Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20140510034158/@comment-24042984-20140525122716

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?

Shadow at Morning wrote: Two ideas I've had floating around are a macuahuitl/shotgun and dagger/incendiary pistol.

The first, I envision as a somewhat thick macuahuitl, with an over/under shotgun built into the baton, with the blades retractable so it can be aimed, and the haft reconfigurable into the stock. Since it's a macuahuitl, this eliminates the thickness problem, since a sword thick enough to house a gun is too thick to properly be a sword.

The second, I see as a set of paired weapons, which are daggers with a diamond cross section to the blade. Within is housed a stacked series of projectiles, which are essentially Dust powered dragon's breath rounds. With a flick of the wrist, the blade rotates slightly off-axis, yielding a pistol which fires said rounds. Additionally, somewhere, there is a venting system so that the blade can be wreathed in Dust-fueled fire. The precise nature of the rounds is still up for debate. 1. You could just have the shotgun be built into the main body of the weapon itself (resulting in a bigger body and a heavier weapon, which is good for attacks that cause trauma/concussion) and have the blades retract beside the barrel.

2. The issue with that would mainly be the heat generated by a firearm so close to your hand and potential structural issues with having a moveable blade. (There is a reason for full-tang blades!) For the Dust-fire function, I'd think that's be do-able so long as the Dust propellant is separated from the round itself and only moves behind the round when it needs to be fired. However, this could cause range issues for the last one or two rounds.

BOSS SUKR wrote: Has anyone said this, if not i'm sayin' it

A lightsaber that turns into a gun that fires more guns that fire grenades and turns into an attack helicopter

Just kidding, I would like to see a flail and a spear combo or just 2 swords tied together by a chain that can extend for like 100meters The 100-meter chain will hinder the two blades from being effective and could actually be detrimental for the wielder, since having such a large radius would give the opponent time in between swings to eliminate you. Chains that long would also be REALLY heavy.

Yowzha142 wrote: Firecracker with the explosive force of a nuke.

Sword turns into a greatsword, then into a claymore, then into one big ass sword, which blade measures 500 meters long.

Also, Hammer/Battering Ram. 1. That's suicidal, and firecrackers, at best, can only be tossed without some sort of specialized launcher.

2. Redundant and blade would be extremely heavy without being very effective at all.

3. Handheld ramming devices (like the ones used by FBI and SWAT teams) are VERY heavy in order to be successful at what they do, thus it is not a very effective weapon. It's also redundant as the hammer could be used to achieve the same effect.

Arkan421 wrote: How about a Non-transforming rifle that has a stock that can be turned into a sledgeaxe?

If you mean to say the stock becomes the end of the sledgeaxe, I'd say that is pretty sound as long as the barrel retracts into the gun chassis to prevent burns from gripping/touching the barrel. That would also serve as a effective means to prevent accidental discharge of the weapon.