Double & triple sword?

[rchandra]

I'd favor a move away from humour and towards obscure facts. I like the rambutan, the latajang, the quokka, the spriggan, and other such items because they are unusual and sound fake but turn out to be real.

On a similar note, if people want to cut snozzcumber, durian would be a nice addition.

[Grimm]

Snozzcumber is from Roald Dahl's book The BFG so is more an homage than a gag.

[ldierk]

So... if double swords go the way of the dodo, does this mean katanas un-lose their redundancy battle with them? :p

a rare artifact "rubber chicken"

Does it have a pulley in the middle?

What possible use could that have?

Did I spot a Monkey Island reference?

[Stormfox]

Did I spot a Monkey Island reference?

No, just a red herring.

[dd]

I made tiles for claymore & flambard, in hope that they might be needed someday...

also to show how much cooler they'd look than double & triple swords

[pratamawirya]

I'd favor a move away from humour and towards obscure facts. I like the rambutan, the latajang, the quokka, the spriggan, and other such items because they are unusual and sound fake but turn out to be real.

On a similar note, if people want to cut snozzcumber, durian would be a nice addition.

Would also work as a sling bullet.

[seth]

they should be replaced by the Bastard sword and the Whoreson Sword respectively

[dd]

So... any chance of replacing/reflavoring double/triple swords?

There's tons of cool swords that could be used instead.

[ebarrett]

[jejorda2]

That's an axe.

[Stormfox]

An X-ecutioner's axe, to be specific.

[XuaXua]

Ok, I'm totally prepared for everyone to tell me to STFU about this. I get that to some people they probably represent some kind of long-held sacred Crawl tradition or some shit, and this is only my personal opinion. But I just have to say it...

Personally, I think they're stupid. A sword with two blades? Three blades? I mean, come on.

Oh noes, a representation of digital damage application that is skinned (image/desc.) to be viewed as humorous instead of serious?

REPLACE 'EM ALL WITH BASTARD SWARDS!

[Grimm]

BASTARD SWARDS!

Expanses of short grass whose birth lacks legal legitimacy?

[Sporkman]

Re-flavoring double swords as bastard swords would mean we have two longswords... the longsword we have in-game should actually be called an arming sword.

Admittedly, double/triple swords are a bit silly, but why not? The only thing I have to say is that their current tile is a bit on the lackluster side - they look like the unenchanted longsword's tile, but with the blades manipulated via photoshop.

[inkydood]

Oh noes, a representation of digital damage application that is skinned (image/desc.) to be viewed as humorous instead of serious?

but it's not funny
didn't early Stone Soup versions remove a lot of late-game wackiness?

[XuaXua]

but it's not funny

Locate a sense of D&D-style humour.

[JeffQyzt]

I made tiles for claymore & flambard, in hope that they might be needed someday...

also to show how much cooler they'd look than double & triple swords

You should submit those as a mantis ticket; maybe someone will be inspired to work up a fixedart for them, if nothing else. Personally, I'd like these or similar to go in as the "normal" weapons, with the double/triple swords showing up as fixedarts...OTOH rationalizing why e.g. the wavy blade of a flamberge does so much more damage than the great sword is a bit difficult; at least with the double/triple you've got the "but it's got one more, see?" argument...

[dd]

Oh noes, a representation of digital damage application

Oh noes, a virtual representation of a human being is communicating with small glyphs which can collectively be interpreted as spoken language, relayed through a worldwide series of electronic tubes!

AND THE SMALL GLYPHS ARE ALL WRONG!!!

Re-flavoring double swords as bastard swords would mean we have two longswords... the longsword we have in-game should actually be called an arming sword.

That's just splitting hairs. Strictly speaking an arming sword is a type of longsword, and there's really not much difference in the definitions to begin with - everyone understands what is meant by longsword, arming sword is a less known term. Also, bastard sword is not exactly the same as longsword, it's just a generic name for any hand-and-half swords.

.OTOH rationalizing why e.g. the wavy blade of a flamberge does so much more damage than the great sword is a bit difficult;

It's not the wavy blade... a flambard has a longer blade than a greatsword, thus giving it more leverage and better range. Really, the flambard could just as well be a zweihänder, although flambard has a better sound to it IMO.

at least with the double/triple you've got the "but it's got one more, see?" argument...

This amp goes up to eleven!

[crate]

Personally I imagine that my halflings with double swords are actually just wielding a sword in each hand.

[Lainge]

I take it you anti doublesword people don't play many Xom runs.