The scimitar was a one-handed, martial melee weapon of the sword family.[1]
Description
The scimitar was similar to the falchion in that it was a "backsword", sharpened on one edge and the other edge was thicker to give it strength. Scimitar blades were 2 to 3 ft (60 to 90 cm) long and almost always curved but a few were angled like a khopesh.[3] Starting at the hilt, the blade might taper gradually to a point or might increase in width and then rapidly come to a point. The hilt was one-handed and had quillons. An average scimitar cost 15 gp and weighed 4 lb (1.8 kg).[4]
Weaponology
Scimitars did not have the damaging power of longswords or other heavier swords, but with skill they could hit vital areas better than most. Using the one-sided, curved scimitar required special training and was therefore classified as a martial weapon.[1][2]
History
First appearing on Toril around the year -2059 DR (1880 NY), scimitars developed from the khopesh, which were created a thousand years prior.[5] These blades were commonly favored by Calishites[6] and some druids.[7][8]
Notable scimitars
- Icingdeath
- Right handed weapon of Drizzt Do'Urden the ranger.[9]
- Twinkle
- Left handed weapon of the drow, Drizzt.[9]
- Hornblade
- The weapon of the nature god Mielikki.[10]
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Notes
1st edition, 2nd edition and 3.0/3.5 edition Dungeons & Dragons rules allow druids to wield scimitars.[11][7][8]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook, 3.5 Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 38. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook, 3.5 Edition
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 84. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 35. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook, 3.5 Edition
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 177. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 49. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 19. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.