Great sword
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| Name | Great sword |
|---|---|
| Skill | Long Blades |
| Damage | 16 |
| Accuracy | -3 |
| Base delay (%) | 16 (160%) |
| Min delay | 7 at skill 18 |
| Hands | 2H |
| Size | Large |
| Ranged? | No |
| A massive, straight, double-edged blade with a long hilt and a heavy pommel. It has the potential to inflict devastating wounds, but must be wielded with both hands.
"Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit: occidentis telum est." ("A sword by itself does not slay: it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.") -Lucius Annaeus Seneca, _Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium_, Letter LXXXVII: Some arguments in favor of the simple life, 1. 30. ca. 65 A.D. trans. Richard Mott Gummere, 1917. |
This weapon falls into the 'Long Blades' category. It is a two handed weapon.
Great swords are large, two-handed Long Blades that do decent amounts of damage. They are less powerful than triple swords, but easier to use at low skill levels and far more common.
| Common | Orcish | |
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| Mundane |  |
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| Magical/Artifact |  |
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| Unrandart Great Swords | |
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| Sword of Power | 
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| Sword of Cerebov | 
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| Sword of the Doom Knight | 
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| Weapons | |
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| Axes | Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe |
| Maces & Flails | Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip |
| Long Blades | Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword |
| Polearms | Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Spear • Trident • Trishula |
| Ranged Weapons | Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow |
| Short Blades | Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword |
| Staves | Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff |
| Throwing | Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net |
