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Two-handed Sword

A two-handed waster of pale ash, the sparring yard’s long blade: blunt, dented and heavy enough to teach the shoulders what the arms cannot.

Main skill

SwordsEvery weapon of the family asks for this skill, and fighting with either one grows it.

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Two-handed Sword

One hand · swap to

One-handed Sword

In the hand

No shield. Every blow is worth a fifth more than a one-hander’s.

What a hit trains

Strength90
Dexterity90
Reach
2.3 m
Training swing
3–5 at speed F
Hands
Two hands

Or swap to the One-handed Sword

One-handed Sword · one handDrop a hand and you swing quicker, with a shield on your arm.

Techniques

  • Skill 10CleaveA sweeping two-handed cut: half as hard again on your target, and three quarters on up to two foes beside it.
  • Skill 20Greatsword AuraYour mind in the great blade: +3 attack for a minute.

At skill 30, pick one trait

  • TraitExecutionerAgainst a foe under 30% of its health your swings strike 8 harder.
  • TraitDeadly EdgeYour critical blows strike twice as hard, not 1.6 times.
  • TraitSecond WindOnce every 90 seconds, falling under a quarter of your health brings back 15% of it.

The Two-handed Sword skill in the database

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