WorstNameEver
Nice 
. I support it if u are going for a single-man army type mc. Can sweep the battlefield with that sort of weapon.
Btw, can I ask where u got that img from?
Cos that's Orthos Prime from Warframe. I'm a huge fan of that game, so u know. R u too??
Sword are wayyyyy to overused
JunkieOverThe_Moon
thats cool. In my series, I have 5 planned books and each fights differently due to the nature of their power and the benefits such power gives them.
Book 1: MC will use a Staff, but he can make weapons out of Qi. However, the way the staff was made allows it to channel qi incredibly well; the main character uses this property to use his qi weapon creation skills to make the staff turn into a different polearm depending on the situation.
This works because his physical capabilities are balanced and his Qi-attributes are incredibly versatile.
For example; the enemy has heavy armour, he makes a hammerhead on his staff and that makes it a hammer.
Enemy's defence is weak against incredibly focused attacks; the mc will make his staff a spear. Stuff like that.
Book 2: MC isn't human, so he will use his natural beastly weapons like claws. So he is a melee fighter of a unarmed combat fashion.
Book 3: MC uses a bow because he is naturally fast and his powers are some of the best mobility and escape types given that he uses Space and Time.
Book 4: Main character uses a sword and is a reincarnation (9 lives so plenty of time to master the sword).
Book 5: MC is the Dual weilding single handed hammers that merge into a two handed warhammer.
JunkieOverThe_Moon I used to be, but stopped playing due to time contraints rip.
Seink They would look like Mjolnir and he can throw them like Thor can xD.
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I agree about the overused swords. Everytime I see a protagonist with a sword, my interest in a series decreases by a large margin. Knives, staves, and spears are pretty common. I've seen a few protagonists who use bow and arrows, sabers, gauntlets, hammers, scythes, guns, their fists, string, or something a bit more unique. But I don't think I've seen a protagonist use an axe or a fan throughout a series. >3</
Im a fan of complete originality and purity. That means that if I use a sword, I will make it so that the sword is actually used. Not the swishing of swords and magic coming out. The practical killing sword, down grossly.
If I used any other I would get good understanding before putting it.
Btw, I use greatswords in my novel and I intend to use it at its best.
90751052 My MC uses battle axe and harpoons!
I posted a thread just to answer your question. Check it out if you like.
Sweords May be overused but through the history they have been the most popular and easy to use. Spears are hard to use and experts use it. It’s not easy to kill people with it unless you have good aim. Sword on the other hand are easy to use with with most of the blade able to cut an opponent. There have also been many variations of swords from short swords to long swords from broad swords to great swords.
Even in history they’ve been the most preferred to use from the Knights to Romans to Persians and Arabs. I guess using a sword is just easy and more new people compared to other weapons.
And that one has already been done :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Ships
There's a priest or monk, if I recall correctly, who in a battle-scene "teaches" an opponent the word of God, and a heavy and blunt word it is ;)
Darkjokes no you are wrong spears are significantly easier and stronger than swords there is even a saying that for a swordsman to defeat a spearman he needs to be 3x more skilled
darknightofchaos although if both have a good shield the swords are slightly better, if not in formation (spears can potentially attack from the backline) also spears and polearms are the batlefield weapons. normal one handed swords were rarely used and when they were used it was in combination with a shield
darknightofchaos Comparatively modern cavalry used swords in formation. Sabre, I believe, is the more specific term for the swords used.
I would agree and disagree with that. Spears relied on speed and yes they had reach which made them easier but it was a lot easier to kill someone with a sword than it was with spear.
Most of the spear had a wooden or metal body with its tip being the sharp object to pierce. As long as the person has the reach he is able to attack the said person. However if the opponent comes too close to the person it is hard to menauver the spear to attack him.
Swords have it easier as most of the blade is pointy enough to cut or pierce an opponent. An Amature can swing a sword and could cause an injury to his opponent the same cannot he said for a spear.