertising banner attached to it reading "slopweapons.ch - Best weapons only here o algo!!!". That day, my warhammer broke during practice and I had to give it to repair so I needed a temporary replacement. I remembered the banner I have read and decided that I should buy a replacent hammer from slopweapons.ch because what could go wrong?
But when I got on the site, all the weapons in the shop looked somewhat like >>718767095 >>718767429 >>718768189 or >>718735136 which really weirded me out. I went to the section for blunt weapons to find a new hammer and the first hammer in the featured section consisted of a cross shaped handle with one hammerhead on each of the four ends each. I scrolled down trough countless of impractical looking weapons until I found this tacticool mall ninja but still functional looking warhammer and I decided to buy it.
A few days later, the package arrived at my home. I opened it and the stench of chinese sweat shop air overwhelmed me from inside the package. It turns out, the hammer was actually made of multiple segments that have to be screwed together. The parts felt very low quality. I assembled the hammer but the threads very lose. I then picked up the hammer and it felt way too light to do any serious damage and really flimsy. I did a simple practice strike with the hammer against my training dummy and it instantly just broke into 3 pieces and the head went flying into one of my windows. Luckily, it was too light to crack the window.
Money stolen! I will never buy anything on slopweapons.ch ever again.

>>718765026
Any game with riot shields:
Rainbow Six Siege
The Division 1&2
Killing Floor 2
Helldivers 2
MGS V
also Grim Dawn

I'm picking black anaconda as my weapon

>>718734367
is that the same big lad from the gif where a much smaller guy does a running drop kick on him and he just bounces off?

>>718762964
Its very likely if you're a big man catching a swing from a 110 lb woman while she's being attacked by three other guys

>>718736092
It's a female. You could give her a battleaxe and she would still lose. Nothing to see here.

>>718735136
Cow tools

>>718734367
dude that's not even a real fucking shield, it's just a few planks of wood with a decorative fur cover
what the hell were they thinking?

>>718734181 (OP)
Bastard Sword for fighting
Heavy Pick for adventuring, or dealing with heavy armor

Flails are garbage weapons for retards.
Maces are excellent weapons but less versatile than a sword, and the Heavy Pick will deal with heavy armor anyway
Sling is useless without having taken a LOT of time to practice with it, but if you're the 0.0001% of the world's population who's learned how to use it then it's probably a decent option
Longsword and Greatsword are also viable options for a primary weapon. Two-bladed is retarded.

>>718769495
Because for 1/3 of human history, the most dominant armies in the world were the ones that developed the best spears

>>718771954
Spears are slop weapon for the cheap cannonfodder units that the Lords and Nobles feed into the meat grinder until they win.

>>718771954
And yet, they are always the second fiddle. Always so cumbersome, unfit to be an EDC. Unfit for an adventurer.

>>718734181 (OP)
short/long sword and light hammer
keep it light
I wish the other end of the light hammer is an axe instead of pick
then swap the sword for spear on the first town

>>718734494
nvm all the retard modern weeb shits that romanticized katana just like how western do with sword
I wonder what weapon do actual general samurai use?
I guess some kind of glaive or spear like chink general?
I'm talking about the fancy general in pimp out full armor like in the webm
not the pyramid head foot soliders

>>718768996
>hehe weapon that was bought by anyone who could afford it
This isn't true. You're confusing reality with movies and video games.

>>718734494
remind me of that ukraine clip where they start off shooting at each other then throwing grenade then wrestling and then stabbing each other to death

>>718734181 (OP)
>bastard sword
>longer than the longsword
huh?

>>718774208
Lots of pen and paper bullshit calls arming swords longswords.

>>718774208
Those terms have never been well defined. In modern time, bastard sword is typically the word used for a weapon in-between a one-handed sword and two-handed sword, a sword just big enough that it can be effectively used with either one hand or two. Also called a hand-and-a-half sword but "bastard" sounds cooler I guess.

