NoThymeToulouse
Immortal Thyme Traveller
- Location
- Australia
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
What is Fate? (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Quest)
- Thread starter Monk Penguin
- Start date
- Fantasy Modern
- Location
- Somewhere
[X][Decorations] Tulips
-[X][Decorations] A single color, as everyone else has done.
[X][Weapon] A quarterstaff that was broken in half.
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Minimal, you'd rather not reveal your capabilities until they are more impressive
-[X][Decorations] A single color, as everyone else has done.
[X][Weapon] A quarterstaff that was broken in half.
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Minimal, you'd rather not reveal your capabilities until they are more impressive
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NoThymeToulouse
Immortal Thyme Traveller
- Location
- Australia
I should note that regular harvest/'reaper' scythes can be viable, you'd just need to be really, really, REALLY, skilled in their use, like, master level. This is because they have characteristics like having a blade that is parallel to the shaft, meaning it's very difficult for a defender to block it properly ("Oh, you want to block my scythe with your shield? Nah, it goes around.") What's more, it can be used as a hook to grapple peoples limbs or weapons, which can be quite useful in a fight.
...Although this entire argument is pointless, as we are a child, not a some master duellist.
...Although this entire argument is pointless, as we are a child, not a some master duellist.
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
- Location
- Waxahachie tx
Except reaper and harvest scythes are unviable due to being unwieldy and requiring an insane level of strength and dexterity to make use of even somewhat as a weapon and then there is the issue with how it is constructed offering many many weak points where the shaft could be broken.
- Location
- Domino City
Not to mention the one sharp edge on it faces towards the user instead of the enemy.
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
- Location
- Waxahachie tx
Very true, though there are some weapons which make use of such a trait magnificently. Admittedly they are few and far between but they do exist.
- Location
- United States
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X][Decorations] Tulips
-[X][Decorations] A single color, as everyone else has done.
--[X][Decorations] Orange
[][Weapon] A felling axe you use as a battle axe.
[X][Weapon] A short spear that you will use as a spear
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Intermediate, try and match your half-siblings. That shouldn't make you stand out, right?
-[X][Chloro] Intermediate: Try and set an array of seeds around the clearing, a few set up with shoddily disguised turned dirt and others with fresh grass hiding the worked earth.
-[X][Decorations] A single color, as everyone else has done.
--[X][Decorations] Orange
[][Weapon] A felling axe you use as a battle axe.
[X][Weapon] A short spear that you will use as a spear
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Intermediate, try and match your half-siblings. That shouldn't make you stand out, right?
-[X][Chloro] Intermediate: Try and set an array of seeds around the clearing, a few set up with shoddily disguised turned dirt and others with fresh grass hiding the worked earth.
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- Location
- San Jose
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- Location
- USA
[X][Decorations] Tulips
-[X][Decorations] A single color, as everyone else has done.
--[X][Decorations] Orange
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Intermediate, try and match your half-siblings. That shouldn't make you stand out, right?
-[X] Try to be smarter about using the plants rather than just overpower everything via Chlorokinesis, we're dealing with the Athena Cabin
-[X][Decorations] A single color, as everyone else has done.
--[X][Decorations] Orange
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Intermediate, try and match your half-siblings. That shouldn't make you stand out, right?
-[X] Try to be smarter about using the plants rather than just overpower everything via Chlorokinesis, we're dealing with the Athena Cabin
Monk Penguin
Way of the Open Flipper
- Location
- USA
I know Percy got that benefit from being near water and generally being a very talented swordsman, but I always assumed that it was because he was the Speshul Protagonist. The only other time the books mention some magical effect making someone better at fighting is after Luke and Percy both take a dip in the Styx or talking about children of Zeus. I always assumed that most campers learned the sword because 1. it's tradition, 2. it's common and therefore easier to find someone to teach them, and 3. they're teenagers who likely have no idea what the best pre-modern weapons are. There's also the possibility that swords are somehow better for fighting monsters as the majority of human weapons are designed to kill humans.
Also, please do remember that Demeter's most famous weapon was either a sword or a sickle, depending on which legends you're looking at. I believe in the books it never states which one she uses.
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
- Location
- Waxahachie tx
Her weapon was a scythe in the myths but since riordan swapped it around i am assuming it is now a sickle.
She did not use a sword. Her symbols are wheat, bread, the cornucopia, a torch, poppy flowers, winged serpents, and the lotus. Her sacred animal is the pig.
EDIT: I blame my obsessive knowledge on boredom, to much time on my hands, and a love of mythology and folklore.
- Location
- Reno Nv
So, seems like we need to get some Pig Caverly for when demeanor cabin starts to use some sacred Caverly.
- Location
- United States
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Monk Penguin
Way of the Open Flipper
- Location
- USA
Do you have a source?
