Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14610890-20140105053250/@comment-14610890-20140107222645

Bill, well now I understand your weapon and I definitely like the only think I have to say is that it's very similar to the staff/spear that was also being discussed, shooting a blade on a cord, pulling in enemies or flying towards them, shooting the blade into walls or objects to swing/fly around they both have similar function. And, I must emphasize, are both awesome.

Calibur, in terms of the spear/trident/halberd whatever we end up doing, my current thinking is this:

I was thinking about the gun on the back that shoots the opposite direction of the blade but can also flip forward, and I'm thinking a gun shooting out the opposite end is fine, but I don't see a way to make ti flip forward effectively, don't want to shoot your own hands. For all I know the way you were thinking of it uses a simple solution to that which I am missing, but I don't see it flipping being practicle.

Then what remains is to determine the nature of the blade.

What sharp object will we go with?

trident, halberd, spear, etc.

We need it to be an effective meelee weapon when the blade has not been shot, and I still like the idea of throwing the whole thing.

Will it all shoot off or will part of the blade stay attached?

I'm am trying to figure if having the blade out, either stuck in an object or lying on the ground, and thus have the cord hanging out the end of the staff would hinder it's value as a meelee weapon when the blade is out. I imagine it can work like a simple staff to block and hit things as well as use the gun at the other end without too much trouble, but will motion be too restircted to effectively use a blade? Remember the blade is at the same end the the cord runs out of and you also have to avoid getting tangled or tripping.