Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-38854975-20190905144044/@comment-25396609-20190928184902

For one, rude.

For two, I've been around just as long as Spirit; longer, actually.

Admittedly, I AM an asshole, but believe it or not I have the best of intentions.

ANYWAYS; I've made some modifications to streamline Guardbreaker and conserve weight. It's not perfect, but using titanium should reduce wear and tear from repeated heating. It will still need occasional repairs, but I feel like this design works a little better.

Lighter, more dextrous design while still allowing for a more powerful boosted strike.

- Name: Guardbreaker

- Wielder: Cobalt Arkwright

- Maker/Smith: Cobalt Arkwright

- Classification: Dust Actuated Dahong Palay

- Weapon Derivation: Dahong Palay (Philipino single edged sword), Gunblade (FFXVIII), Volcanic repeating pistol

- Form 1 Design: A heavily modified Dahong Palay, featuring an integrated repeating pistol in the hilt. Rather than firing through a traditional barrel, Guardbreaker uses a system of channels built into the metal to direct Dust fired from the pistol either towards the spine to provide propulsion for stronger blows, or towards the blade for elementally charged attacks.

The pistol features a 5 round internal tube magazine, fed through an under-barrel loading breach.

Guardbreaker is composed primarily of direct laser sintered Titanium, giving it significant durability while maintaining a manageable weight; with the blade and pistol frame being a single solid piece.

-Form 1 Aesthetics: Guardbreaker is a total of 3’ long; with a 30 inch blade and 6 inch hilt. The edge is cobalt blue in color with visible scorch marks at the base, above a small rectangular vent.

The spine is a dark golden hue and engraved with ornate (but meaningless) runes; and features a series of 12 angled vents -6 per side- aiming opposite the cutting edge, which serve as a propulsion system.

The hilt is primarily the same dark gold as the spine, with similar engravings, black walnut grips, as well as cobalt blue lever, trigger, and hammer. An ambidextrous thumb-selector is present and moves between safe, boost, and elemental strike positions.

- Dust Usage: Single-shot Dust cartridgesFire (primary load), Gravity, and Ice (secondary carry)

- Ammunition: Cartridges resemble .40 S&W, sans bullet.

- Usage: Guardbreaker is used exclusively for melee combat; designed to make use of Dust for empowered strikes without extensive training in proper control techniques.

Cobalt is a highly adept duelist, combining careful swordplay to break his enemy’s guard and striking with boosted, brute-force attacks.

- Planned/Possible Upgrades: N/A

Notes:User alludes to Tybalt from Romeo and Juliet, and is a member of a group alluding to various theatrical traditions

Thoughts?