Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-111.68.32.71-20131007122233/@comment-209421-20131124145908

Evil-Tree wrote: Flashfire212 wrote: Stuff from multiple posts, multiquotes get annoying when someone can just read it above this one. Sorry I wasn't clear. When I meant manual reload I meant as a cartridge like how Ruby reloads her scythe, I drew inspiration from the automatic crossbow. Now that I think about it even with the cartirige reload it would still be awkward to fight with, maybe I'll keep it to one cutlass/crossbow for my OC.

Yeah, the issue with all manual reloading weaponry is the requirement of a free hand. However, if you want a secondary weapon for your character, look into a shorter sword or knife, potentially combined with either a Dust enhancement or an inbuilt dart function.

While my OC has his swords and ranged weapons separate (guns built into a pair of bracers on his arms), the two are combination-form. When he activates them, they combine and form elbow blades by extending the sword blade and fusing the two together. Unfortunately, it's not exactly painless, because they cut his arms to help tap into his semblance. (A technique increased in power by the amount of pain he is in, similar to Adam's Mooncut which uses absorbed energy instead of pain). It's a long story, and unlike what a LOT of people are saying, I wouldn't want to see them in RWBY. Weapons that make the wielders bleed when used to their full potential are off-limits.

I still want the pickaxe-crossbow, though.