similar?

[Nitro Vordex]

Is this:
[spoiler-box]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ornamental_katar.jpg/468px-Ornamental_katar.jpg[/spoiler-box]

Similar to:
[spoiler-box]http://www.freewebz.com/oakwoodanimeinfo/ed.bmp[/spoiler-box]

?

[Randomness]

I don't see any reason to assume the functionality is any different. Both are basically attaching a blade to the fist, really.

[Nitro Vordex]

I'd like the first one, but to be able to summon it like in the second pic. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[cel]

note really, no. the one the dude is holding seems to have much more depth than the flat one photographed.

[Anduril]

Well the top would be held in the hand thus allowing for a different range of movement than the bottom which is essentially attached to the forearm. The top allows for some more complex movements considering you still have some use of the wrist for moving it, while you lose some of that fluidity on the bottom one, again because it is attached to the forearm.

[TheOneHero]

Needs more Voldo. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Nitro Vordex]

On 2008-04-07 17:02, TheOneHero wrote:
Needs more Voldo. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif


At least someone's on topic. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Sord]

nice katar

[Randomness]

On 2008-04-07 17:02, Anduril wrote:
Well the top would be held in the hand thus allowing for a different range of movement than the bottom which is essentially attached to the forearm. The top allows for some more complex movements considering you still have some use of the wrist for moving it, while you lose some of that fluidity on the bottom one, again because it is attached to the forearm.



The one on the bottom IS his forearm. Also, the katar photographed lacks a hand-guard, which would make it and the lower image the same, really.

[Anduril]

On 2008-04-07 17:04, Randomness wrote:

On 2008-04-07 17:02, Anduril wrote:
Well the top would be held in the hand thus allowing for a different range of movement than the bottom which is essentially attached to the forearm. The top allows for some more complex movements considering you still have some use of the wrist for moving it, while you lose some of that fluidity on the bottom one, again because it is attached to the forearm.



The one on the bottom IS his forearm. Also, the katar photographed lacks a hand-guard, which would make it and the lower image the same, really.

Good point. Now if the monkey on the katar actually did something we would have a whole new set of rules.

[Nitro Vordex]

Katar: the official weapon of FKL.

Note: not really the official weapon, just everybody likes it now that we've seen it.
Also, green looks good on a blade. o:

[Randomness]

Look up a pata, its the same thing, but sword length.

[TheOneHero]

The Pata is very seksi indeed. O_O

*adds to weapon list*

[cel]

On 2008-04-07 17:07, Nitro_Vordex wrote:
Katar: the official weapon of FKL.

Note: not really the official weapon, just everybody likes it now that we've seen it.
Also, green looks good on a blade. o:



no thanks. you can have your primitive rod, and you can even try to impress others as you swing it around in a martial artsy fartsy fashion, but you'll still get blown away by a submachine gun.

[Nitro Vordex]

Here sir, have another.
http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/xMartialArts/Media/Swords/kampilan.jpg

Also, a site with MANY blades. http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/xMartialArts/Gear/Swords.asp

[Randomness]

Er... rod? Katars are a variant of daggers.

[Nitro Vordex]

On 2008-04-07 17:14, cel wrote:

On 2008-04-07 17:07, Nitro_Vordex wrote:
Katar: the official weapon of FKL.

Note: not really the official weapon, just everybody likes it now that we've seen it.
Also, green looks good on a blade. o:



no thanks. you can have your primitive rod, and you can even try to impress others as you swing it around in a martial artsy fartsy fashion, but you'll still get blown away by a submachine gun.

Cheap ass. any monkey could pull a trigger.

Take SKILL to weild weapons such as these.

[Anduril]

Well if you want to be fancy, but really if you just go to the basics of swinging and stabbing even a monkey could use them. And a chimpanzee could probably use them better.

[Sgt_Shligger]

Don't matter how much skill you have. You won't be walking around with a quarterstaff or a katar.

[Randomness]

Katars still look awesome though. And I'd imagine they're harder to knock out of someone's hand. And a pata would be pretty much impossible to break their grip on. (Guard goes up a bit onto arm, you'd have to break the arm first)

[Sgt_Shligger]

A pata wouldn't be a great idea because your movements are very restricted. You may not be disarmed but you also can't do a whole lot. Since you have no option for wrist bending, you'll only be able to pull off very linear slashes, chops, and stabs. You'd be better off with a longsword, something with the same kind of blade and weight but lacking in the massive handle. You can manipulate the blade much easier.

[Randomness]

True. The katar is probably better, since you can use some wrist movements with it.

[Nitro Vordex]

I'd rather a katana. Or a staff, you could get away with that. in most places

[Randomness]

Katanas aren't as exotic. Or unkown. But yeah, a nice solid wooden staff doesn't look like a weapon.

[Weeaboolits]

I rather like these:

[spoiler-box]
http://www.trueswords.com/images/prod/c/TS-RIDDICK_540.jpg
[/spoiler-box]

Apparently they're based on a weapon from a movie, I've never seen it, but I actually have those daggers, they're quite nice.

[Randomness]

Look like slashing weapons to me. Those work like PSO daggers?

[TalHex]

glaives are nice too...

[Weeaboolits]

Yeah, pretty much the same type.

Also you can't go wrong with a good old fashioned claymore.

[Nitro Vordex]

Chronicles of Riddick. (I think)

[Weeaboolits]

It said Riddick on the box, but I never saw it, so I didn't put two and two together till some time later.

[TalHex]

i'll always favor the bostaff (currently learning) and the kama (guess what my second weapon is going to be? i forgot how many weapons we have to know fo black belt... one for first degree... two for second? *shrugs*)

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

1st one has a monkey.

It wins overall with such.

[Weeaboolits]

Funtctional weapons like hook swords and shuko are quite fun as well.