Weapon:Phalanx sword (crafted)

A phalanx sword is a melee-range Heavy Edged metal weaponsmithing template. It requires a special set of instructions to produce.

It is a 09- Intricate template, uses 9 volumes of metal, and is covered by the ? technique.

It is 8 by 1 by 1 spans.

Standard

Standard weapons are made from 100% high carbon steel for comparison between templates.

Hard	Dur	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	Construction	WT
90	25		?	?	?	?	?	?	?	45

Variations

Key
T=Tempered, B=Balanced, H=Honed La=laminated, CB=Cable-backed, Li=Lightening Red text means that some of the listed information is either unconfirmed or otherwise unreliable. Black underlined text means that it is the first weight in which that value is reached.

Common metals

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
			??	??	??	??	??	??	??

High carbon steel

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
90		??	??	??	??	??	??	??

Rare metals

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
95		03- low	10- v.heavy	05- fair	03- poorly	07- reasonably	06- decently	27
96		03- low	13- severe	07- mod	04- inadequately	05- fairly	08- soundly	55
95		03- low	14- v.severe	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	04- inadequately	09- well	67

Tyrium

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
99		04- s.fair	14- v.severe	08- s.heavy	05- fairly	05- fairly	09- well	62

Construction

The phalanx sword does not follow standard construction.

Durability	Standard	Tempered
90	?	18 - p. invulnerable
80	?	18 - p. invulnerable
75	?	18 - p. invulnerable
70	?	17 - n. impervious
60	?	?
50	?	14 - v. strong
40	?	?
30	?	?
20	?	?

Verbs

• STUDY: As you study the sword, you think you could probably wave, turn, clean, pull, punch, push, raise and poke it.
• WAVE: Raising your phalanx sword overhead, you swing it in a spiral, hearing the whine as the blade cuts through the air.
• TURN: Savoring its gleam, you tilt your phalanx sword side to side, allowing light to dance over it.
• CLEAN: Noticing a smudge marring the metal of your phalanx sword, you exhale across the blade, then buff the mark away.
• PULL: You rest your hand against your waist, seemingly relaxed, but the point of your phalanx sword remains ready.
• PUNCH: To emphasize a particularly important point you're thinking about, you slam the pommel of your phalanx sword into your empty palm. The deep thudding sound is as impressive as it is painful.
• PUSH: Slick as oil, your blade cuts the air with a soft "SSSSS" as you draw your phalanx sword out to the side.
• RAISE: Raising your phalanx sword overhead, you prepare a devastating downward thrust.
• POKE: Imagining the form of your dearest foe, you jab your phalanx sword at vital organs, trying not to grin as you imagine the response.

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