Grimm wrote:Instead of going with another demon weapon, why not have a weird rare weapon drawn from history, like the latajang? I propose the labrys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys
Interesting. It sort of looks like a short-handled battle axe.
I like that it seems to have roots in the Minoan civilization and is etymologically related to "labyrinths". The minotaur in the labyrinth could wield one of these.
I don't spend too much time thinking about how interesting it is that axes have a bias toward two-handedness. I certainly don't find it as interesting as finding a katana.
The executioner's axe is a really boring weapon, I don't know why it's rare. It's just bigger, heavier, slower. It's not a special "value" like a katana because you have to pay for the extra damage with extra delay and poorer accuracy.
A giant club is easy to find, has the same accuracy and damage as the Ex Axe, but is three points faster. A triple sword does one less damage, but in exchange it is two points more accurate and one point faster.
So I don't think Axes would be hurt by having a rare and unusually effective (or demonic) weapon. There are plenty of other factors in picking weapon schools, and remember, this would be a rare weapon.