Traceroo
Rogue
Denver Weapons Marshals sadly had to fail a number of weapons during Weapons Safety Check, or offer provisional 1-event approvals to allow players to make needed repairs before the July 2015 event. Here are some problems we saw frequently:
If you've got any questions about weapons safety, construction, or maintenance, please shout out. We have lots of great craftsmen in this chapter who are always happy to help others out!
Thanks,
Trace Moriarty
Safety & Weapons Marshal
Alliance Denver
- ALL weapon cores need to have 1" (no more, no less) of closed cell foam extending past each end of the core. We saw several 1-handed weapons which do not have this at the pommel. You need this foam for ALL weapons, even if you don't add a Waylay Tip to your weapon.
- Shields: See related post on shield maintenance.
- Liquid glue: If you use hot glue, or any type of liquid glue in the foam of your weapons, press your thumb into the finished area once it's dry. If it's hard and crunchy on a striking surface, especially near the weapon tip, your weapon will not pass safety inspection. (No one wants crunchy glue spot in the face.)
- Polearms: The bladed part of the polearm must be wider than the weapon shaft. In other words, "polearms have to look like polearms."
- CORRECT: Here's an image I pulled off the web which illustrates the general idea of what we're going for: http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8178/8021511562_4fff89c377_m.jpg
- CORRECT: Porch and B build some lovely handmade latex polearms that are the right shape. Will built a polearm for Nissa in the Scions which is the right shape. Look to all of theirs as good examples.
- NOT CORRECT: Think of how a longsword physrep is just a straight padded stick. If your 2-handed weapon is a straight padded stick that does not have a wider bladed head, it will not pass as a polearm.
If you've got any questions about weapons safety, construction, or maintenance, please shout out. We have lots of great craftsmen in this chapter who are always happy to help others out!
Thanks,
Trace Moriarty
Safety & Weapons Marshal
Alliance Denver