Character Creation

Hello,

The name is Chip L and I am in the process of creating a new character. I had an idea for a different weapon design that I was thinking about, and was wondering if it would be legal or not. So the weapon idea is a hybrid war-hammer/battle-axe. It will have one side be a hammer head, while on the reverse side there will be an axe blade. In principle, it would have a similar design to a gravity hammer from the Halo series, but much shorter and having a smaller head. Is this weapon allowed or not? Please help.

Hi, Chip!

The best answer I can give is that any weapon brought to Knight Realms, will have to be safety-checked by a Rules Marshal.

There are general guidelines for creating boffer weapons here on our website:
www.knightrealms.com/game-play/weapons-a...-boffer-weapons.html


-Jeff

Speaking as a Logistics Marshal...

The other problem, from a logistics perspective is what to call this?
Would it be a blunt weapon? An edged weapon? Long enough to be considered a pole arm? And then the question also is what weapon skills do you need to use it?

[Rules clarification] - you could make it that way as long as it meets the weapon construction requirements. However, you need to choose if it's going to be an edged weapon or blunt weapon. If it's long enough to qualify as a polearm, that is an option as well. Each weapon can only be categorized as one type.

Alright, with that out of the way, I have another question to ask. I have read the page about how to make a boffer weapon and have an idea that I want to try. I just want to know if I am allowed to use a harder type of foam for the core of the axe blade and then surround it in a layer of softer foam? Is this legal?

While possible, it depends on the foam being used. If you have a link tot he foam you are planning on using for the core, some of our marshals that have built weapons with it may be able to give you a more definitive answer on the density of it. However, with all weapons, they need to be evaluated in person before being brought into game.