Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24901923-20150701220818/@comment-26397825-20150703054648

Kyran Kandosa2 wrote:

Weiss: Make her a true Renaissance Fencer, equipped with an Dustweave cloak for her off-hand side as defense/distraction/concealment, and a Multi-Action Dust Dagger with a knuckle guard sheathed on the same side. The dagger would be for parrying and give her a back-up in case she needs to ditch the cloak or runs into an issue with her sword. I would also change her rapier to a backsword, which is better in a straight-up fight, as it's wieghter and sturdier, and add a knuckle guard that extends down to the pommel.

Blake: Integrate Dustweave cloth into Gambol Shroud's ribbon, so she can use elemental clones without using a special Dust magazine. Giving her a firearm with better range and power would be a good idea. Probably a DMR of some sort.

Yang: Give her a long-arm shotgun of some variety, maintaining her CQB preference with the ability to engage at a distance depending on the rounds loaded.

The problem I can find with the suggestions for Weiss is that her fighting style is influenced by figure skaters - a weightier sword would not allow for a lot of the moves she pulls off. A secondary dagger might be good in cases like the White Trailer where she was disarmed though, but she seems to be good enough in dust usage that she could literally just have a dust infused cloak/sleeve and achieve the same effect without haveing to learn a new weapon.

Blake; She technically doesn't have to use dust cartridges for her emblance to make elemental ones - it's just that she's been taught to channel Dust through her weapon.

Yang technically already has a ranged attack; the shotguns. Yeah, okay, it's a terrible aim at long range and someone else would probably end up doing more damage to her than she to them, but that's what her entire fighting style is about. Getting hurt and turning that damage into speed and strength.