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Author Topic: Help, Steel,silver or iron?  (Read 576 times)

toupz

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Help, Steel,silver or iron?
« on: November 12, 2010, 06:11:07 pm »

Help i found an iron shortsword, steel shortswor and silver shortsword. Also can't pick between using steel shield or iron shield help
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Re: Help, Steel,silver or iron?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2010, 06:21:33 pm »

Steel.

Historically, Iron was used to replace bronze, which due to some issues became difficult to find. Steel replaced iron.

Silver has always been a fairly soft metal. A good reason to keep silver around might be due to the fact it supposedly has magical properties against things like Werewolves. Not sure if that is currently in though.
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Re: Help, Steel,silver or iron?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2010, 06:51:04 pm »

For sharp weapons (like swords, or spears, or axes etc)

Bone/Wood<Copper<Iron<Bronze<Steel<Adamantine

For blunt weapons, Silver is king.
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