Everywhere I can find it states that Demeter used a Sword or a Sickle and was called "Lady of the Golden Blade."
That or they don't mention a weapon at all.
EDIT:
Yes.
Lifeandlice
Practitioning side-character
- Location
- Usa
i brought up the sword thing back when we talked about godly metals in this universe she has a imperial gold curved sword in here Greek form.
- Location
- USA
Why do so many people want tulips for our plant?
NeverDies
Classy Coleoptera ಠ_ರೃ
- Location
- Colorado
[X][Decorations] Aloe
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Maxima, the forest comes to your aid.
Woo! Plant Powers! Know what that means?
CUCUMBER POD SHOTGUNS!
With literally no mystic intervention these things launch seeds 10 to 20 feet! Throw in some mystic juju, and they'll punch into/through a monster without issue. And best of all, they launch seeds, so we can grow even more shotgun plants inside wounded monsters!
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Chloro] Maxima, the forest comes to your aid.
Woo! Plant Powers! Know what that means?
CUCUMBER POD SHOTGUNS!
With literally no mystic intervention these things launch seeds 10 to 20 feet! Throw in some mystic juju, and they'll punch into/through a monster without issue. And best of all, they launch seeds, so we can grow even more shotgun plants inside wounded monsters!
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lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
- Location
- Waxahachie tx
Her symbols i got from this site
Her weapon i got from Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton in reference to her role in the titan war.
- Location
- Earth
[X][Decorations] Write-in: Bonsai Tree
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
[X][Chloro] Intermediate, try and match your half-siblings. That shouldn't make you stand out, right?
-[X] Try to be smarter about using the plants rather than just overpower everything via Chlorokinesis, we're dealing with the Athena Cabin
[X][Defense] Stick with Willow near the flag.
[X][Weapon] a saber that was shattered leaving behind a curved jagged edge. (Warscythe, a tool of harvest turned weapon of war)
[X][Chloro] Intermediate, try and match your half-siblings. That shouldn't make you stand out, right?
-[X] Try to be smarter about using the plants rather than just overpower everything via Chlorokinesis, we're dealing with the Athena Cabin
- Location
- United States
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Because our character has an emotional connection and memories connected to them.
- Location
- USA
I wonder if boar is a valid substitute for pig. Still not as fun as bear cavalry, but you gotta do what you gotta do to stick with your theme.
I know Percy got that benefit from being near water and generally being a very talented swordsman, but I always assumed that it was because he was the Speshul Protagonist. The only other time the books mention some magical effect making someone better at fighting is after Luke and Percy both take a dip in the Styx or talking about children of Zeus. I always assumed that most campers learned the sword because 1. it's tradition, 2. it's common and therefore easier to find someone to teach them, and 3. they're teenagers who likely have no idea what the best pre-modern weapons are. There's also the possibility that swords are somehow better for fighting monsters as the majority of human weapons are designed to kill humans.
Also, please do remember that Demeter's most famous weapon was either a sword or a sickle, depending on which legends you're looking at. I believe in the books it never states which one she uses.
The real reason it's all swords is because Riordan doesn't study that kind of stuff.
If you want in universe reasons, it's probably convenience. A spear, polearm, or similar weapon of choice is much more of a hassle to get around with. If the weapon doesn't fit easily in a car it's probably too big. Swords fit in cars while still having better reach than a dagger*. Quests spend a fair amount of time running away from threats rather than fighting them.
Remember that to beat most monsters, a demigod just needs to land a good hit with a celestial bronze weapon.
*Most demigods probably learn a bit of the dagger too since that's most likely the weapon they have on them if they're a summer only camper.
NeverDies
Classy Coleoptera ಠ_ರೃ
- Location
- Colorado
I had a thought. One of the greatest obstacles we face in regards to using our powers is that it consumes a lot of our power to cause swift growth. In a previous update we were able to mitigate this somewhat by having the plant absorb some nutrients from its host target. But it had a very small effect, and we still needed to use a lot of power.
What if we're gave our plants an alternate fuel source. Something heavily magical and present wherever we go.
Something like The Mist.
If we grew plants able to absorb magic from the ambient Mist on monsters, we'd be able to spend much less of our personal reserves while still achieving similar growth results.
What if we're gave our plants an alternate fuel source. Something heavily magical and present wherever we go.
Something like The Mist.
If we grew plants able to absorb magic from the ambient Mist on monsters, we'd be able to spend much less of our personal reserves while still achieving similar growth results.
- Location
- USA
It helps that the sword is one of the more well rounded weapons.
Knives have tons of manuverability, but the power and reach is shit.
Axes have tons of power, and decent reach, but the manuverability is shit.
Spears have all the reach and power is ok, and they have decent manuverability.
Finally, a sword trades some of the Spears reach for more power and manuverability.
The war scythe is really just an ax, and doesn't really work for seven year olds.