>>718773794
>I wonder what weapon do actual general samurai use?
Guns
>Before guns
Bows and horses

>>718745201
Yeah that's why blades have edges anon

>>718775406
I wonder if it's a coolidea for an RPG to make Samurai a ranged-melee hybrid with a Musket alongside a Naginata, Kusarigama or Kanabo. Deadly in both melee and ranged.

>>718745201
>Mays threw with a submarine delivery, and it was late afternoon. Eyewitnesses recounted that Chapman did not react to the pitch at all, presumably unable to see it. The sound of the ball striking Chapman's skull was so loud that Mays thought it had hit the end of Chapman's bat; he fielded the ball and threw to first base.
>Home plate umpire Tommy Connolly, noticing that Chapman was bleeding from his left ear, screamed towards the stands for a doctor. Tris Speaker, who had been on deck, rushed to Chapman, as did several players from each team. Carl Mays merely stood on the mound. Chapman tried to walk, but his knees buckled. As he was helped off the field by his teammates, he mumbled "I'm all right; tell Mays not to worry... ring....Katie's ring," before falling unconscious. Chapman was taken to St. Lawrence Hospital, a short distance from the Polo Grounds, where he was diagnosed with a depressed skull fracture. Despite emergency surgery to relieve swelling on his brain, Chapman died at 4:40 a.m. the next day. His pregnant wife Katie, summoned from Cleveland by phone, arrived at 10:00 a.m. and fainted upon learning he had died.

>>718775406
This, but both had Katanas as sidearms.

>>718775641
You mean Nioh?

>>718738647
>>718738739
Flail-chan is my wife.

>>718773794
>general
Just a katana and a wakizashi.
Generals dont actually take part in the fighting. That's what your sergeants and lieutenants are for.
Takeda Shingen blocking Uesugi Kenshin's katana with a command fan is so romanticized because it was one of the very rare cases of commanders fighting each other.

>>718769495
stabbing people from 7 feet away was a game changer even the simple caveman understood

Reminder that people find the thought of getting stabbed more frightening than getting shot. It's why bayonet charges worked pretty well.

>>718772113
Who do you imagine did the majority of the fighting in antiquity?

>>718777542
Who do you think decided the battles?

>>718777542
>antiquity
a very disproportionate amount of wealthy people. The Roman Republic you had to be a landowner to even serve and wealthy enough to provide your own equipment, same with the Greek city states

>>718734181 (OP)
>falchion
that is NOT a fucking falchion

>>718771954
but you're not an army
>get ambushed
>have to reach into your back and pull out your long pointy stick
>have to reposition yourself when the enemy is nearby
>get killed trying to point the edge at your ambusher

>>718777981
>not having your weapon at the ready
>thinking it will take longer to draw and ready a spear than any other weapon
Fuck you can just use it as a walking stick and it's always ready.

>>718736092
Those guys are good at acting

>>718734181 (OP)

Dual Gyrspikes for me please.

>>718777981
>have automatic rifle in a sling
>get ambushed by a dude with a rock
>they ungabunba you on the head while unslinging your weapon, you are out cold
rock >>>automatic rifle

>>718734181 (OP)
The heavy mace I think would be pretty important. It's likely less heavy than one would assume, but the weight would be enough to crush foes in leather or cloth padded armor. Metal wouldn't really protect against a good mace either. The blunt force trauma makes any reinforced club a fierce weapon sure to essentially one-hit anyone. As a secondary it's probably the greatsword, something long and that can chop and stab. An ideal weapon for someone with minor defensive apparel.

>>718745201
Because the rocks are heavier and harder?

>>718778374
For real, both fight scenes are acted significantly better than the average movie crap.

>>718778672
The rocks used in slings were lighter than baseballs, learn to read

>>718779130
A rock is more dense

>>718776018
No helmets. But yes baseballs can still be deadly

>>718779164
That is what >>718745201 is saying.
Learn to read.

Bullets are lighter than baseballs too.

>>718779320
And?

What is heavier? A kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers.

>can't read
>tries to argue against a point nobody made
the absolute IQ on this feller

>>718734181 (OP)
I will dualwield a sling and dire flail

>>718734181 (OP)
>You can only take two before you set off on your adventure.
I'd take the shortsword since I know how to fight with it, and the gnome hooked hammer cause it looks like a useful multi purpose tool to have.

