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|description=Combat maneuver that makes a reasonably paced, balance-building impact attack with a held melee weapon. The verb is also used outside combat to swing on ropes and to swing held items. |
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The '''{{tt|swing}} command''' arcs a held melee weapon into an opponent. It is the impact counterpart of {{com|slice}} and {{com|thrust}}: moderate in cost and pace, and balance building. |
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==Syntax== |
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[[Category:Commands]] |
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*{{tt|SWING}} |
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: Attack the enemy you are already engaged with, or pick a new one if you are not engaged. |
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*{{tt|SWING}} ''<enemy>'' |
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: Attack the indicated enemy. |
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*{{tt|SWING}} ''<enemy>'' ''<body part>'' |
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: Attack the indicated enemy, aiming for the named body part. |
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*{{tt|SWING LEFT}} ''<enemy>'' |
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: Attack with the weapon in your off hand, training [[Offhand Weapon skill]] alongside the weapon skill. |
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*{{tt|SWING HELP}} |
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: Basic syntax help. {{tt|SWING HELP FULL}} gives the maneuver's mechanical profile, and {{tt|SWING HELP LIST}} lists the other combat options. |
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==Detailed Information== |
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Swing is a damage dealing maneuver.<br /> |
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Swing tends to be a somewhat fatiguing maneuver. Attacking again too soon can make this worse.<br /> |
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Swing tends to be balance building.<br /> |
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Swing is a reasonably paced maneuver, but heavy or unbalanced weapons can slow the attack further.<br /> |
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Swing is more accurate than most maneuvers, and is best suited to impact weapons and least suited to both puncture and slice weapons.<br /> |
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Swing temporarily penalizes all defenses, but is equally suited to both evasion and shield defenses and least suited to parry defenses.<br /> |
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==Non-Combat Usage== |
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Outside combat, {{tt|swing}} is also used to swing across a gap on a rope or vine, and to swing an item you are holding. |
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SWING also has the following usage: |
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SWING LOOK |
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SWING [TO] {direction|DOWN|OUT|item} ON {item} |
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SWING {item} [around] or [over|head] |
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</pre> |
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*{{tt|SWING LOOK}} |
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: List the directions you can swing to from where you are standing. |
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*{{tt|SWING}} ''<direction>'' {{tt|ON}} ''<item>'' |
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: Swing in the named direction on the named item. {{tt|DOWN}} and {{tt|OUT}} are also accepted in place of a compass direction. |
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*{{tt|SWING}} ''<item>'' |
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: Swing a held item around or over your head. |
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==Notes== |
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* {{com|slice}}, {{com|swing}}, {{com|thrust}}, {{com|slam}} and {{com|pummel}} all share a minimum roundtime. See [[Roundtime#Minimum_Roundtimes_for_Melee_Weapons_per_Attack_Type|Roundtime]] for the figures by weapon weight. |
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==See Also== |
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* {{com|attack}} |
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* {{com|slam}} |
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* {{com|pummel}} |
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* {{com|bash}} |
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* [[Combat maneuvers]] |
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* [[Roundtime]] |
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{{cat|Combat}} |
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{{RefAl}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 12 September 2026
| Combat maneuver that makes a reasonably paced, balance-building impact attack with a held melee weapon. The verb is also used outside combat to swing on ropes and to swing held items. |
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The SWING command arcs a held melee weapon into an opponent. It is the impact counterpart of SLICE and THRUST: moderate in cost and pace, and balance building.
Syntax
- SWING
- Attack the enemy you are already engaged with, or pick a new one if you are not engaged.
- SWING <enemy>
- Attack the indicated enemy.
- SWING <enemy> <body part>
- Attack the indicated enemy, aiming for the named body part.
- SWING LEFT <enemy>
- Attack with the weapon in your off hand, training Offhand Weapon skill alongside the weapon skill.
- SWING HELP
- Basic syntax help. SWING HELP FULL gives the maneuver's mechanical profile, and SWING HELP LIST lists the other combat options.
Detailed Information
Swing is a damage dealing maneuver.
Swing tends to be a somewhat fatiguing maneuver. Attacking again too soon can make this worse.
Swing tends to be balance building.
Swing is a reasonably paced maneuver, but heavy or unbalanced weapons can slow the attack further.
Swing is more accurate than most maneuvers, and is best suited to impact weapons and least suited to both puncture and slice weapons.
Swing temporarily penalizes all defenses, but is equally suited to both evasion and shield defenses and least suited to parry defenses.
Non-Combat Usage
Outside combat, SWING is also used to swing across a gap on a rope or vine, and to swing an item you are holding.
SWING also has the following usage:
SWING LOOK
SWING [TO] {direction|DOWN|OUT|item} ON {item}
SWING {item} [around] or [over|head]
- SWING LOOK
- List the directions you can swing to from where you are standing.
- SWING <direction> ON <item>
- Swing in the named direction on the named item. DOWN and OUT are also accepted in place of a compass direction.
- SWING <item>
- Swing a held item around or over your head.
Notes
- SLICE, SWING, THRUST, SLAM and PUMMEL all share a minimum roundtime. See Roundtime for the figures by weapon weight.