Change weapons slashing

[Maybe42or54]

As I was beginning to spar, I was faced with an impossible question. Do I use a sword because it is in the Slashing category (which is the place my choice of weapons are), or do I pick something that looks like my weapon (a dagger)? It feels twinkish to pick the first one, but stupid to pick the second one.

Would it be possible to add an argument to the "Change" command that allows you to choose the way you use your weapons?

Example:
Change weapons slashing
You begin slashing with all your weapons.

Change weapons none
You begin using weapons as they are intended.

It will be automatically set to none as you begin a Pc.

The advantages to using this command would be that you can now practice slashing with training daggers, stop worrying about sharpening your two handed great sword, as you can now chop with it. A noble can really show how much a badass noble he is since he doesn't even have to –watch- people fight and reflect it in the way he uses a long sword to poke people.

The disadvantages to using this command would be that it makes some weapons a lot more breakable when used wrong (such as using a spear as an axe wouldn't work very well), you may lose pride when all your buddies see you using a sword to cut down a tree, or trying to spear someone with a hammer.


Thoughts? Is it possible? Suggestions?

[HardCarbon]

I could see this to a point... Examples

Pick axe   chopping or piercing
Swords     slashing or piercing
Polearms   (the head) or blunt (butt of weapon)

As I was beginning to spar, I was faced with an impossible question. Do I use a sword because it is in the Slashing category (which is the place my choice of weapons are), or do I pick something that looks like my weapon (a dagger)? It feels twinkish to pick the first one, but stupid to pick the second one.

Would it be possible to add an argument to the

[Halaster]

We already have code in place to allow this for certain, specific weapons.  If you feel it should be applied to a weapon, use the idea command on it.

idea dagger This could use the code that allows it to switch weapon type.

[ArmWindworn]

We already have code in place to allow this for certain, specific weapons.  If you feel it should be applied to a weapon, use the idea command on it.

idea dagger This could use the code that allows it to switch weapon type.

Err other then 'find out IC'  what sort of commands are used for such weapons?

[Desertman (not logged in)]

Yes I have actually seen some of these weapons. But there is no help file on the syntax for using them. Mind clueing us in to the actual syntax used to change a blungeoning to a piercing...so on and so forth?

[Delirium]

"Flip"

>Flip staff

[Anael]

or use
>use toothpick
if you want to switch during a fight
(I think...)

[Yokunama]

To add on to Halaster's comment:

There are swords out there that are used for piercing only. I'm sure that there are other weapons out there that use a different style, besides the ones most of them are used for. Just "assess" the item or if you are trying to buy a weapon, "view" it before buying.

[Cenghiz]

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To add on to Halaster's comment:

There are swords out there that are used for piercing only. I'm sure that there are other weapons out there that use a different style, besides the ones most of them are used for. Just "assess" the item or if you are trying to buy a weapon, "view" it before buying.

Longswords and such? 'Flip' or 'use' them.. I don't know why there's not a helpfile about that.. For the first time, a nice imm showed me how to flip weapons.

[Yokunama]

To add on to Halaster's comment:

There are swords out there that are used for piercing only. I'm sure that there are other weapons out there that use a different style, besides the ones most of them are used for. Just "assess" the item or if you are trying to buy a weapon, "view" it before buying.

Longswords and such? 'Flip' or 'use' them.. I don't know why there's not a helpfile about that.. For the first time, a nice imm showed me how to flip weapons.

Yes, there are some longswords that do that.