>>718779440
That one's easy, it's steel because steel is heavier than feathers.

>>718779615
Uh no. They weight the same, it's a kilogram of both.

>>718765026
ENTER.

>>718734471
Spears are shit in one on one combat and are used as people control. In a one on one the opponent can just grab the pole (not sharp part) and close distance easily.
t. LARPer who fought against and with a spear on multiple scenarios.

>>718779671
Wha...?

choose

>>718779783
>larper
Lol, lmao. You realize that guy wasn't actually trying to kill you right?

>>718779783
>just grab the pole
Who the fuck is moving their spear so slowly that you can grab it like that? All the spearman has to do is pull it back a bit and then stab you in your face.

>>718780023
For me it's the cross-sword.

>>718734647
H-how long does this junior have to cultivate before he can attain such mastery?!?!

>>718780536
You must reach the quarter-pounder with cheese stage before even attempting such a feat, or you will be courting death.

>>718780023
Swaxe is probably the most usable. Maybe the swail, but the flail might be really fucking annoying.
The sworord is might be ok for spearing things too come to think of it.just watch your fingers gripping the foregrip.

>>718780023
Axemace.

>>718734181 (OP)
I cheat and spawn a sabre and a horse into the game and dumpster every other cheater who spawned in a polearm

>>718780023
The four swords where I can just detach them and have four swords

>>718780774
Maxe looks the most usable to me. The fact that it actually has a normal handle helps a lot. I don't trust the swaxe to be stable enough for chopping.

>>718734181 (OP)
Dual Katar for edgelord mode

>>718780774
Swaxe would bend in half the moment you tried to use the axe, there is a reason axe blades are very thick.

>>718734181 (OP)
>>718769495
For me, it's Darts. I wish more games had them as weapons.

>>718781459
Throwing weapons never get enough play, or just suck really bad.

>>718781664
Elden Ring DLC with throwing spear and greatshield is the peak Roman Legionnaire simulator.

>>718781664
They're really only useful as part of a proper unit, so they obviously don't get the appreciation you might expect.

>>718753942
>>718776654
You both are wrong, flail-chan belongs to me!

>>718736364
>Watching her swirly stick instead of the camera
Lol
Lmao even

>>718780023
>axemace
I was already trained for this

>>718734181 (OP)
Bastard and short sword seems like an obvious pick.

>>718734181 (OP)
What kind of lunatic picks the dire flail

thoughts on tridents?

>>718737046
>In real life the samurai would cut through the knight's armor
In what world? Samurai swords are fragile breakable little things compared to a knights full-plate armor. Samurai swords are best for exposed flesh or very light armor, usually in Japanese treditional combat and the equipment they had at the time. Europeans would call samurai sword steel "pigsteel" cause compared to their steel it was so much more inferior.

>>718783469
Anon...

>>718783404
Pretty cool, but they would probably get stuck in your enemies if you stabbed them.

>>718740063

Top fauchard looks cool as fuck and fashion trumps all.

>>718781920
Those were the best parts of Ryse, shame they were kinda half-baked.

>>718734181 (OP)
where's katana?

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword as my primary weapon. It's powerful, has reach and will work on any enemy that's not exceptionally fast. It will leverage my strength build best.
Light Flail as my off weapon, it deals blunt damage which is useful against unread and also causes bleeding which is useful for unarmored enemies. It will also dispatch fast enemies and deal with shield users that the longsword can't bash into submission.

>>718734181 (OP)
light hammer + longsworn

>>718734494
Didn't they do two fights and basically samurai won once and knight won once

>>718734181 (OP)
bastard sword my beloved
but I'll take a three headed flail as a backup too

>>718783903
Did I fall for it?

>>718734181 (OP)
I was thinking about dual wielding but that shit is probably awkward as fuck. You'd have much more control with just one sword, and it doesn't give you much protection like a shield does.
A bow with a shortsword sounds cool though.

>>718734367
Why did hairless Brock Lesnar do that?

