un: wellcooked

[transfusionem]

So I think we have punching pretty well taken care of, but does anyone have advice on how to buy a decent sword?


Asides from just like, go to the market and find one.

Comments

UN: KA_KISKE, voice to text

[bejustorbedead]

Depends on what you're looking for, but find an actual weaponsmith and buy directly from them. Many sites that sell 'swords' are selling replicas that are too heavy, or flimsy 'fantasy' blades.

[transfusionem]

And neither of those things would be very good for fighting actual daemons, huh?

Would it be too much to assume there's an actual weaponsmith in town?

[bejustorbedead]

The former will be unbalanced and will either swing badly or tire you out quickly, the latter will at best be flying debris if it hits anything harder than a pillow.

There is one in fact, though you can also ask the Anvil of Hadur's workers here. Most of them specialize in runic work, but many are smiths proper.

[transfusionem]

It's not going to be expensive, is it? I had been kind of thinking of getting one second-hand because it's not like I have loads of cash to throw around.

UN: Epicyon

[heromedal]

If you know what kind you want, I'm always looking for projects. Something bespoke is always best.

[ He basically lives in the Anvil of Hadur these days, he only leaves because they close it and then he has to go the library.

And then once a week to bed. ]

[transfusionem]

That's kind of the problem. I don't really know what kind of sword would be best, or if that's even the kind of weapon I want to go for in the first place.

[Also she doesn't want to demand that much of Rex's time!!]

[heromedal]

In that case, it may be best to experiment with a few on loan before you commit. You may not even want to take up swordswomanship long term. When it comes to choosing an ideal weapon, it's best to select it based on your combat psychology.

Personally, I prefer to shoot things.

[ Rex

has so much time

so much. ]

[transfusionem]

I don't know what my combat psychology would be. My experience with combat so far is a few spars in the Cage.

I'd probably be awful at shooting things.

[Rex has time because he doesn't sleep.]

un: weaseling

[deuteranope]

there's swords for stabbing and swords for slicing think about what you like doing more

other than that I got nothing

[transfusionem]

I'd rather just kick someone in the teeth but I don't think that's gonna work for most things I'm going to be fighting here.

Everything has to be way more complicated.

[deuteranope]

hey I punched and batted daemons instead of using a sword live your fucking dreams girl

[transfusionem]

Not everyone can be a badass. My only real dream is I make it through this whole thing alive.

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Fuckin call up the Anvil of Hadur my dude they will literally make you whatever you want since youre a student

[transfusionem]

I was going to but there were too many options and I panicked.

I don't know anything about this.

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Well are you sure you want a sword? Do you have any weird powers? You said you were a mage right?

[transfusionem]

Swords are what I've been using when I've been practicing, so maybe... And I don't really have anything that useful except I can make myself pretty fast.

[Which!! Is the truth!! It's just not, you know, because of magic.]

un: δαήμων

[eudaimonikos]

You can bargain with a daemon to get a cool magic sword.

[eudaimonikos]

Actually wait don't do that

[transfusionem]

That sounds like a very good way to make sure I don't survive Nightfall.

UN: oolong

[ohgoodgrief]

NOT from art dealers

Especially ones you don't check out first

omg the stories I could tell

[transfusionem]

Gotcha.

How many of those stories end with someone being super embarrassed and humiliated?

[ohgoodgrief]

Bad deals with art dealers are literally how my life has been on the course it has been since age seventeen.

...which come to think, I have a pretty good life, so maybe roll the dice?

[YANG]

un: black

[marmoron]

get someone to transmute one for you
you any good with a sword?

[transfusionem]

What, like alchemy?

And I'm trying to be. I'm probably quite a ways from being really good.

[marmoron]

yep. alt's transmuted swords before
what made you decide to go with a sword as a beginner weapon though?