What's the best weapon out there? For me it's the halberd, a thinking man's choice.
Fuck gay-ass swords; they're supposed to be side weapons, but shitty Arthurian legends memed them into the best weapon. Not to mention fucking katanas, they should be ceremonial weapons.

Do you think weapon types should be tied to character class?
>duelist get duel weapon pistol or sabre or espadon or something
Not axe and shield, and he is a duelist only on paper because of better stats.

>>3822854 (OP)
Not an RPG. Thread hidden.

>>3822910
Gay pajeet vibes detected. Anon cursed.

>>3822854 (OP)
Isn't it a very new weapon? Came in late middle ages, didn't it? High tech spear, if you will.

>>3822882
No. I hate that. If anything, armor is tied to class, but only specific armor. It does depend on may things, but personally I like weapons to be available to all. If there are restrictions, make it stats or talents, not class.

>>3822854 (OP)
A big stick.
>>3822882
No, but weapon skills should be tied to class. You can pick up an axe no matter what, but an axeman will be better with it due to skills and perks.
Wielding certain types of weapons should be restricted by the location you're in.
>duelist and shields
Buckler was made for them.
>>3822929
Not really, but they got really popular towards 15-16th century. Mostly due to cost, you need a lot less metal to make a spear.

>>3822940
Right, it got popular around that time. Truth is, halberd is not what they called the weapons in picrel. Them weapons in picrel aren't even identical. Those pole weapons did evolve over time, too. Nothing beats a pike in terms of raw power. Unfortunately you'll never hit anything with it in close combat, unlike the halberd, awesome weapon.

>>3822940
>Buckler was made for them.
I thought they were universal. Tartars used bucklers, and they rarely fought on foot.

War hammer

>>3822959
Check out some pics, bucklers were much smaller than the shields the tartars used.

>>3822962
Armored gentleman's choice.

>>3822964
I suggested myself with the Diablo 2 buckler, desu.

>>3822854 (OP)
For me is seeing repurposed tools in the battlefield; think about axes, pikes or scythes sharpened or made out of better materials.
Also, spears and halberds are too unwieldy for my taste. I always pick hammers, maces and others for my charactes to make it close and personal.
>>3822882
I think it's great when you can equip whatever to your characters but they get clear bonuses and penalties if the weapon "doesn't feel right" for the character class, like a cleric performing poorly if you give him a greatsword instead of a mace or staff.

>>3822968
Bucklers are quite puny, they go halfway to you elbow at their largest and are held by a central handle in the middle, with no straps. Very small things that will do you no good in battle but ideal for 1 on 1 duels.

>>3822975
Forgot pic.

>>3822854 (OP)
based polearm enjoyer; for me it's the billhook/italian bill
>stab
>pierce armor/plate
>pierce/remove helmet
>trip/knockdown
>pin in place
>set defense vs charge of any kind
>drag riders of horses/mounts
>disarm
>remove shield
>slam/strike with shaft
>push/pull opponent
>parry/block/misdirect attack
>impale/destroy opponents on foot if mounted and charging
>unexpected pole vault
>help pull others up
>snatch items out of reach
>odd spin slash attack for theatrics/intimidation/surprise strike/feint
>lean on if tired
>even throw
it's such a freakin versatile stick, I love it so much

>>3822989
forgot a few
>emergency drawbar
>occasional flag pole
>firewood in extreme circumstances
>can hunt game with it
>sometimes tent pole
>shieldwall/formation fighting
>unregulated balista ammo??
>key piece in your panoply
>ceremonial/burial use
it's not just a weapon, it's a companion

There is no best weapon, it depends on the enemy, the environment, and the technology of the setting. Specialization is for insects and soldiers, a true warrior masters many arms.

>>3823002
>unregulated balista ammo??
One weird trick the ATF hates

Morning star, i think it should be two handed weapon tho

>>3823072
Never knew much about morgenstern; people don't use this stuff like ever.

>>3823078

>>3823072
That's a flail, it's a farming tool.

>>3823084
Not when i slap your shit with it

>>3823094
You've never worked a farm with hand tools a day. You'd knock yourself out. These converted weapons were wielded by experienced peasants who had threshed for many years.

who /khopesh/ here?

>>3822854 (OP)
>Fuck gay-ass swords; they're supposed to be side weapons
For dark age cucks maybe. Real armies run on swordsmen.

>>3823120
You cant know that!

>>3823125
Meme looking weapon like prince od persia shit
>>3823208
Talk about back problems but gladius is a meme too

Is there one sjngle RPG that is doing crossbows properly

>>3822854 (OP)

>>3822910
the fact that we get the /tg/ reject bait threads is so embarrassing

>>3823293
You're projecting, Pajeet. Why won't you go back there, hm?

>>3822854 (OP)
Halberds are for use in tight, disciplined infantry formations where it's hard for enemies to get under your guard.
Try using one in a chaotic RPG brawl, and you'll get kebabbed by a sword-user in an instant.

>>3823223
>Is there one sjngle RPG that is doing crossbows properly
Properly as in?

>>3823435
That it takes fucking forever to load a boat, prepare it to shoot, aim, and then shoot. Like in Stronghold at least

>>3823496
I'd like that, too. A bullseye will knock most targets out immediately, and not do 6 damage to a 250 hp target.

>>3823531
It works fine for dynamics—you shoot one bandit with a crossbow, switch to a lance to take another from horseback, and unsheathe a sword to fight the rest. For example.

>>3823223
>gladius is a meme too
*conquers europe and genocides entire ethnicities in ur path*

>>3823839
A meme

>>3822854 (OP)
This post is anti-white.

>>3823223
>unchristian peasantcuck weapon

>>3823839
Have you seen a gladius? It's barely a sword, rather a thin metal stick.

>>3823876
>>3823848
Samnites malding in my DMs. Get back in the amphitheatrum and say hello to Sulla's lions for me, italicuck

>>3822854 (OP)
I haven't touched a weapon since cutting myself with a katana/wakizashi when I tried to show off my uncle's display one to the neighbourhood kids but maces are bretty cool and made me a lot of money through slave trade in m&b.

>>3823897
S*mnites were BTFO before the gladius though, the Romans got the gladius from the Ib*rians a century or two later

>>3823931
Well, Romans developed shortsword shock troops specifically to deal with the samnites, even before the adoption of the gladius as the dominant style. And the final encuckening of samnites as a cultural group wasn't till sulla anyways. But the style doesn't really matter to me as long as sword shamers bleed.

>>3823928
>tfw no weeaboo uncle to watch animu with

>>3823943
>sword shamers
Katana-loving sperg. Go be a kensai mage at high school prom and see what happens

>>3823897
Savage, thoughbeit cringe.
I'll give it a pseudo-intellectual/10, that's nowadays 7.5/10

>>3822989
>>3822989

I was going to say Halberd is pretty close but the billhook is the ultimate form and you most basedly beat me to it.
Cheap to produce too, and your armies also win not just you personally.

>Thanks for showing me the light Vermintide 2

I will give the 2h battleaxe a runner up due to how it performs on the Slayer in that game though, so fun.

>>3824028
All the hoes hop on my dick when they witness my artful blade skills and pure Catholic crusader samurai heritage descended through my mother's line through Saint Dom Justo Takayama. And NO, it was not a green card marriage like the trolls keep saying. Tenshu no heiwa, heathen.

I always want to play a fencer dodge tank type of character but few games do it very well.

>>3824246
Pff, when you had your parties with alcohol and premarital sex, I studied the blade. And now when fucking redditors storm the entire place, you ask me to save you?