>>718734181 (OP)
dual wield dire flail in my left hand and two-bladed sword in the right hand

>>718734181 (OP)
Short Sword for Vex and Scimitar for Nick

>>718780023
The axe mace.
Remove the axe head.
Now I have a solid mace!

>>718734181 (OP)
Sling and light hammer

>>718762232
Romans conquered the world with bare thighs, sturdy boots were basically the only leg "armor" in common general use before full plate, and leg armor is generally the first thing cut out when full plate is for whatever reason not viable.

>>718786397
>when full plate is for whatever reason not viable
Cost. Full plate is expensive. Most people used just breast plates and helmets.

>>718734181 (OP)
I'm at level 1, I only have enough stats for Long Sword and Morningstar at best.

>>718736167
>this whole image
i get with girls and they never do this

>>718780024
>You realize that guy wasn't actually trying to kill you right?
It depends against who you're fighting and if you know/trust them to adhear to cirtain rulesets of LARP combat.
Guys get really into it in a full-contact (a more aggressive ruleset of LARP combat. Is more premisable of holding your opponent weapon and/or body, a lot of full-contact battles devolve into wrastling as a result esp with more heavily armored guys) battles. They want to win, and train a lot in cold weapon combat and martial arts (at least the folks I knew). They don't want to physically hurt you and if they're actually experienced, will leave you relatively unharmed, but you will get scuffed and bruised by the end (sometimes bleed, if it was a really intense fight againset a person you know and trust not to acidentally kill you or break a bone) also some battle rulesets say the battle is over only when your opponent is unable to fight anymore due to futigue (taps out) or a KO so heads are targeted a lot in those (usually punches to the head with a plate-armored fist; they try to avoid the face, though and go for the side of the head to avoid breaking your nose or cause more serious damage and you're helmeted). We used wooden weapons, for general information. They can inflict actual damage and require training before people trust you to use them.
>>718780246
>All the spearman has to do is pull it back a bit and then stab you in your face.
One dodge is all it takes to take control over the spearman's spear. Especially if the guy has a shield, you're fucked. He'll grab onto the pole and rush you to close distance (like an archer, it's a good idea to have a side-arm for close combat as a spearman). A spear is better at crowd control and can break lines and formations, if the opponents are less skilled and less disciplined (so are bows, for that matter; people scatter to find shelter behind a tree). No one want to be the guy who gets hit in the face by the spear or a well aimed arrow.

>>718734181 (OP)
If I have to choose from this I'd take a longsword and dagger. Dagger basically just as a tool.
Really if I was going on an adventure I'd probably also want a one-handed axe and at least a shield. The axe could be used with the shield if I'm up against enemies with arrows, and the axe would be a good tool for chopping wood.
All this stuff would be pretty easy to carry.
Polearms like spears or halberds make for better weapons, but wouldn't be so good for adventuring because they're not as portable and you can't practically carry them when you're climbing up cliffs and stuff.

>>718787873
Or when firearms became a thing and bulletproof plate over the whole body would be like 150 pounds.

>>718780246
Also, spearmen work better in a formation, as a team, so they can maintain a line and cover for eachother.

>>718788185
>One dodge is all it takes to take control over the spearman's spear
This isn't Dark Souls. You don't have i-frames. You can't move your body sideways faster than anyone can move a wooden pole forwards.

>>718785827
Munchkin.

>>718734181 (OP)
sling and a dagger for me, im going to Manchester next week

>>718788185
I've taken an advanced bayonet fighting package, which is as close to genuine spear fighting, as in intent to kill or injure, not just having fun larping, you'll find on this planet in current year. And I'll tell you that it's literally impossible for a human to overcome the reflex to back away when someone slashes at your eyes or throat with a sharp edge, and that the speeds involved are intense. A spear was an insanely popular weapon for a reason and anyone who thinks they're just gonna grab it after one quick dodge is a fucking retard who has played too many video games and engaged in too many larps. You're the equivalent of this >>718734647, fighting an opponent with a fraction the speed and aggression a real opponent would have in a controlled environment and convinced of a reality that is but fantasy.

