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Kodyax · Seasoned Joined: 29 Sep 2010 Posts: 492

I'm contemplating a couple of things for a fantasy setting loosely based on Beasts and Barbarians and the Fantasy companion. One of the things I find myself thinking about is some druid style weapons I want some characters to have, specifically sickles and scythes.

Right now, I plan on using the stats for a short sword in SWD for sickles and the stats for a greatsword for a scythe. I'm just describing them different so there shouldn't be any problems or is there something I'm not thinking through?

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Kodyax · Seasoned Joined: 29 Sep 2010 Posts: 492

Thank you, I really haven't seen any other fantasy type books cover it so I'm left to my own imagination. Not exactly the safest thing in the world but I'm highly creative and often pressed for time. Which is the main reason I'm starting to really come around on seriously considering Savage Worlds as an alternative to D&D.

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For the sickle use the stats for a scimitar

In the original D&D when the druid was added as a special class the rules said they use a “sickle*” then at the bottom of the page in foot notes it it said “*use the stats for a scimitar.” In time the foot note was forgotten and in later addition the Druid Class were given a Scimitar
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xxlgeeklord · Seasoned Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 249

I would say that the spear stats might work better for a scythe, although maybe dealing str+d8 and without the +1 Parry. However, greatsword will probably work if you want to keep it simple.
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Lord Karick · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:54 am Post subject:

Sickle I can just about get my head round in a fight, but a scythe? really? Just because it says that this is a typical druid weapon in another game, doesn't mean it's really so.
I've also tried to recreate a druid, but with more of a Celtic bent. I ended up using the Hellfrost high wizard (or whatever he's called) and simply re-skinning as a druid. Works nicely with the staff and all.
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Zadmar · Heroic Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 1375 Location: Munich

By the way, I just noticed that one of the one sheet adventures (SWD page 150) has villagers armed with scythes. They're listed as inflicting Str+d6 damage, but it's not clear whether they're hand scythes (like a sickle or kama) or larger two-handed scythes. I'd probably assume the latter, with the low stats reflecting that they're farming tools rather than weapons.

If the scythe is actually designed for combat (such as a war scythe, fauchard, etc) then it should probably be more effective. If you don't want to design your own weapons, you could perhaps base it on the halberd.

Snate56 · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject:

Realistically, I can't see a scythe as being a very good weapon. Wouldn't a curved sword of some kind be better?

Personally, all my druids just used a staff and carried a small sickle shaped knife for gathering herbs that was not for combat.

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sablemage · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject:

I have actually experimented with "fencing" using a scythe (against a cavalry sabre).

With the scythe in its L-shaped form, it was almost impossible to hit my opponent - you have to telegraph your motions too much, and he was always able to dodge. However, it was great for blocking, and the other guy didn't score any points either; I wound up holding the back of the blade out at arm's length and fending him off whenever he tried to attack - a bit like having a shield with Reach 1.

From what I read, when people historically used scythes as weapons, they remounted the blade in line with the shaft, effectively creating a wonky spear. So spear stats or something similar would work for that, although I think it should count as an improvised weapon.
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