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''For the weapon item, not the category, see [[Sword#Swords|Sword]].''
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''For the specific weapon items, see also [[Weapons#Swords|Swords]]. For the weapon skill, see [[Sword (Skill)]]. For the category, see [[:Category:Sword|Category:Sword]]''.
  
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A sword is a [[Cutting weapon|bladed]] [[Weapons|weapon]] composed of a shaft with a blade in it. Some swords have an additional guard. When using a sword to [[Combat|attack]], the player character's sword combat [[Skills|skill]] determines the damage done to the target. Swords can not be [[Throwing|thrown]].
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A sword is a [[Cutting weapon|bladed]] [[Weapons|weapon]] composed of a shaft with a blade in it. Some swords have an additional guard.  
  
 
There are many different weapons in the swords category, some double-edged (straight swords), some single-edged (scimitars, etc.).
 
There are many different weapons in the swords category, some double-edged (straight swords), some single-edged (scimitars, etc.).
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== Usage ==
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When using a sword to [[Combat|attack]], the player character's sword combat [[Skills|skill]] determines the damage done to the target.
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Swords ''cannot'' be [[Throwing|thrown]], so don't rely on them as emergency throwing weapons.
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Due to their great degree of specialisation for armed combat between humans, and their lack of many useful abilities like throwability, swords aren't intended as hunting weapons. In an emergency, they can be used to kill trapped or already dazed prey, but they're otherwise not ideal for any food-gathering or resource-gathering tasks.
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== Availability ==
  
 
The player cannot manufacture swords. They must be bought via [[Trading|barter trade]] or acquired from fallen warriors (preferrably enemies).
 
The player cannot manufacture swords. They must be bought via [[Trading|barter trade]] or acquired from fallen warriors (preferrably enemies).
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Swords are rare and expensive items in the game, reflecting their nature as high-status and warfare-oriented weapons of an Iron Age world, even among the more wealthier cultures.
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== Overview of sword types ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! class="unsortable" | Image
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! scope="col" |Item
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! scope="col" |Blunt
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! scope="col" |Edge
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! scope="col" |Point
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! scope="col" |Attack Bonus
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! scope="col" |Defense Bonus
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! scope="col" |One-handed penalty
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! scope="col" |Weight
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! scope="col" |Value
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! scope="col" |Val/lbs
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! scope="col" width="30%" |<span style="font-weight:bold;">Comments</span>
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|-
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| [[File:Battlesword.png|link=Battlesword|center]]
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|[[Battlesword]]
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|5
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|8
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|4
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|5
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|2
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|30
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|8 lbs.
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|1400
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|'''175'''
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|Two-handed hilt <br> Double-edged blade
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|-
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| [[File:Bastard Sword.png|link=Bastard Sword|center]]
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|[[Bastard Sword]]
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|4
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|6
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|4
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|4
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|2
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|10
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|5 lbs.
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|1200
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|'''240'''
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|Two-handed hilt <br> Double-edged blade
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|-
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| [[File:Broadsword.png|link=Broadsword|center]]
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|[[Broadsword]]
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|3
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|5
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|3
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|3
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|2
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|0
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|3 lbs.
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|920
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|'''306.66'''
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|One-handed hilt <br> Double-edged blade
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|-
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| [[File:Scimitar.png|link=Njerpeziläis Scimitar|center]]
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|[[Njerpeziläis Scimitar]]
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|3
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|5
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|0
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|3
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|2
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|0
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|3 lbs.
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| 640
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| '''213.33'''
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|One-handed hilt <br> Single-edged blade <br> Cultural item of the [[Njerpez]], causes bleeding ''(to verify in 3.4)''.
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|-
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| [[File:Shortsword.png|link=Shortsword|center]]
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|[[Shortsword]]
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|2
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|4
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|4
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|2
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|1
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|0
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|2 lbs.
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| 600
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| '''300'''
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|One-handed hilt <br> Double-edged blade
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|-
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| [[File:Scimitar.png|link=Scimitar|center]]
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|[[Scimitar]]
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|2
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|5
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|0
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|2
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|2
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|0
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|2 lbs.
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|480
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|'''240'''
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|One-handed hilt <br> Single-edged blade
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|}
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== URW Game Encyclopedia description ==
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The official [[UnReal World Encyclopedia|URW in-game encyclopedia]] (accessed by the {{key|F1}} key) describes swords thusly:
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''Swords are most commonly used by only the wealthiest western peoples and are relatively rare elsewhere in the UnReal World. See weapons for more information about different types of swords.''
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== Real life context ==
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Swords became somewhat more common in Fennoscandia during the later Iron Age. Some archaeological examples:
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*'''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Late_Iron_Age_swords_found_from_Finland.jpg Photo of Finnish swords from a late Iron Age find]'''
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*'''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karelian_iron_age_sword_hilts_Schvindt_1893.jpg An Iron Age sword found at Käkisalmi in Karelia]'''
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From a purely historical point of view, two-handed (or "hand-and-a-half") sword types like the bastard sword and the battlesword (the latter arguably a longsword) are somewhat "anachronistic" within the game's fictional world.
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Hilts for partial or full two-handed usage started becoming more popular well into the European Middle Ages, roughly around the 13th century AD. Virtually all swords from European prehistory, antiquity and the early Middle ages were one-handed, and commonly used in tandem with a shield. The game's usable combination of a shortsword or broadsword with a [[Shield|shield]] or [[Buckler|buckler]] reflects this very well.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiIDl_mt2c This short video] shows a good reenactment example of sword-and-shield fighting in [[Mail Hauberk|mail armour]], in a style typical of late antiquity and the early medieval period (which represent the late stages of the Iron Age in many European countries, including the Scandinavian ones).
  
