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The Measure Of A Blade

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Another grayscale painting, I know!> v >" I promise I know how to illustrate with color! This is another old-ish drawing from when I was still experimenting with grayscale shading. Once I finish my current art projects I'll post my recent illustrations (that aren't this black and white stuff xD)

The concept for this came from a discussion one of my friends and I often have about what makes a good sword weapon. Their idea is that basic-structure blades are the most powerful because they don't have all the extra fantasy decorations "getting in the way".. Where, I see it as the more over-dramatic and exaggerated the design is, the better! Who says a sword can't look cool AND be really good in battle, am I right? ;> Which of our weapons do you think would win here?
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Kaleidechse's avatar
A beautiful painting, full of dynamic movement, and the sword on the right indeed looks fascinating!

But from a swordfighter's perspective, I'll vote for the simpler blade. The techniques that I've been learning so far require the sword to be mobile when both weapons made contact - e.g. pivoting around the point of contact and/or sliding the blade for better leverage and reach. I think fancy decorations on a sword are more likely to lock the blade in position. And if you catch the other sword with a decorative element that's, say, in the middle of your own blade, you lose reach (you can only use the half above the decorative element) and leverage (the closer the point of contact is to the end of your blade, the more force you need to block the other sword).
Also, the more ornamental metal you attach to the sword, the heavier it gets - your movements will be slower, and you get exhausted more quickly.
And finally, on a bloodier note... If you managed to stab or cut your opponent, you don't want any decorative hooks to get caught in their body - the opponent might retaliate, or another opponent might show up soon after, while you're still trying to get your blade free.

Sorry for the long lecture - I've had a training session yesterday, so all that swordy stuff is still fresh in my mind. ;)