Long Blades

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Long Blades is a weapon skill that governs your proficiency with long swords and other such blades. These weapons deal moderate-to-high damage, depending on whether you wish to wield one- or two-handed swords. It crosstrains with the Short Blades skill. Long Blades can riposte.

Aptitudes

Ba	Ce	DD	DE	Dg	Ds	Dr	Fe	Fo	Gr	Gh	Gn	Ha	HO	Hu	Ko	Mf	Mi	Mu	Na	Op	Og	Sp	Te	Tr	Vp	VS
2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	0	N/A	0	-1	-1	8	0	1	0	-2	1	2	-2	0	0	-1	-2	1	-2	0	-1

The average aptitude of all species, excluding coloured draconian, is -0.038.

List of Long Blades

Name	Dam	Hit	Speed	Hands	Size	Missile	Throw	Dam Type	Prob
Falchion	7	+2	13	One	Small	None	No	Slicing	10
Long sword	9	+1	14	One	Medium	None	No	Slicing	10
Scimitar	11	0	14	One	Medium	None	No	Slicing	10
Demon blade	12	-1	13	One	Medium	None	No	Slicing	2
Eudemon blade	13	-2	12	One	Medium	None	No	Slicing	0
Double sword	14	-1	15	One	Medium	None	No	Slicing	2
Great sword	15	-3	17	Two	Large	None	No	Slicing	10
Triple sword	17	-4	19	Two	Large	None	No	Slicing	2

History

• In 0.19, Long Blades gained the ability to riposte.
• In 0.16, bastard swords and claymores were renamed back to double sword and triple swords. Blessed weapons were removed.
• In 0.14, double sword and triple swords were renamed to bastard swords and claymores, respectively.

See Also

• List of long blades
• Table of species aptitudes
• Long blades selection strategy