Headhunter's Longsword
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Headhunter's Longsword

Weapon 🔪 Melee 🪓 Legendary 🌟
Edelian Longsword

The Headhunter’s Longsword is a rare and terrifying derivative of the Edelian Longsword, forged for the singular purpose of assassinating enemy commanders. Its blade is made from extremely tough, flexible and sharp Bluemetal smith through now-lost techniques. These blades were issued exclusively to the Order of the Rainbow's Headhunters, an elite corps of duellist-executioners tasked with decapitating enemy command structures in the midst of battle.

Where the standard Edelian blade balances reach and strength, the Headhunter’s variant prioritises speed, precision, and resonance with its wielder’s skill. Its edge hums faintly when drawn, and in the hands of a trained Headhunter, it could find seams in armour as if guided by instinct. The blade’s bluemetal composition gives it a radiant azure hue under sunlight, a feature that became both its signature and its warning. Soldiers who saw a blue flash in the melee often broke ranks, fearing the unseen strike that followed.

Legends claim that a Headhunter needed but one thrust to end a battle. A single, surgical strike that could kill a general, disrupt the chain of command, and unravel entire armies. Few weapons in recorded history have inspired such dread, nor such reverence among swordmasters and collectors.

Abilities

Common Attributes - Mechanical

One-Handed

One-handed weapons enjoy certain advantages; namely, that they can be used while doing something else, or wielding another weapon.

EFFECT:
Two one-handed weapons can be equipped at the same time and used without having to Change Weapon (1 AP).

Common Attributes - Miscellaneous

Duelist's Choice - Melee Longswords

Longswords are the weapon of choice for the professional warrior. Nothing can compare in their flexibility, if one knows what they're doing. 

EFFECT:
Longswords double the effects of melee-related General Skills (Brutality, Finesse and Parrying).

Unique Attributes

Half-Swording - Edelian Longsword UA

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.

Attributes

Unorganized
TYPE
Melee (Longsword)
TECH
Antique
DMG
(STR)d4
PEN
2
SPC
Duelist's Choice, Half-Swording, One-Handed