Half-swording?

Natusake · Sep 19, 2016

It'd be really sick if half-swording was possible. For those who don't know what half-swording is, it is holding your sword by the blade and using the pommel and guard as a bludgeon. It's a real fighting technique mainly used (I believe) when you're going against someone with plenty of armor where the sword blade itself is otherwise useless.

I'd really like to see it in the game at some point. Thoughts?

Hedgehog-of-Fog · Sep 19, 2016

You guys need to hold together:

http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php?threads/historical-techniques-and-exanima.3347/

http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php?threads/when-did-they-add-half-swording.4588/

Octo · Sep 19, 2016

Isn't half-swording when you hold one hand on the blade for better control and power when thrusting?

Roryn · Sep 20, 2016

Octo said:
Isn't half-swording when you hold one hand on the blade for better control and power when thrusting?

Apparently it can be both. As to which is more common (or commonly known), I'm not sure.

bobchaos · Sep 20, 2016

The wikipedia article on the subject ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-sword ) is poorly sourced but there's no mention of hitting anyone with the hilt. Think about it, if you were to hold your entire sword by the blade so you can strike with the grip, hilt or pommel, your opponent could simply grab it himself and pull it from your hands, effectively making you useless in combat (ever tried doing any kind of manual labor with cuts on the inside of your hands? If the pain doesn't slow you down the blood most certainly will!)

You'll note that when you do thrusting attacks with 2 handed swords, your character will be half-swording. It would also be done with shorter weapons, but it's not implemented like that in game.

konggary · Sep 20, 2016

Oh heh. I made a post on this topic in may.

Hedgehog-of-Fog · Sep 20, 2016

Skallagrim has the video on it

bobchaos · Sep 20, 2016

Hedgehog-of-Fog said:
Skallagrim has the video on it

Interesting vid. He refers to striking while holding the blade with both hands as a "murder stroke". Still, I'd personally stick to half-swording if only so I never end up presenting my weapon's grip to the enemy.

*edit*
Here's an article on the murder stroke itself!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordhau
It is also poorly sourced, but the only source is a combat manual, safe to say it's got at least some degree of reliability.