>>718734181 (OP)
heavy mace + heavy pick. Simplicity is key

>>718788185
>or a KO so heads are targeted a lot in those (usually punches to the head with a plate-armored fist; they try to avoid the face, though and go for the side of the head to avoid breaking your nose or cause more serious damage and you're helmeted.
Anyone who says this is retarded. First off if you're ever allowing or requiring someone to be knocked fully unconscious with a blow to the head you're fucked plain and simple. Secondly is that any combatives trained person would rather take a blow to the face than the side of the head since a broken nose is way less of a problem than fucking brain damage.

>>718788810
>You can't move your body sideways faster than anyone can move a wooden pole forwards
Depends on who you're fighting and how armored and futigued they are (some armors are VERY heavy, constrictive and futigue you pretty fast so your movements are slower/restricted.), but stepping aside and/or blocking a stab with a sword/shield and following through with the motion, wrapping your arm around the pole is guranteed to give you enough time and an opprotunity to grab onto the pole and slide down it to close distance. All you need to do is fight aggresssive and not too defensive/cowardly that you're giving the spearman the obvious distance advantage. Take away the distance a soon as you can and it's a guranteed victory unless they abandon their spear and go for the side-arm; usually a short sword or a dagger as these are easily stored and don't cause manuverability issues or futigue you too much to use.
As I said, spears are best used in crowd control or in a formation. One on one, a spear usually fails, from my experience.

>>718791354
I would love to spar with you lol. Fucking take your head right off

for me it's the humble goddendag

>>718792215
Is it a spear? Is it a club? Is it a stave? Yes!

>>718752083
based dorf
i would go heavy pick and heavy mace, myself

>>718791560
People do not usually use lethal weapons and spar without armor, unless you are both russians I guess.

>>718736092
In the "real life" fight the guy who first comes in around her right gets close to taking the bat to his face.

>>718789864
>>718792517
Why take two one handed bludgeoning weapons?
You are meant to mix up damage types or get a main weapon + sidearm.

>>718734181 (OP)
Sling with bullets in pouch and a Kukri.

This CYOA needs armor and other gear selections, as well as tools, camping stuff, packs, pouches, waterskins, and rations.

>>718792215
>>718792406
Polearm-ified baseball bat.

>>718734181 (OP)
The lack of spear on this image is very disappointing.

There is no buckler in the image but I choose dagger and buckler. It's an armoured jab hand, you're not winning, I have gods left fist.

>>718792686
>as well as tools, camping stuff, packs, pouches, waterskins, and rations
Stupid realism immersionfags.
In most good RPGs, you do not have to worry about hunger, thirst, sleep, first aid and backpacks or pouches carry capacity. Managing these things is not fun.
Only realism and immersion slop games do this shit.

>>718792646
pick does piercing. a dorfy dorf should be using an urgrosh tho

>>718792646
as there are no axes among the available options those are the two dwarfiest weapons i can pick (heh)
no kneecaps will be safe

>>718734181 (OP)
Longsword + Morningstar

>>718769495
well
>>718734181 (OP)
no polearms

where are the halberds?

>>718792809
You're in a realism slop game.

>>718766530
that's so mundanely african

>>718789690
>not just having fun larping, you'll find on this planet in current year
Depends on the ruleset, some rulesets are more realisric than other more contstrictive/tamer (that we usually train kids with). In the LARPs I've been going to, everyone was experienced, familiar and trustworthy to go for you aggressively while not killing/injuring you too badly so the rulesets were more premisive and fights were fought to win (kill. In anyway.) sometimes with a weapon, sometimes they get close enough to do a martial arts move to trip you down and then sticking their swords down, impailing you, which counts as a victory. There are also steel weapon rulesets that we didn't use but hung-out with the guys who did, (requires actual armor and is winned by incapacitating the opponent) and it was a spectical to watch two guys just go at it with steel swords until they couldn't move anymore (armor is heavy and will futigue you quickly).
>it's literally impossible for a human to overcome the reflex to back away when someone slashes at your eyes or throat with a sharp edge
Very dependent on the person. Those who have their shit together in a fight will be more deciplined and won't flinch, but utilize the stabbing motion to their advantage and even block it with a weapon or shield as an instinct or muscle memory (dependent on who and how agile they are, and if they have constrictive armor); that's why we train our people regularly in proper combat discipline like knowing how to keep a line/formation in face of spears and bows (sure, someone might get hit but the rest of the group gets a better chance of survival) Undisciplined people will back off and even break formation at the sight of a spear flailing towards them.
>I've taken an advanced bayonet fighting package
Idk how it is with byonettes since I only fought medieval, but I guess there is more blade then holding space and is used for shorter distance combat (while utilizing the albiet short distance as an adventage).

