Scimitar

Scimitars are weapons that are commonly associated with pirates and Arabian swordsmen. Although, in more recent times, the scimitar, or sabre, was issued to army officers -- more for decorative purposes than useful purposes. They were often used as slashing weapons for close-range fighting by cavalry. They are still commonly used in marching drills and as ceremonial swords for formal occasions by the United States military.

Construction

A scimitar is a backsword-type weapon, being single-edged and has a sharply curving blade. The hilt of a scimitar is usually angled to allow for extra leverage when swinging, which is not a design incorporated into double-edged weapons due to the fact that a double-edged weapon can be swung two different ways.

Game Mechanics

A scimitar can be compared to a longsword easily, as the longsword does the same type of damage and is the same speed. However, the scimitar has lower damage factors than the longsword against every type of armor, has lower AvDs than a longsword against every type of armor, and has lower breakage values than the longsword.

Weapon	AG	Cloth	Leather				Scale				Chain				Plate				RT	Min RT	Damage Type	STR/DU
	AsG	1	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Scimitar	DF	.375	.260				.210				.200				.165				4	4	Slash/Puncture/Crush	60/150
	AvD	30	31	30	29	28	30	28	26	24	30	26	22	18	30	24	18	12

The scimitar has a standard weight of 5 lbs.

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Other Names

The scimitar has several allowed alternate names, such as the kilij, palache, cutlass, sabre, sapara, yataghan, and kama.

Related Articles

• Forging
• Edged Weapons

References

• www.play.net - Simutronics Website