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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Quarterstaff. It's a walking stick but angrier.

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I had a D&D character who used a Lucerne Hammer, which I'm seeing is essentially a bec de corbin.

The flail seems fun, I mean who doesn't like moving parts and swingy things? I hear they were useful for reaching around shields. With my luck, I'd probably kill myself trying to use it.

The caveman in me calls out for rock though. It's the ultimate finishing move.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Hard to beat a bec de corbin - that thing will punch straight through even plate armor.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not that any of you insensitive villeins ASKED, but it's the goedendag for me

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's just a spear with extra heft.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I'll give you such a bonk

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You didn't even give us a chance to ask!

Instead: what's your favorite two handed weapon?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Crossbow, or, if we're restricted to melee, halberds. I love me a good halberd. Such a professional weapon!

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

Mine is the same for both, maul. Something about a big hammer to both destroy and create, mostly to destroy.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But 6 of the 11 items here are not blunt.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Blunt is a state of mind 🧘‍♂️

[–] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The inner Hussite in me desires a two handed flail to repel the German crusaders attacking my wagon fort.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

You dropped this, hejtman 👑

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Big stick always win. It breaks? Now two stick.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The lions would win if they attacked at night

[–] Nomad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

OK, first off: a lion, swimming in the ocean. Lions don't like water. If you placed it near a river or some sort of fresh water source, that make sense. But you find yourself in the ocean, 20 foot wave, I'm assuming off the coast of South Africa, coming up against a full grown 800 pound tuna with his 20 or 30 friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10. And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion. We've talked to ourselves. We've communicated and said 'You know what, lion tastes good, let's go get some more lion'. We've developed a system to establish a beach-head and aggressively hunt you and your family and we will corner your pride, your children, your offspring.

[–] LennethAegis@fedia.io 10 points 1 month ago

I've always been a fan of the war hammer. You have the crushing end and the stabbing end, so versatile.

[–] cpw@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good old rock. Nothing beats rock.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

"Nah, rock flies right through paper!"- Mickey Abbott

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know there's a story in Indian mythology of a dude needing to kill a demon and asks a sage for help. Sage says use my bones dies and gets crafted into a mace that is then used to successfully kill the demon.

There's a separate story of Vishnu killing a demon and fashioning his bones into a mace. So yeah maces.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Metal.

Or, uh, Bone?

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Bec de corbin my beloved

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

¿Dónde están mis maquahuitl homies?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More cutting than blunt? Though I suppose that might put the spiked club into question as well.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And the flanged mace, and the morning star. There like blunt with benefits.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Some of these really stretch the definition of blunt pretty far. I'd accept "non-bladed" or "impact"

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

The virgin mace wielder: Oh I can't march more than 20 miles a day, this thing keeps hitting my knee, my steed has a noticable limp to the right because I hit her while dismounting.

The Chad rock wielder: I'm sure there will be rocks when we get there.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

It depends if you expect to encounter enemy cavalry or not.

[–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

No one is asking you what your favorite medieval weapon is?

You're not playing enough Chivalry II

Heavy Mace son

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I fucking knew a mace wasn't actually spiky, NYT Connections suck my dick, you are wrong, I am right, the connection doesn't exist between those words and l demand satisfaction.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Of all things, I'm reminded of Anchorman

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

The flail.

Always the flail.

[–] bananabenana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Love me a mace. Go bonk gang. The Ordinator mod for Skyrim made me adore maces. But kingdom come: deliverance made me love them.

Where's my lovely Bihänder?

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I dunno if it's my favorite, but morningstar gets 10/10 in the cool name category

[–] ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The pommel of course, so that you can end your opponent rightly!

[–] s_s@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Shield boss, of course.