A Meeting For Eldiv'cruan's Official Weaponry

[Baconthief 682]

"It's my suggestion that a small knife or two be attached just below the front of the crossbow, in-case a foe gets too close for its own good. Provided it does not interfere with the place which the foot is placed to properly draw the bow."

 

Mizziyrn would mok the confidence in tone that make him appear as an expert, yet the contents of his words such as 'that place' indicate otherwise.

[HardstyleRaver2 56]

"It's my suggestion that a small knife or two be attached just below the front of the crossbow, in-case a foe gets too close for its own good. Provided it does not interfere with the place which the foot is placed to properly draw the bow."

Mizziyrn would mok the confidence in tone that make him appear as an expert, yet the contents of his words such as 'that place' indicate otherwise.

"That's an interesting idea, but I believe that I have a better idea. We should use 2 crossbows that have different situational uses. The first crossbow would be a powerful arbalest with the cranequin mechanism to help with reloading the thing. It would used for long range targets and for piercing plated armor. The problem with this crossbow is the slow reloading speed, so it's not ideal for close ranges that are out of a sword's reach. The second crossbow would be smaller and lighter than a typical crossbow, so I believe it would be called a hand crossbow. Theoretically, it has limited range and can only penetrate through leather armor, but the reload speed will be shorter than the arbalest. Therefore, it can be used as a personal defense weapon and is ideal for close ranges. Each soldier can choose either one."

[Baconthief 682]

"If that's what you wish sir, it will be done. "

[Dakirennis 959]

Alakagh widened his eyes and left his mouth agaped as he saw Dak'ir revealed the odd weapon. He uttered, "Oh my ancestors..." He paused for quite a bit as he examined the unusual weapon. After Dak'ir finally finished speaking, Alakagh said, "It looks like that an Uruk could wield this magnificient 'weapon.' It's massive, but I would like to use it. What do you call it?" He leaned over and reached his hand over to feel the flat side of the blade and the grips. "How can you carry it when you are not using it during a battle?"

He sat back after he finished feeling the weapon. "Anyways, I would like to start to talk about what kind of crossbows we should use. Shall I begin?" He looked around the room and waited for any response.

 

After the talk of crossbows comes to an end, he speaks up once more.

 

"It is called a kalive. In essence it's not much different from how one would handle a battle axe, hence it's central handle. Think of more sweeping cross swings and dedicated attacks, something as heavy as this won't give you much room to pull back from but will definitely do serious damage. And I can easily forge a one handed version as Mizziyrn suggested, though again, it'll be more for hacking and chopping than slashing considering the hook. I figured a weapon forged by dark elven hands was more suitable for us."

[HardstyleRaver2 56]

After Dak'ir finished his explanation of the new weapon, Alakagh spoke while looking around the place, "Any thoughts for these two crossbows? If not, then we should discuss about the swords and shields next."

[Baconthief 682]

"I feel comfortable with either of these crossbows"

[HardstyleRaver2 56]

After no one else responded, Alakagh continued on. "Now, I will talk about the swords and shields we are going to use. I have decided to make the soldier to either carry 2 different one-handed swords with a shield or carry a two-handed sword without a shield. The one-handed swords will be a kalive, a longsword, a short-sword, and a shamshir. Mizziryn's sword will replace the typical longsword and the short-sword if I determine that it's better than them. By the way, soldiers should not dual-wield swords. The two-handed swords will be a kalive, a broadsword, and a scimitar. Of course, all these blades will be made by Dak'ir. That is all I have to say regarding swords for now. Any thoughts?" He waited for any response.

[Glyc 234]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.