A pommel is a weight at the back end of the handle, most European swords had them, while most Asian swords did not. The pommel for a sword meant for battle would usually be a simple disk or sphere of the same metal as the blade, to equal out the mass between what was in front of the hilt and what was behind it. For a sword that was made for ceremonial or heirloom purposes, the pommel would often be highly decorated, or even shaped
Not sure what a pommel is...lol but ill look into adding them i suppose! _________________________ "Often the smallest detail is the most important" - Sean R. Forbes
Well, when i said realistic i didnt mean uber fantasy like most of the weapons in the nwn2 inventory list. When i play my pw i want people to have to upgrade from a sorta cool weapon to a really cool weapon, and i plan to use these weapon styles to do that.
As for the "Hand and a Half" theory, if you check the sizes of the blade in 3dmax the grip is just a smidgen smaller then the handle. the Handle is about 1/3 to about 1/4 of the main blade. I used this "science" measurement from pictures i had seen after searching the web for a while. Perhaps its not the most accurate, but i just really wanted to make a normal looking blade.
Thanks for all the info expect to see more from me shortly. _________________________ "Often the smallest detail is the most important" - Sean R. Forbes
Decent modeling here. I would from a personal preference standpoint like to see the handle about 25% longer, maybe 1/3 again as long.
The guards are okay I think if the handle was a smidgeon bigger. I have a preference there for squared off flattened stretched infinity signs but that's purely personal. :)
I'll add my voice to the previous commenters'. If it were up to me, I would make the cross-guard smaller, but that's a matter of preference, and there are certainly examples of both longswords and bastard swords with wide cross-guards. The grip really should be of the hand-and-a-half, though, as it's one of the main things that define the bastard sword.
Great concept. Keep up the good work!
Posted by lordofmidgard at 2007-09-09 12:50:24 Voted 8.50 on 09/09/07
Nice work! Those models are lookin' great, and the "realistic weapons" concept is a good way to go.
I also believe that the grip doesn't need to be for two-hands (in fact, the "hand and a half" concept is the best way to put it). But I would like to suggest you, just to make the weapon design look more "balanced", that the grip isn't smaller than the hilt (it makes it look a little odd).
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Posted by ffbj at 2007-09-09 08:33:10 Voted 9.00 on 09/09/07
I would be remiss not to point out that the other name applied to these weapons was 'hand and a half' sword, as the second hand usually only two fingers palm and thumb gripped the pommel for leverage. Nice design.
Posted by ffbj at 2007-09-09 08:26:43 Voted 9.00 on 09/09/07
Realistic enough and you are wrong. Do some research first, or provide evidence for your claims. You are incorrect about the length and also most bastard swords did not provide
enough room for a full two-hand grip. So you are wrong on both points.
"Similarly, the shorter length of the weapon at roughly 45 to 55 inches (115-140cm) put the sword halfway between the shorter single-handed sword and the larger (and occasionally fully two-handed) great sword.[10]"
Well, if you're going for "realistic", bastard swords had a blade length only slightly longer than a longsword and a grip for two hands, pretty much like the greatsword.
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