The Best and Worst DnD Weapon Designs

One of the most frequent questions people ask me is "do you play D&D?", and also what I think about the weapons in its rulebook. The first answer is no, the second is... well, this. :) Like any roleplaying game it has designs based directly on historical arms and armor as well as more exotic fantasy stuff that serves the almighty Rule of Cool. How much sense would they make in real life? Is there any practical value to the stranger things in Dungeons & Dragons? Let's take a look! *** Time stamps *** 00:00 - 01:27 Intro snark 01:27 - 02:30 Polearms (ranseur, guisarme, glaive, lances) 02:30 - 03:44 Shuriken / nunchucks / scythe 03:44 - 04:22 Longsword / hand-and-a-half sword / greatsword 04:22 - 05:01 Sickle 05:01 - 06:10 Maces / hammers / morning stars / clubs / axes 06:10 - 06:35 Two-handed saber 06:35 - 07:11 "Rapier" (AKA hanger) 07:11 - 09:28 Dwarven Urgrosh / greataxe 09:28 - 10:43 Gnome hooked hammer (y tho) 10:43 - 11:27 Two-bladed sword (ugh) 11:27 - 12:25 Dire flail (yikes) 12:25 - 14:56 Spiked chain (oof) 14:56 - 20:10 Orc double axe (wtf) 20:10 Conclusion Videos I reference here: How to Fight an Iron Golem (Logically) https://youtu.be/_frsQNCRgPI Best Weapons *Without Metal* to Fight a DnD Rust Monster https://youtu.be/yMgd2KxhcLY I Tried Sickle Fighting... It's Wild. https://youtu.be/CbGKh1Kfe2s SICKLE vs. SWORD... It's Intense. https://youtu.be/ndbRB0W5bQg *** Music credits *** “RPG Exploration Level 1” by Hitctrl https://opengameart.org/content/rpgexplorationlevel1 Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0) "Spirit Waltz" by Horrorpen https://opengameart.org/content/spirit-waltz CC BY 3.0 Outro: "Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records https://theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee/ Used with artist's permission *** Merch *** https://www.bonfire.com/store/skallswag/ If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: https://www.bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804/ *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server: http://www.patreon.com/skallagrim https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join https://www.subscribestar.com/skallagrim Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: https://beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson Canada - https://amzn.to/2HeOCMA *** Social media *** https://twitter.com/_Skallagrim_ https://www.facebook.com/SkallagrimYT https://www.instagram.com/skallagrim_yt/