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A selection of pre-modern Japanese weapons Dress or equipment (media.piefed.social)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/historyart@piefed.social
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[–] 11 points 11 months ago (6 children)

How the hell am I supposed to use the weird chain weapons, like the sickle with the ball and chain? Do I hold the sickle and swing the ball? Do I hold the ball and swing the sickle? I feel 12 all over again.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    That didn't feel very fair. Reminds me of why I always play with an archer build. Just stay away from that nonsense.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, it reminded me of one of those Taekwondo safety videos where the opponent isn't allowed to do anything to stop them. A shield or some armor would easily negate them swinging the ball end around. A properly timed charge probably could to. Just body-blocking it probably wouldn't be that big of a deal.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    I want to see a "Kung Fu Hustle" scenario of somebody confidently picking up the kusarigami, twirling it like a boss, then a short time later managing to get themselves completely wrapped up in the chain, dangling helplessly from a nearby hook.

    Pretty sure stuff like that's been done many times in animation, but a live version would be welcome!

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