>>718736231
Understandable and agreeable opinion. Though if the pointy end is batted away, you better have a plan or a dagger ready.

>>718734181 (OP)
Bastard Sword for the extended range + the fact that I can sheathe it at my waist.
Morningstar for armored enemies and skeletons.

>>718734181 (OP)
sickle + warhammer

>>718734674
>since that's the least retarded answer
It really isn't. Sword + Dagger will struggle against armored enemies. The dagger will be able to penetrate the chainmail in the gaps but you'll have to wrestle your enemy to the ground first to get the time needed to line up your killing thrusts.
>B-but muh half swording and murderstrokes
Meme. You're better off with a blunt weapon that can deliver concussive and internal damage to armored foes

>>718734808
>He's our most tenacious student.
>Two hours in submission and he refuses to tap out!

>>718759818
>that big grease stain

>>718765026
Darktide, the arbiter has a shotgun revolver and shield combo

>>718790442
>First off if you're ever allowing or requiring someone to be knocked fully unconscious with a blow to the head you're fucked plain and simple.
Helmets are used for protection and they usually tap-out out of futigue or head truma (haze) rather then be knocked flat out unconscious (they know their limits and practice as much caution as they can considering the situation) and a KO can be falling to the ground and not being able to get back up usually due to futigue. It's a ruleset that is rarely used and is agreed upon by two fighters that know eachother very well and are ready to get a bit bloody. I never fought with that ruleset, for general information; though, brain damage and a broken nose are risks for sure and the praticepents know it before going into a fight like that. You won't find that ruleset in any game I've been to, diplomatic or militant game, but usually in one-off battles between friends that want to get a little rowdy with their close friends.
>Secondly is that any combatives trained person would rather take a blow to the face than the side of the head
Blows to the front of the head do happen a lot also ofc considering the distance of the two at the hight of the battle (can become wresteling). The goal is to at least haze the oponnent enough that he taps-out. As I said, a broken nose and possible brain damage are risks that the combatants are awear of and accept beforehand when getting into a fight with that ruleset. Though I didn't encounter concussed people at the group I was in (as far as I know of, no one had to be evacuated by an emergency service, one guy bit his tongue badly cause of a shield blow to the chin and needed stitches and was taken to the ER once) since everyone took safety seriously and were experienced with said rulesets that were used, and knew when to stop. For example, one right of passage is to close an open matchbox with a quick swing of a sword without making the matchbox crumple or fall on its side.

>>718793961
>>718796709
Thats a lot of words to cope for the fact that a real life combat situation involving two men fighting to the death you aren't dodging a spear thrust and then grabbing the shaft like you would in a larp match. Even if you manage to all that guy has to do is pull the shaft back instantly and the blade will slice your hand apart lol, but it's moot since it won't happen.

>>718745201
>baseballs thrown by pitchers are actually heavier and fly just as fast as rocks thrown from slings
Source being your ass? This random fuck:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAuJ9z4yYRk
Is hitting 175 mph. If your job is to be a sling guy, I'm sure you can go much faster.

>>718760686
A knight in the 17th century would beat a 17th century samurai regardless of guns, since 17th century European plate armor is the literal peak of steel armorsmithing. It would deflect both pistol and arquebus fire, requiring heavier firearms that needed 2 men, a mount to stand the gun on or the musket of which Japan had none of.

