60 inch mace

It may seem impossible, or maybe the person interested in getting the mace is incredibly tall and works out a lot. 

An interesting question would be, if there was a player who was larger than average (say 6" foot 9" inches and well built) and he/she wished to use a 1 handed weapon.  A balanced and built 1-handed weapon for them maybe the size of a bastard/2h weapon for someone else.  I know the rulebook has weapon sizes that dictate what weapons are categorized as what by size.  I was curious to know if someone else was to grab the weapon, would it still count as 1 handed?  Or even better scenario: shield coverage.  A large shield for 1 person maybe a small shield for another due to size difference.  Are weapon/shield/item and user size ratio factored into how they are handled?

I believe that Skimmel, Mitts and myself are the tallest guys who play KR and believe me a large shield is still a large shield when one of us picks it up. The max dimensions are 54"x36" according to the rulebook. I'm 77" tall so a large shield can cover up to 70% of my body, there is no way that a shield that big can be interpreted as 'small'.

I also use a 1HB which is 40" long, 2" less then the maximum 1-handed size, I think it is pretty well balanced for someone of my height.

Length / size is not a factor of ratio, for two reasons - 1) even with the most drastic difference (such as Elyse & Mitts) isn't enough to make what would be a large shield for Elyse anything else for Mitts, and 2) everything is assumed it can be picked up by ANY player and used.  If Zin goes down and Sam Mulligan picks up her shield, we don't want to have to call a hold and figure out size percentages with a calculator on the spot to see if he has the skill or not.    We keep it simple so we can focus on the RP, rather than work on math word problems.

I know that Joe has a two handed latex mace which he occasionally uses as Sabatheous.

It is probably pretty close to (if not) 60 inches. There's a picture of it in the photo gallery... go to the Jan 06 event, under the picture titled "Walkway of the Dead." He's on the left holding it.

I've worked with a 72" Latex polearm as well as several 54" and 60" two handers in my years at KR. You can use them safely, so long as you are mindful of your swings, as with any latex or boffer weapon.

For sake of safety, it behooves any player to practice with their boffers or latex weapons prior to an event to ensure they can confidently use their weapon in a safe manner, or they will risk losing their combat privileges.

Matt V.

Thankyou for all your feedback.  I was actually practicing with Jas in the backyard and found the 5 ft mace to tire me out rather quickly.  I'm going to make another one with less open cell foam, the tape doesn't stick too well for me and I have to keep fixing it, that's probably around the minimum length of a two handed weapon.  It'll also be easier to find a mace around that size in latex.

Also to help clarify it would have to be a mace because I have cleric weapon.  Following Valos forces me to use a mace of any size.

So thanks again for all your help.