User:DearlySkies/Weapons

THIS WEB PAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. Weapons are an essential for OCs that are in, say, Homeworld SU-Verse, RWBY-Verse, and all those other fighting universes but what I see misused are these same weapon and they eventually just become overused. Today is the day to PUT DOWN THAT SWORD OH MY GOD.

Please note that I also use many swords and spears but these are proxies until I can get more time to design weapons.

Swords
A majority of the time, weapons which are used are spears and swords but if you actually look at the background of these weapons, they were once great to be used... If you were Greek or Roman, were in an army, or were a british cavalier. Gladiators had a variert of weapons to use and the sword you see in design everywhere are not the sword you want, dear god. Especially not how they are seen in cartoons. ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY SINGLE HANDEDLY WIELD A SWORD. AS A PERSON WHO HAS ATTENDED MANY RENAISSANCE FAIRS AND HAVE HELD MANY SWORDS, THESE ARE NOT EASY TO CARRY AND ARE EVEN HARDER TO ACTUALLY USE.

I, too, play Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy and well (gods why)... The Master Sword NEEDS BOTH HANDS, The Buster Sword probably can't be used unless you're a body builder (or Zack, Angeal, or Cloud), but a glaive is easier relative to weight.

To Do's and Do Not's With Swords:
 * DO NOT DESIGN THIS For those asking, yes, I do have a personal vendetta against swords
 * If you do, the character needs to use both hands unless they are visibly buff.
 * Katana, glaives, rapiers are okay for single handed use
 * Sephiroth's Masamune also weighs a lot so don't do it.

Spears
Spears are also one of those PLEASE NO weapons because they are overused. Spears are also hard to use because they are so tall, made of wood, and have metal on the end. These aren't exaclty the best of weapons for characters who aren't nomads or hunters... Unless you used a cool spear with side things for added damage. Spears aren't as easily mismused as swords are in fantasy. In fact, spears are the most accurately used weapon in your video games and television shows.

To Do and Do Not's With Spears
 * Do add onto the spear sides for extra damage
 * Do not make it extremely long.

How to Choose a Weapon
Characters all have different builds and with these different body designs come a small variety your character can wield. A tall character can use a long bow or a recurve bow but a short character may be better off with a hunting bow or crossbow. The same goes with most any weapon.

Tall Character Specific
Weapons which are better for taller characters are but not limited to:
 * Long sword
 * Scythe
 * Spear/ javelin/ lance
 * War hammer (long handle)
 * Large shield
 * Polearms

Short Character Specific
Weapons which are better for shorter characters but not limited to:
 * Glaive
 * Throwing knives
 * Gauntlets
 * Guns
 * Trauma Weapons
 * Axes

And there are also body builds to consider for your character

Sticks or Weak

 * Rapier
 * Spear
 * Short swords
 * Sickles
 * Hand axe
 * Hammer/ pick
 * Claws
 * Fan
 * Daggers/ Knives
 * Smaller/ Lighter Traumas weapons (I.E. boomerangs)
 * Staves/ staffs

Muscular or Buffs

 * Most any sword
 * Throwing axes
 * Heavier axes
 * Hammers
 * Heavy Trauma weapons (I.E. Club/ mace)
 * Longsword
 * Broadsword
 * Throwing Javelins/ spears

"Xiphos, dual scythe, guitar THAT POOR INSTRUMENT OF BEAUTY WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY BABY???"

So, it should be obvious that taller people can still use shorter persons' weapons but proportionally isn't pleasing. Buffs can use pretty much any weapon but there is always the User skill and such to consider.

My Character Would Look Good With ___________.
Your character may look cool with tonfas but are they fit to wield tonfas? Characters, for example my Coral, would look cool with a broad axe but she doesn't look so cool with a small little axe and so her physical weapon is a giant axe, which is actually OP now that I write it. So, in my series, I actually have her summoning a rapier from her Gem because it is visually more pleasing to see this small figure who could be a knight wield a short sword or a rapier.

There are also things to consider like a Tiger's Eye or Cat's Eye may look really cool with claws simply because they are based off of felines and would be more visually pleasing in that aspect.

Otherwise, it is good to consider gem placement. As we have seen, Jasper summons a helmet because her Gem is her nose... Do you think she can breath? I don't think she quite nose the smell of the world around her. Garnet has her gauntlets because of her Sapphire and Ruby Gems being on her hands. There is an advantage to your Gem placement and their weapon: Coral (if I ever release that animation) looks really cool pulling her rapier out of her gem on her arm by spinning around and stuff. Gems which are placed on legs or feet would look really cool summoning a polearm, sword, or any form of a long weapon out of their Gem. Can you imagine a gem summoning from their back though?

"Did I get it? Can you see it? Am I anywhere near it?"

'''I'm digressing a lot and I've lost my train of thought. If I think of anything else, I will add it but for now, that's all I have. If you need any help choosing a weapon or trying to figure out what to do with your character, catch me in chat or leave a message on my message wall.'''