[Runequest] Losing my edge.

[Steve Perrin]

Maintaining equipment is an important routine. That's why knights had 
squires.

Seriously, at the very least your blades should be sharpened and perhaps 
oiled, your armor should be shaken out and bits and pieces straightened 
out and straps checked, and your shield checked to make sure the 
strapping is intact. Particularly urgent if you've been fighting all 
day, ignorable if nothing much has happened for a few days, but not so 
much as a week.

A good workman maintains his tools.

Steve Perrin

On 4/10/2013 4:33 PM, Asher Royce Yaffee wrote:
> Hi, All,
>    I was wondering about bladed weapons and usage and sharpness.  If a 
> blade gets used regularly, how often should one sharpen it?
>    I guess another way to put it is...
> A)  Before modern steel, how often would most civilians normally 
> sharpen their blades?
> B)  To maintain full weapon damage, how often should a fighting 
> adventurer sharpen his or her blades?  (Assume that every gaming 
> session has a fight.)
> C)  Beyond simply hours of usage, what other factors make a 
> difference?  For example, if Sir Gawain fights armored foes while 
> brave Sir Robin fights unarmored foes, will Sir Robin's sword keep its 
> edge noticeably longer?
> D)  I guess this leads to other maintenance questions.  Anything come 
> to mind as worth pointing out?  Maybe oiling the blade?
>
>    Any and all answers are warmly welcome.
>    Sincerely,
> Asher
>
>
>
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