[RQ-Rules] Scimitar Impale

[DevinC at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/18/2003 4:59:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, rog_benham at hotmail.com writes:

> >Is it just me , or is the "Impale" a mute point?? To me, a Scimitar is a heavy, 1-handed , single edged blade, usually curved and usually not capable of a Impale. More of a Slashing weapon. And in RQ 1 & 2 Slash's were always handled a little different than Impales. When I think of a Scimitar 'Indiana Jones' comes foremost to mind. The weapon the baddie is using that he is all flashy with, then Indy shoots him anyway- That to me is a classic Scimitar/Falchion . Something straight 
> out of 'Arabian Nights' .. IMHO . Sloth

It's you. In real life the scimitar was used primarily as a thrusting weapon, despite what you might see in Hollywood. As such, RQ got it right when they made it an impaling weapon. A falchion, the curved sword you saw in Indiana Jones, is different from a scimitar in that it was heavier and had more surface area on the blade and was indeed designed to slash. But a scimitar's curvedness was actually helpful to curve around shields and parries and thrust into an opponent.

Devin