rust Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I think "grabbing the blade" of a weapon like that is kind of a movie maneuver if you feel attached to your fingers =) Well, most rapiers did not have a sharp edge along the entire blade, and many did not have a sharp edge at all, since a weapon designed for thrusting does not need one, so grabbing the blade of a rapier was a quite common maneuver. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebrand Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Well, most rapiers did not have a sharp edge along the entire blade, and many did not have a sharp edge at all, since a weapon designed for thrusting does not need one, so grabbing the blade of a rapier was a quite common maneuver. The sword in the movie is a "cut and thrust sword", not a true rapier! It would be actually safer to grab rob roy's sword! At least rob gets cut many times! Edited July 5, 2011 by icebrand Quote "It seems I'm destined not to move ahead in time faster than my usual rate of one second per second" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The sword in the movie is a "cut and thrust sword", not a true rapier! It would be actually safer to grab rob roy's sword! I have to admit that I do not know the movie and so trusted the description as a rapier, but you are right, this is definitely not a rapier, to me it looks like a gentleman's smallsword, the successor of the rapier as a dueling weapon. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The sword in the movie is a "cut and thrust sword", not a true rapier! It would be actually safer to grab rob roy's sword! At least rob gets cut many times! No, that IS a Rapier. A Rapier WAS a cut and thrust weapon. You can see the flat in several shots. Now, that is a mighty thin blade, but there is still a blade there, not just a thrusting point like an epee or estoc. SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I have to admit that I do not know the movie and so trusted the description as a rapier, but you are right, this is definitely not a rapier, to me it looks like a gentleman's smallsword, the successor of the rapier as a dueling weapon. OK, on second glance, that is also a possibility. Though both were designed cut and thrust, regardless of how they were actually used. SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebrand Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 OK, on second glance, that is also a possibility. Though both were designed cut and thrust, regardless of how they were actually used. SDLeary Liam neeson's sword is a broadsword / 1h claymore right? Quote "It seems I'm destined not to move ahead in time faster than my usual rate of one second per second" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Liam neeson's sword is a broadsword / 1h claymore right? In my opinion, yes, although it is the very late type, not the medieval weapon of the same name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Claymore2-Morges.jpg Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Liam neeson's sword is a broadsword / 1h claymore right? Though commonly called that, there really is nothing that is a 1h Claymore. Its a basket-hilt sword, or basket-hilt broadsword. This was a battlefield weapon unlike the rapier or smallsword. SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redge Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Retroquest uses +1AP for shield and +2AP for a big shield (one that can't be used on horseback). Also, armors give AP based on material *and* cover (so a leather scale armor is 3 ap, a metal scale armor is 4 ap, a leather scale tunic is 4 ap and a metal scale tunic is 5 ap) Ofc, hit locations are only used on major wounds. Cool. I'll check it out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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