[Runequest] [RQIII]Sword stats

[Tomas Björklund]

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Peter Brink <peter.brink at brinkdata.se>
wrote:

> Tomas Björklund skrev:
> > Actually you have to regard the Kopesh (or Khopesh) as a form of axe,
> not a
> > sword. Besides being descended from a type of staff-axe, it handles like
> an
> > axe in all respects. Another thing you may want to consider is the fact
> that
> > this is a bronze weapon, with all that implies.
> >
>
> Actually, bronze is not inferior to iron... :) in some cases and
> applications it's actually  superior.
>

You are absolutely right. Bronze is far stronger and better at holding an
edge than wrought iron. It's a bit heavier though but that may even be a
good thing in some cases.

Although you may want to compare bronze to steel rather than iron, in which
case the reverse is true. Whether steel exists or not in a particular RQ
world is another matter. Here on earth we've had cultures even B.C. with
very good steel, Wootz steel for instance.
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