 
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[[Category:Weapon| ]]
 
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[[Category:Sword| ]]

Latest revision as of 11:16, 21 December 2018

For the specific weapon items, see also Swords. For the weapon skill, see Sword (Skill). For the category, see Category:Sword.

A sword is a bladed weapon composed of a shaft with a blade in it. Some swords have an additional guard.

There are many different weapons in the swords category, some double-edged (straight swords), some single-edged (scimitars, etc.).

Usage

When using a sword to attack, the player character's sword combat skill determines the damage done to the target.

Swords cannot be thrown, so don't rely on them as emergency throwing weapons.

Due to their great degree of specialisation for armed combat between humans, and their lack of many useful abilities like throwability, swords aren't intended as hunting weapons. In an emergency, they can be used to kill trapped or already dazed prey, but they're otherwise not ideal for any food-gathering or resource-gathering tasks.

Availability

The player cannot manufacture swords. They must be bought via barter trade or acquired from fallen warriors (preferrably enemies).

Swords are rare and expensive items in the game, reflecting their nature as high-status and warfare-oriented weapons of an Iron Age world, even among the more wealthier cultures.

Overview of sword types

Image Item Blunt Edge Point Attack Bonus Defense Bonus One-handed penalty Weight Value Val/lbs Comments
Battlesword.png
 Battlesword 5 8 4 5 2 30 8 lbs. 1400 175 Two-handed hilt
Double-edged blade
Bastard Sword.png
 Bastard Sword 4 6 4 4 2 10 5 lbs. 1200 240 Two-handed hilt
Double-edged blade
Broadsword.png
 Broadsword 3 5 3 3 2 0 3 lbs. 920 306.66 One-handed hilt
Double-edged blade
Scimitar.png
 Njerpeziläis Scimitar 3 5 0 3 2 0 3 lbs. 640 213.33 One-handed hilt
Single-edged blade
Cultural item of the Njerpez, causes bleeding (to verify in 3.4).
Shortsword.png
 Shortsword 2 4 4 2 1 0 2 lbs. 600 300 One-handed hilt
Double-edged blade
Scimitar.png
 Scimitar 2 5 0 2 2 0 2 lbs. 480 240 One-handed hilt
Single-edged blade

URW Game Encyclopedia description

The official URW in-game encyclopedia (accessed by the F1 key) describes swords thusly:

Swords are most commonly used by only the wealthiest western peoples and are relatively rare elsewhere in the UnReal World. See weapons for more information about different types of swords.

Real life context

Swords became somewhat more common in Fennoscandia during the later Iron Age. Some archaeological examples:

From a purely historical point of view, two-handed (or "hand-and-a-half") sword types like the bastard sword and the battlesword (the latter arguably a longsword) are somewhat "anachronistic" within the game's fictional world.

Hilts for partial or full two-handed usage started becoming more popular well into the European Middle Ages, roughly around the 13th century AD. Virtually all swords from European prehistory, antiquity and the early Middle ages were one-handed, and commonly used in tandem with a shield. The game's usable combination of a shortsword or broadsword with a shield or buckler reflects this very well.

This short video shows a good reenactment example of sword-and-shield fighting in mail armour, in a style typical of late antiquity and the early medieval period (which represent the late stages of the Iron Age in many European countries, including the Scandinavian ones).

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