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    From ironstaff@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 4 04:09:02 2021
    When 3.5 was released I fell in love with the sketch style illustrations of the mundane equipment. I just love that style of illustration. But when I saw the illustration for the spiked chain I laughed out loud. It was absurd. As depicted, utterly
    unusable. The description and mechanics were no better. I flexible piercing weapon? Which technically made it usable underwater? Madness. Yes, I am getting pedantic. But we all how our particular hobby horses. I was willing to ignore the Mjolnir style
    warhammer but not the spiked chain. But... I love chain weapons, always have since I first saw one and than did a bit of real world research. And the idea of a chain weapon that has spikes is pretty damn cool. So... I made one. It would be incredibly
    dangerous to use. But it screams Demon weapon. So I'd like to introduce my version of a spiked chain, the Demon Chain: https://www.deviantart.com/ironstaff/art/Spiked-Chain-3-865188217

    Thank you for your time.

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  • From LL@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 1 10:47:28 2021
    Am 04.01.2021 um 13:09 schrieb iron...@gmail.com:
    When 3.5 was released I fell in love with the sketch style illustrations of the mundane equipment. I just love that style of illustration. But when I saw the illustration for the spiked
    chain I laughed out loud. It was absurd. As depicted, utterly unusable. The description and mechanics were no better. I flexible piercing weapon? Which technically made it usable
    underwater? Madness. Yes, I am getting pedantic.

    Well, you are right, so...

    But we all how our particular hobby horses. I was willing to ignore the Mjolnir style warhammer but not the spiked chain. But... I love chain weapons, always have since I first saw one and > than did a bit of real world research. And the idea of a
    chain weapon that has spikes is pretty damn cool. So... I made one. It would be incredibly dangerous to use.

    Do you know the urumi?

    But it screams Demon weapon. So I'd like to introduce my version of a spiked chain, the Demon Chain: https://www.deviantart.com/ironstaff/art/Spiked-Chain-3-865188217

    Thank you for your time.


    Thanks for sharing.

    LL

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  • From ironstaff@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 2 06:12:43 2021
    On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 4:47:48 AM UTC-5, LL wrote:
    Am 04.01.2021 um 13:09 schrieb iron...@gmail.com:
    When 3.5 was released I fell in love with the sketch style illustrations of the mundane equipment. I just love that style of illustration. But when I saw the illustration for the spiked
    chain I laughed out loud. It was absurd. As depicted, utterly unusable. The description and mechanics were no better. I flexible piercing weapon? Which technically made it usable
    underwater? Madness. Yes, I am getting pedantic.
    Well, you are right, so...
    But we all how our particular hobby horses. I was willing to ignore the Mjolnir style warhammer but not the spiked chain. But... I love chain weapons, always have since I first saw one and > than did a bit of real world research. And the idea of a
    chain weapon that has spikes is pretty damn cool. So... I made one. It would be incredibly dangerous to use.
    Do you know the urumi?
    But it screams Demon weapon. So I'd like to introduce my version of a spiked chain, the Demon Chain: https://www.deviantart.com/ironstaff/art/Spiked-Chain-3-865188217

    Thank you for your time.

    Thanks for sharing.

    LL
    Welcome. I didn't know it by that name but I am familiar with flexible blade swords. My issue is blade alignment. Without good edge alignment, you won't get decent cuts.

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