Proficiency of the Week: Sword, No-dachi to Scimitar

Again, with the caveat that people will always complain that their sword isn't where they want it, here are swords, again, requiring one slot each:

• Sword, No-dachi
• Sword, Ninja-to
• Sword, Rapier
• Sword, Sabre
• Sword, Scimitar 

 If you compare this list to previous ones, you will find that here you find another category of swords being entered into the game. In this campaign world there exists a formalized fencing training system, and graduates of this system can be assumed to know their way around other swords taught within the system. It is perfectly reasonable, in other settings, to allow other such 'groupings' of swords. Note that this doesn't actually give any bonus to the user, as he'd get the same  'related weapon' penalty without the grouping, but establishing these weapons as fencing blades is very important if the character also takes the non-weapon proficiency 'fencing.' (This could be highly important if challenged to a formal match in some places.)

 

Proficiency:      #Slots:  Can Specialize?            Description:

Sword, No-dachi   1              Yes                          Proficient in no-dachi, reduced penalty for 2-handed

                                                                                swords

Sword, Ninja-to     1              Yes                          Proficient in Ninja-to, reduced penalty for other one-

                                                                                handed swords.

Sword, Rapier       1              Yes                          Proficient in Rapier, reduced penalty for other one-

                                                                                handed swords, reduced penalty for ‘fencing’ swords.

Sword, Sabre        1              Yes                          Proficient in Sabre, reduced penalty for other one-

                                                                                handed swords, reduced penalty for ‘fencing’ swords.

Sword, Scimitar    1              Yes                          Proficient in Scimitar, reduced penalty for other two-

                                                                                handed swords.

Proficiency of the week: Sword:Estoc to Long

The following proficiencies take one weapon proficiency slot each:

• Sword, Estoc
• Sword, Falchion
• Sword, Katana
• Sword, Khopesh
• Sword, Long

While people are always free to argue over the 'proper placement' of their sword of choice, in game terms, swords are either one handed, two handed, hand-and-a-half or so weird that wielding them grants no bonuses to other weapons. One such 'weird' weapon is the Khopesh. If, however, you were playing in Essos, I imagine a Khopesh proficiency would allow you to use a Dothraki Arakh with the related weapons penalty. You would probably have bigger problems on your hands, however.

Proficiency:      #Slots:  Can Specialize?            Description:

 Sword, Estoc         1              Yes                          Proficient in Estoc, reduced penalty for other one

                                                                                handed swords.

Sword, Falchion    1              Yes                          Proficient in Falchion, reduced penalty for other one

                                                                                handed swords.

Sword, Katana       1              Yes                          Proficient in Katana, reduced penalty for other hand-

                                                                                and-a-half swords. Can use one or two handed.

Sword, Khopesh   1              Yes                          Proficient in Khopesh. No bonuses.

Sword, Long          1              Yes                          Proficient in Long Sword, reduced penalty for other one-

                                                                                handed swords