Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20140510034158/@comment-24901923-20140525193813

Pyrrhomaniac wrote: Kyran Kandosa2 wrote: How about a pair of flanged maces made with segmented hafts? The flanges run along the hafts, and the segments seperate to make them into maces-and-chain. The heads can also contain chambers to be loaded with Dust to discharge on impact.

Also, what about a pair of swords with independently collapsing blades and hilts, that can also form a double-sided sword-staff?

A rectangular shield with folding sides and front blades, and a built-in mini-grenade launcher with a stick or tube-type magazine that fires from between the blades. 1. I'd imagine the wear-and-tear on that thing would be pretty significant. Also, the Dust capability, though effective when it works, would proabably be limited in usefulness since the mace will doubtlessly end up hitting other objects when it is swung about. It may even harm the wielder if the mace is deflected or is swung incorrectly (though the latter is much less likely).

2. That would be a decent weapon, though its capabilites will be very limited when compared to other transforming RWBY weapons.

3. I'm having a hard time visualizing this. Could you clarify? 1: This weapon is an extension of the twin flanged fighting sticks/chain flails I originally gave one of my OCs, who channeled her lightning Semblance through them to shock opponents. The mace/mace-and-chain version was simply a way to increase her offensive power by allowing for heavier blows and better reach(Two-handed handles permit more chain). Loading the dust chambers with lightning Dust would conserve her Aura, because controlling an element takes less energy than creating it from scratch(Or at least, that's what I've always assumed). Though it could be loaded with other types, having lightning Dust backfire on someone isn't a serious issue if they can absorb/discharge/direct electricity at will.

2: These are an improvement on the sliding sword originally used by the OC, who, unlike Yang, has full-fledged pyrokinesis. Like the electrokinetic described above, she channels her powers into her weapons.

3: This is used by the same OC as described in 2. She originally used a fixed-form buckler with front blades and a built-in launcher firing explosive discs in tandem with her sliding sword. The blades are mostly for catching and breaking weapons, rather than cutting. The new shield has a grenade launcher with a P90-like magazine, and a forward-ejection mechanism along the barrel for spent casings like the Kel-Tec RFB. The shield's sides fold parrallel against the launcher, and can extend outward when perpendicular. The front blades, which retract into the shield's sides, can be used as claws when the sides are folded against the launcher. The new shield is supposed to be an attachment for the prosthesis the OC recieves after losing her shield arm.