Suggestions for Weapons and Protection

[Talapus]

A simple search for "trident" turns up the following posts:

http://www.cantr.net/forum/viewtopic.ph ... ent#237397
http://www.cantr.net/forum/viewtopic.ph ... ent#160198
http://www.cantr.net/forum/viewtopic.ph ... ent#120759

The game already has enough pointless weapons that the RD won't even consider any new weapons unless they have something special about them. Something that distinguishes them from the other weapons out there.

And was this the picture you were trying to provide? A bit too fantasy for my tastes.

[geparden]

You could also use a trident for fishing. If I'm not mistaken, that is what tridents are for (or am I confusing it with the fishing spear?)

[Crosshair]

I'd say tridents are pretty damn pointy, not pointless.

But seriously, we've enough weapons, jeeeebz! just work on improving what we have. No matter what you add, people will still use the same powerful ones.

[SekoETC]

Heh, yeah. Though in real life, just about anything can be equally deadly if you just use it right. I doubt the trident was a very common weapon, it was a fishing spear and they used it in gladiator battles to represent Poseidon or something. We have the skill vs. strength thing that allows more specialization, in real life most people wouldn't even be able to lift a two-handed sword let alone swing it, while a person might do better with a handy dagger or a bagh-nakh.

[buddyhall]

Two-handed swords aren't just weapons you pick up your first day andtry to kill someone with you need conditioning. Any fool over I'd say 5"8 could learn to wield one and that conditioning will make you even stronger with lighter swords any ways yes tridents can be used for fishing And be used in defense like a halbard infact i think fighting with one would be very efficient in one on one combat or on the front lines in older days not only could you easily turn a short sword with a trident you could probly learn to break sword with one anyways so it can fish fight defend and even break sword actaully quite an efficient weapon.

so truth be told much more efficient to a trained soldier probly less efficient for a peasant forced to fight in the army whose just handed a short sword and given quick training so yes gladitor fought with then being much more conditioned than your average soldier i believe

[buddyhall]

Ok how but this 1 shot you miss nothing you hit 99%

http://www.thm-online.dk/tidsperioder/1 ... 45/b-4131/

it's a big step maybe in a good or bad direction tho i don't know
It's a Derrengar a single shot pistol slightly newer than than ones the pirates used.

[Racetyme]

Guns have been shot down many times. Cantr isn't ready.

[Gran]

arcabuisiers are more equal to our combat development and they would make the same damage as a crossbow.

[Nakranoth]

A much more primitive fishing trident... none too fantasy, I'd say. Would funtion as a step up from the fishing spear in both fishing and combat aspects... but still, more tool than weapon.
(*edit* LOL, the spear towards bunny is priceless)

[SekoETC]

That trident looks like a fork...

I think there could be tridents in Cantr, it would be a bit more effective than a spear but maybe taking more strength to wield due to having more metal in the head. Also it could naturally be used to boost fishing. Although it couldn't be terribly much better than the existing fishing spear, it would deteriorate more slowly.

Also why not substitute some swords for a sickle/scythe? That would give them a bit of a practical use during peace time. And maybe a mace could be used for gathering nuts if a stick and a scepter can. Also the walking stick could do the trick if it's not already included.

[buddyhall]

they already have sickle and syth syth is like a longbow in damage

[geparden]

and the walking stick can already be used to collect nuts. It is the supperiour nutcollecting tool.

[shapukas]

Gunpowdered wepons is not a good idea. Specialy when hit then 99%. Then couple of fighters whoud anihilate all town. It coud be done if acuracy would be 1%. Then 1 shot out of 100 whould be allmoste deadly, but then nobody would use it.

[Gran]

what you planning?

[buddyhall]

the gun would be a one shot weapon that only works once 50/50 like a crowbars lockpicking success if it hits 99% if it jmisses you better have another one