Shugoki
Junior Member
I won't deny that's part of the reason, but it's mostly because a scythe is terrible as a weapon.
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Aster Sapphire
Elder Member
Do you ever just have your character call the sycth wielder on that bs? XD Sounds like it'd be hilarious.
Elephantom
Chicken Broth Paragon
Second that. You're better with a quarterstaff or something. Those are some of the most efficient weapons, if put in the right hands, that is.
It seriously is! Probably the worst is like, completely different personalities at the RP moved along. One minute the character is kind, then rude. It makes no sense.
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
some of the Peasant Weapons like Quarterstaves and Daggers are Extremely effective when used in combat by even a Novice. the Scythe was such an impractical weapon that it had to be reforged into a wannabe Glaive to make it more effective. the reason glaives and other slashing polearms are banned in Hema Re-Enactments are the same reason they were highly effective on the battlefield. Slashing polearms really pick up kinetic force at an extremely fast rate and tend to pack quite the impact. meaning, even if they don't cut through a target's armor, they will still break several of the target's ribs upon impact and leave some nasty internal bleeding. this is also one thing that made quarterstaves highly effective against full plate.
the Farmer Style Scythe used by the Grim Reaper is impractical. but a Glaive made by modifying and reforging a Scythe or Gardening Hoe was a Very Effective Slashing Polearm called a Fauchard. Fauchards were highly effective.
StarBabyPixel
Baby stars go Rawr!!!
Biggest rp pet peeve...
People not leading in their writing
give the next person something to work with! Roleplay is a group effort and it makes everything harder if people don't write with others in mind.
People not leading in their writing
give the next person something to work with! Roleplay is a group effort and it makes everything harder if people don't write with others in mind.
Sunstone
This sentence is false.
Mary Sue is after youuuuu.
Shugoki
Junior Member
No, that tends to lead to a tad bit too much unnecessary drama for my taste.
amdreams
Black Market Witch
War sycthes are actually a thing. Though they were more of a polearm with a single edged curved blade. Like a spear with a slight curve. But they were mainly used because during peasant uprisings, people couldn't afford actual weapons so they'd re-purpose farming tools. In this case, rotating the scythe blade at a 90 degree angle and reattaching it. This way, it was good for stabbing, cutting and didn't go too deep so that it was easy to remove.
Still, this is not the type of scythes people are using and I'm still tired of people treating their angsty reaper starter kits as though they're just so superior to anything else.
Still, this is not the type of scythes people are using and I'm still tired of people treating their angsty reaper starter kits as though they're just so superior to anything else.
Sibelle Grey
Worldweaver
Okay, I snorted xD What an accurate description.
TheCarolean
Gott Mit Uns
The perfect character. The guy who has every thing, is apparently amazing looking and charming, and is ultimately badass. Its Not like it is a joke or troll, they are dead serious about it and while take criticism harshly. I would ban the fuck out of these people from my RPs
Sunstone
This sentence is false.
Falls under the category Mary Sue. Or Marty Stu.
Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
When people have a certain weapon within a logical fightin' RP that has the mystical capabilities of defying the laws of physics.
"Ah, yes. Lemme just whip out my 9mm pistol capable of penetrating any form of metal alloy and passing through a line up of buildings whilst wiping out all of its inhabitants with whimsical ease."
It's OK if it's fantasy. But if you're RPing, say, the Second World War, your M1911 ain't going to do much against that Panzer III.
"Ah, yes. Lemme just whip out my 9mm pistol capable of penetrating any form of metal alloy and passing through a line up of buildings whilst wiping out all of its inhabitants with whimsical ease."
It's OK if it's fantasy. But if you're RPing, say, the Second World War, your M1911 ain't going to do much against that Panzer III.
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Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
Also, visual aid of a War Scythe, since we're talking about angsty teens and what not.
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
there is a point where fantasy gets ridiculous. if we could develop a semi automatic 9mm pistol with this much penetration and this much range, we wouldn't need another firearm
Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
I'm not even sure your wrist would even be able to cope with such firepower.
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
the recoil of such firepower would likely kill you.
Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
I wouldn't say kill. More likely result in a jelly arm... if the arm doesn't fly off...
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
the amount of recoil from the example 9mm pistol that can penetrate a line of reinforced buildings would be enough to knock you prone with enough force to shatter your spinal cord into many tiny shards. which would kill you.
Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
Well, it depends on how you're firing it, of course. If you're firing this super weapon like a .50 calibrate anti-material rifle (operating within a prone position with a bipod that was for some reason developed for a pistol attached), then you'll be screaming "OH MY HAND" for quite some time, since this weapon has just gone through several buildings constructed of alloy metals.
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
most roleplayers wouldn't do that. they would try to treat it like they were firing a pistol and expect to suffer none of the consequences, complaining when you declare them dead.
Axel The Englishman
The Holy Crusader
I've got a funny image in my head now of some character wielding this weapon, firing it, and flying straight to the ground.
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
flying straight to the ground and fragmenting their entire spinal cord into shards. imagine trying to hold it sideways Gangsta Style.
StarBabyPixel
Baby stars go Rawr!!!
Sounds like you'd smash it into your face before hitting the ground, little bit funny XD
Umbrie
Adorable Little Nymph
that too. your cranium would be fragmented into shards too, which would pierce your brain. also fatal.
