I mean, its actually the reason why I got his mask for my moc but chose not to buy the sword as well.
Each barb goes downward before going up, so I feel like itâd still deal extra damage when pulled out of a target, as it is described. Whether or not those barbs are curved or not could be disputed, however.
As a personal preference, I would like to see a different design for the tool.
I cannot provide an official response, but I feel that if they could be placeholders, then thereâd be no point in necessitating the sword in the moc portion at all.
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The larger prongs facing outward would (in addition to making the weapon much harder to push into something) create such a bloody mess on the way in that the additional damage on the way out would be negligible if present at all.
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I imagine the difference is that custom swords will be mandated in the art portion, seeing as theyâre not 3D printed. The whole reason the 3D printed parts have to be placeholders is that BS01 wonât allow unofficial Lego parts to be allowed on a official Lego wiki.
Really hope this wonât be a rule.
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maaaaaaaybeâŚ
The answer is: no one knows, not even Eljay.
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But itâs the artwork thatâs canonized. They wouldnât have any issue with a drawing of a 3d piece, like how they didnât have an issue with Artakhaâs mask.
Unless Iâm misunderstanding.
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In addition even if a brand new custom sword was made, itâll just spawn 3D prints anyway.
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Itâll be mandated for the art. So at the very least, any MOC Sword not featuring backwards facing barbs would be subject to replacement.
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The thing is, â3d printed masksâ donât really have their own rule; all masks are placeholders, regardless of whether theyâre custom or not.
Itâs also difficult to compare masks with weapons; with masks, the final design basically has to be custom, which is the basis for the MOC mask being a placeholder. For weapons, though, they can be custom or purist without much challenge either way.
I recall a very early statement saying that 3d-printed weapons could be replaced while purist weapons couldnât, but I get the feeling that the attitude on that has shifted with experience. I would argue against that ruling in the same way I did for the Hagah masks when a similar rule was proposed in that contest: all masks/weapons should be treated the same, regardless of origin.
Whether that means all swords are placeholders or all swords must be kept in the art doesnât really matter to me, but it should be consistent. Maybe a Hagah-style consent system?
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Maybe it could work in a similar way it did with the Hagah spears. Only placeholders as long as the builder is ok with it or wants it changed.
There might be people who want to use a design that doesnât exist as a 3D model. For example, I wanted to use this sword I drew, but since I donât have a 3D model, I canât enter it. And since not everyone has enough skill to participate in the art portion (including me), it canât be used. But it could be left as a suggestion for the art portion if the sword is allowed to be changed.
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Yeah. The ones that are part of the Kurahk staff definitely are. The ones in the middle are a little more questionable, but Iâd say theyâre close enough.
The bigger question is whether or not theyâre curved. Iâd, again, say yes, but itâs definitely less obvious than their direction.
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I used this sword design for my Tuyet, Iâm curious as to peopleâs opinions on whether this would count as a âbarbed broadswordâ and if those are angled the correct way.
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Cool design, and Iâd say the actual âbarbedâ parts qualify.
Theyâre angled the correct way but they also seem very chonky for barbs. That said, I donât want to limit peopleâs options.
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I feel like any blade with a serrated or jagged edge could do damage when pulling out, though I will concede that barbs pointed toward the hilt would be the most efficient in this area. Even so, I donât particularly like this revelation because Iâd rather not use a custom printed blade if I didnât have to and coming up with a design that both looks good and conforms to its descriptions has proven difficult.
Does this mean that entries that have a sword that doesnât 100% conform to the barbed broadswordâs description (such as how mine uses a Brutaka blade as the blade and places some barbs along the hilt) are still good under the stipulation that the swordâs design will be changed if they win?
I meant to ask this earlier, but what is the reasoning for this? I have never seen a quote specifying the direction of the barbs.
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Yes.
This quote. The only direction that curved barbs would do more damage if removed would be if they were curved toward the hilt, like a fishing hook.
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Well, that was a first.
To be honest, I was just sharing my opinion, thought it would lead to some discussion. Wasnât expecting lj to pop in and say âyouâre right, and also weâre making it a ruleâ.
I do think the handle facing barbs makes the most sense, though.
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Iâve seen that quote before, but Iâve always thought it just meant âthe barbs do extra damage compared to a sword with no barbsâ, rather than âthe barbs are arranged for extra damage compared to other arrangementsâ. It never even occurred to me that the quote might be referring to a specific orientation.
I do also agree with this from a subjective standpoint, though: