I'm pretty tired of it myself. The new thing seems to be Europaboos, as far as I've noticed, since Historical European Martial Arts is getting more exposure these days. They are similar to the stereotypical MMA elitist.
Sure these styles may be ostensibly practical, but at least to me they lack visual appeal. Admittedly though, I'm always going to exhibit a Chinese bias. Since it's not a matter of practicality, I think something that merely looks cool like a scythe is fine. What matters most to me is what the weapon or prop says about your character's background and their personality. What if an assassin who favors the scythe DID come from humble farm origins? I think that would make a lot of sense, personally.
To me the sentimentality attached to a weapon is an important rp tool. Even in modern fantasy settings, I made sure to chose weapons for specific character driven reasons, despite it being the age of mass-produced guns and impersonal bullets. The Chinese called the jian the scholar's weapon because it genuinely was considered "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age," and in fiction it tends to occupy a romanticized position because of that. It's things like that I want to bring out with a wider variety of tools to work with.
Sure these styles may be ostensibly practical, but at least to me they lack visual appeal. Admittedly though, I'm always going to exhibit a Chinese bias. Since it's not a matter of practicality, I think something that merely looks cool like a scythe is fine. What matters most to me is what the weapon or prop says about your character's background and their personality. What if an assassin who favors the scythe DID come from humble farm origins? I think that would make a lot of sense, personally.
To me the sentimentality attached to a weapon is an important rp tool. Even in modern fantasy settings, I made sure to chose weapons for specific character driven reasons, despite it being the age of mass-produced guns and impersonal bullets. The Chinese called the jian the scholar's weapon because it genuinely was considered "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age," and in fiction it tends to occupy a romanticized position because of that. It's things like that I want to bring out with a wider variety of tools to work with.
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My Balmung profile.
