Pursuing the topic from the other board...
First of all responding to "While in general I support the idea of better quality fest weapons/armor, the khuj isn't really a realistic standard. It's better than any forged halberd, in my opinion. The golden tasseled spear is also very good for a pike (which is overall a poor weapon type)."
I understand your point, but my counter is this- the only reason people use Khuj's and festival halbards is because they are better than forged and all other store bought weapons. The reason we use Quads and festival throwing hammers is because they are better than the store bought options.
Since the Khuj and the Lochaber Axe happen to be storebought weapons availible to anyone, I say yes, use these as the template. It is silly to sell inferior weapons that have nice looks when no one will use them. At least with halbards, we are not infringing on forging territory by suggesting good festival weapons. The same goes for the golden tasseled spear- the last festival had spears that were just as good, no reason not to suggest more.
Face it- fluffy guild weapons from festivals only get used if they have decent stats or have some other utility, like being a swappable weapon.
So while I propose that we suggest guild oriented weaponry, I think that the Cleric War Bastard Sword is unlikely to get much use, but a Cleric War Halbard might well have good enough stats that I might buy several, just to be carrying something besides a khuj.
Weapons I suggest:
Halbards
Pikes
Throwing Hammers and Axes
QS
Any others I am forgetting? Maybe some equivelant to Slurbows? Decent comp bows?
I will have actual suggestions another time- this was just trying to set the stage.
