Shield Sword

Protects while it Attacks; Attacks while it Protects

"The logical conclusion for optimizing both offense and defense."

"What." - Sword Knight and Shield Knight simultaneously.

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Honestly, this one is rather self explanatory. The Shield Sword is a massive, almost unwieldly blade with a heater shield forged at its center. About the size of a Valkyr, in fact. Although the shield is still concave, if only slightly, it lacks a proper handle. Y'know, the multiple straps and what not. In its place is a single handhold for ease of maneuverability and quickly swapping from offense to defense and vice versa.

The Shield Sword is more of an idea than just an item. One that can come in all sorts of sizes, builds, materials, and cultural styles. In addition, it's also one of the most popular weapons for enchantment and modification for no other reason than, well, just look at the fucking thing. If you could swing that thing around you'd probably want to make it as cool as possible too.

Equipping this automatically gives you the Greatsword moveset from Monster Hunter.
The Rune of Weapon Transmutation turns it into a Charge Blade.

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Rarity

• Uncommon

Type

• Non-Magical Weapon/Shield

Association

• Knights

Common Price

• 35gm

Additional Notes

• The hybrid nature of this weapon makes it compatible with a Rune of Weapon Transmutation, allowing the weapon to morph into a greataxe with the shield serving as the blade.

Mechanics

• In the context of a game, equipping this would be like equipping both a sword and a shield and getting the benefits of both.


• In combat, the user can swap between Sword Stance and Shield Stance for different buffs/abilities.


• I also personally believe that equipping any great- weapon should automatically give you some form of spin to win ability. Or at the VERY least a passive cleaving effect.

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