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RAPIER / FOIL (short blade)
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Weight: ~2 kg
Rank(s): 1st row
The rapier is a light weapon with a straight,
double-edged, pointed blade. It is designed to be a light,
thrusting sword. The term rapier is often used to describe
a civilian weapon, as opposed to the heavier and deadlier
swords of soldiers and mercenaries. Rapiers are fashionable
among nobles and gentlemen.
As a new art of fighting evolved with emphasis on
thrusting with the blade as opposed to slashing, a new
weapon was required. This art is known as fencing, and it
requires a rapier. As the sport grew in popularity, the
rapier was required to be narrower and lighter. It became
not a slashing weapon at all, but a weapon purely for
thrusting.
The early rapier handles have straight quillons
(cross guards), side guards, and knuckle bows. The later
versions have shell guards, similar to the basket hilts
of the broad sword and cutlass. As a result, the rapier
wielder enjoys the same Parry and punching bonuses outlined
earlier.
Some skill(s) usable with the weapon:
Bladed fury, battlecry, bloodlust, cardiac stimulation,
damn armament, lure, pierce, short blades, stab and vampiric blow.
See also:
Knife, dagger, main gauche, dirk, poker, foil, sai, wakizashi,
short sword, scimitar, cutlass, and horn.
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