The Edelian Longsword is an extremely versatile weapon that can thrust, slice and crush, but it does require a great deal of training. One of the most effective methods to counter heavily armoured opponents is "half-swording", which consists in grabbing the blade with both hands without directly touching the edge. This technique allows a soldier to wedge the sword's thrusting point into an enemy's weak points such as vision slits, joints and between plates.
EFFECT:
This weapon's user can half-sword. When half-swording, all melee attacks delivered suffer from a Hard DM, but gain +2 PEN.
Half-swording cannot be done if this weapon is being used One-Handed.