>>718792574
>unless you are both russians I guess.
A lot of the LARPing community is Russian dominated here (they usually use Russian language as dwarvish in games). Although some local cosplayers started attending the more diplomatic games (that focus on acting out scenes more then actual combat and use sponge weapons as opposed to the Russian wooden swords and spears), usually with more focus on spectical and acting/diplomacy rather then combat. Their costumes are great down to the tiniest detail but they are fregile physically and mentally as people (and are usually younger than their Russian counterparts) so you can't always drink with them, for example, or have to take them to the side and coordinate scenes with them beforehand and be careful not to hit them too hard (with a sponge sword) or say something they find offensive or out of place, cause they'll make an actual scene and break gameplay. The games that I frequented were produced by the Russians and used more realistic rulesets and more militaristic focused games that detured young cosplayers from coming though.

>>718734181 (OP)
2 Heavy Maces. Gonna cake myself in my enemies' head-fruit juices.

>>718791560
>I would love to spar with you lol. Fucking take your head right off
Head blows are forbidden in most rulesets including full-contact; hitting the balls is forbidden in all rulesets I've heard of.
Depends on what I'm fighting with and against. If it's a spear against a sword and shield and without armor, you will lose, in cirtain rulesets (like full-contact. Some rulesets forbid to take a hold of a person or his weapon so strategies will vary). But my fighting days are over and behind me and my body is atrophied from NEETing for so long. At my peak, I was quite agile, quick-footed and a fast swinger (which would overwhelm a less experienced fighter) though prone to futigue when armored even in only basic chainmail (which is, like, 20kg or so)or using heavy weapons like a wooden greatsword, which will make my movement sluggish and ineffective. I'm also short so I'll be a smaller target to hit and were froficient with a lot of weapons including polearms like spears and halbards; mostly in formations though, and short bladed weapons like a knife and dagger (A short-sword and a medium shield were my go-tos for extra agility, less futigue, reasonable reach and easy protection though it can be boring and repetitive sometimes, and I'll change things up).

>>718734181 (OP)
Sling and light mace, I got places to be so enjoy a pebble at fuck you velocity.

>>718734181 (OP)
>Gnome hooked hammer
This thing looks so fucking unwieldy. It looks more dangerous for you than whatever you're swinging at.

>>718734181 (OP)
Two shortswords.

>>718767095
Butterfly smg

>>718793085
They're right here. >>718741354

>>718769532
Hey, leave the rifle axe out of this. That one at least was a real weapon with a use.

>>718734181 (OP)
All I need is a spear.

>>718765026
Helldivers.

>>718797091
>a real life combat situation involving two men fighting to the death you aren't dodging a spear thrust and then grabbing the shaft like you would in a larp
If you have a shield, it's a piece of cake to deflect the blade and grab onto the shaft no matter how crazed the person infront of you is or how hellbent he is on killing you, if you have your shit together, that is, and don't panic.
>Even if you manage to all that guy has to do is pull the shaft back instantly and the blade will slice your hand apart
That depends on the grip itself and the individual strength of both fighters. Some would dominate other, weaker, opponents in full-contact by the virtue of strength alone and rushing them to submission.
You're coping with the fact that a lone-spearman is an easy target as long as you're not a complete idiot, well equipped, know how to fight and counter/block/perry basic stabbing attacks. It's one of the first things they teach you in training; a decent defence, else, you won't survive for long against any bladed weapon, be the distance advantage as it will be. If you're strong enough and/or have a good grip and position/leverage, you will be able to overwhelm and rush a spearman and close distance very easily. It's just a big harmless stick with a reletivly small edge to it. In formation, spears can rule the battlefield, though (if they are well trained)

>>718734808
Ahhh Nooo! I'm-I'm trapped! I'm overpowered! Gahhh! I'm pushing with ALL MY MIGHT but I can't get her off me! Damn! She's too good! *sniff* Ah, darn it! *sniff sniff* If only I could get some leverage ahhhh!! *sniiiiiiiiiiffffffffffffffff*

>>718734181 (OP)
No thanks, just the longsword please.