About the Book
This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 38. Chapters: Bastard swords, Broadswords, Cutlasses, Elfblades, Flails, Hammers, Heavy maces, Katanas, Longswords, Maces, Morning stars, One-handed swords, Picks, Rapiers, Sabers, Scimitars, Tridents, Bastard sword, Dornavver, Hallowed Redeemer, Keryvian, Kondar, Taragarth, Vindicator, Broadsword, Keryvian, Cutlass, Artblade, Elfblade, Rulers' Blade, Warblade, Flail, Flail of Ages, Heavy flail, Gnome hooked hammer, Hammer, Maul, Warhammer, Heavy mace, Katana, Blackrazor, Cormyrian goblinthrasher, Dragonstooth, Faervian, Holy avenger, Justicar, Namarra, One Thousand Broken Dreams, Varscona, Club, Heavy mace, Light mace, Mace, Morning star, Storm star, Bastard sword, Broadsword, Cutlass, Dragathil, Elfblade, Faervian, Icingdeath, Katana, Keryvian, Rapier, Scimitar, Sword, Twinkle, Bastard sword, Broadsword, Club, Cutlass, Dragathil, Dwarven waraxe, Elfblade, Faervian, Flail, Heavy mace, Katana, Keryvian, Khopesh, Longsword, Mace, Morning star, Rapier, Short sword, Warhammer, Dragathil, Rapier, Icingdeath, Scimitar, Shazzellim, Twinkle. Excerpt: A bastard sword, also called a hand-and-a-half sword, is a weapon that is in between a longsword and a greatsword. A bastard sword can be used in either one or two hands, thus giving it its name. It has a longer grip than a one-handed sword and has a shorter blade than a greatsword for extra precision in the strike. It is also more powerful than a longsword due to its increased weight. An average bastard sword costs 35gp and weighs 6lbs (2.7kg). Bastard swords are martial weapons normally used two-handed. They require extra training to use them one-handed effectively. Therefore they are classified as exotic weapons in 3rd edition and 3.5 edition D&D when used one-handed. Historically, the "bastard sword" was merely a form of Western European sword sized between the single-handed knightly or arming sword, and the larger two-handed longswords. The only functional difference i...
