Pro: Versatile , mostly good WM
Con: costly (ducat and AP wise), No Strike of Wrath, no Mortal Blow
Conclusion: A good skill for characters with medicore strengh and shield fighter skills. Don't have to mention that the magic sword is the archetype of any magic weapon, do I?
Fencing Weapons
Basic: No
Cost: E (high)
eEC: -1
Abilities: Mortal Blow, Windmill
Pro: Probably best WM around, no ST needed, at least 1 good magic weapon confirmed
Con: Expensive (ducat and AP wise), low eEC, no Mighty Blow abilities
Conclusion: Imo the best skill for 1H weapon fighters (or mages?) without a shield. Can deliever mortal blows which is really nice, fighters with shield should stick to swords instead, but one character with this is alwas good for the
party since you will get a nice weapon in the early midgame.
Maxes and Axes
Basic: Yes
Cost: D (medium)
eEC: -4
Abilities: Strike of Wrath, Windmill, Roundhouse (not the Chuck Norris (tm) one)
Pro: Basic, excellent eEC, benefits from high ST
Contra: No upper tier feint abilities, requires decent ST to use effectively, rather bad PA WM
Conclusion: The ideal weapon for shield using tanks and heavily armored fighters. ST bonus can be very nice in later game when you get ST improving items and magic. My favorite! Doesn't do that well against high PA enemies, but since
they are rare in Drakensang (let me recall - did I ever see one? Nope, afaik not...) - don't care about that.
Staves
Basic: No
Cost: D (medium)
eEC: -2
Abilities: Windmill, Roundhouse (not the Chuck Norris (tm) one), Rush
Pro: Versatile, possible distance bonus vs. low range weapons (???) (***), no ST required, good WM
Con: 2H-weapon, no higher tier feint abilities, no Strike of Wrath
Conclusion: A versatile weapon for defensive orientated characters - mages & alike. Main advantage over spears is the better WM. You will get at least 2 nice staffs during the game, so one character with this would be nice - if you can
handle the enemy numbers.
Spears
Basic: No
Cost: D (medium)
eEC: -3
Abilities: Mortal Strike, Rush
Pro: Good eEC, no ST required, possible distance bonus vs. low range weapons (???) (***), can Mortal Strike
Contra: 2H-weapon, no Mighty Blow attacks, often bad WM, no good spears during the early game
Conclusion: Messed up in Drakensang. More offensive than Staves, but the lack of Mighty Blow maneuvers sucks. No really good weapons can be found in early game - and even later, spears tend to have bad WM. But maybe the waiting is worth
it and you get a super-duper dragonkiller spear later, who knwos? But really, spears are pity in Drakensang. Too bad, since I really like this weapon class. In PnP you can use them with shields once you have ST 15+ (Sparta style) - and
there you can even use them as throwing weapons. Not to mention the cool tacking ability that is missing here... *sob* Oh well, I guess if I ever finish the game I will try an elven warrior with spear and dodge... Bwahahaha...
