Editing Ogre:CharacterCodex:Equipment:Weapons:Melee (section)

=====Sword=====

: A sword is a long edged bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade, usually with two edges for striking and cutting, and a point for thrusting, and a hilt.

: '''Light'''

:: Other names : Dagger, Knife, Tanto, Kukris, Stiletto

:: Small blade smaller than 1 feet. Most of Light sword can also be used as thrown weapon.

: '''Short'''

:: Other names : Cutlass, Gladius, Machette, Wakizashi

:: Short blade between 1 and 3 feet.

: '''Medium'''

:: Other names : Broad Sword, Longsword, Saber, Scimitar, Falchion, Rapier, Kopesh, Katana

:: medium blade between 3 and 5 feet.

: '''Heavy'''

:: Other names : Great sword, Espadon, Two-handed Sword

:: Heavy blade are over 5 feet long and require two-hands to use.

: '''Hight-Frequency'''

:: Other names : Vibroblade

:: The high frequency sword is made of a durable metal alloy many times tougher than steel. Inside the blade itself, and controlled by a switch on the hilt of the weapon, are microscopic machines that cause the blade to vibrate at incredibly high speeds. Though the wielder of the weapon is shielded from these vibrations by a soft hilt, any character or object struck by the high frequency sword finds that the weapon is given extra cutting power thanks to its technological enhancements.

: '''Beam'''

:: Other names : Lightsaber, laser sword

:: A small metal handle generates a solid beam of plasma contained by a gravity-induced force field.