Poll: Get medieval on this poll.

[GrimTuesday]

I said ax but give me an ax with a hammer on one side and a blade on the other and I'll give you some courpses
nothing is better for crushing heads then a good ax, why Robert the Bruce killed the knight that the Englesh sent to fight him in single combat with one blow from his ax, how badass is that

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Axe. If my enemy has no armor, something is getting chopped off. If they do have armor/shield, the impact alone would be enough to break bones even if it doesn't penetrate.

Remember: its only a confirmed kill if the blood splashes on your face.

 

[Mcface]

Halberds.
The tip is used to stab up and under the exposed areas of plate, the armpits, thighs, eye sockets.

and the axe part can cut down the regular infantry.

Not to mention I can keep them a few feet away.

It was also probably the most effective against cavalry than any other weapon on the list. You could kill the horse from 6 feet away, or knock the rider off before hes even in swinging distance.

 

[Aunel]

bastard sword

versatility is everything.
and of course sheer awesomeness.

 

[axia777]

Long or Bastard sword. Depends if I want to use a shield or not at the time of battle. I have always been a long sword kind of guy. I would also keep a short sword on my side for really close quarters killing. Give me some heavy chain with light plate on the bony parts for armor. Nothing to heavy, but heavy enough to protect in some serious manner. Then lets get down to Medieval warfare!!! w00t!!!

 

[That One Six]

I would use both a longbow and a sword. I am, in real life, proficient in both, and a longbow would be no use at close distances, just as a longsword would be no use from long distances.

 

[Xorghul]

The longbow. 'Couse it kicks arse.

And if you have to ask "why 1257", I pity you as I play last year's most awesome game (

Which is this "last year's most awesome game" that you're playing?

 

[oppp7]

Maces and clubs seem somewhat easy to use to me (compared to other weapons).

 

[Aeriath]

I chose longbow, because I think I would crack up in the frontlines dues to being a wimp. I'm already a farily good archer so I would know how to use the bow, unlike any of the other weapons on the list

Failing that, I wouldn't mind designing warmachines, however I'd always be scared that someone would break off from the fight to kill the guy firing the giant contraption demolishing the castle.

 

[Salmaras]

I choose the longbow, because i am a coward and won't stand on the front lines.

 

[Merteg]

Stealth with the daggers to back-stab all enemies.

 

[LockHeart]

Mmmmm, axes. If you want brutal, death-dealing terror-dispenses then axes are for you sir!

*displays collection of fine axes*

Less finesse required than with swords and more likely to penetrate chain! Even if it does not, you'll still liquefy their internal organs with sheer force! All this can be yours for just three silver coins!

 

[Jamanticus]

Stealth with the daggers to back-stab all enemies.

Don't you think that the enemy would catch onto that after, I dunno... ONE incident? Then you're stuck with little pointy daggers when they've got bows, spears, and other assorted weaponry- all of it with a much longer reach than your little daggers.

There's a reason daggers were mostly only last resort/self-defense weapons, even in Medieval times: they were so darn short that nearly any other weapon could kill you before you could kill a person with a dagger.

For me, a bow. Especially if I got to sit behind the battlements and shoot out of those little slits.

EDIT: And here's the other problem with using daggers in a big Medieval battle: the laws of physics aren't helping you when you use daggers. They add very little to a blow except pointiness, while something like a sword adds a ton of mass and inertial force in addition to that pointiness. So, really not as effective a weapon as you could have.

 

[Syndef]

I'd want to have the highest possible chances of survival, so I'd be waaaay in the back with the ranks of the longbowmen. If I do have to fight, it'll probably be near the end of the battle when the other side is already demoralized and broken. Of course, there's always the other archers to be afraid of...

If I have to be on the front lines, then the spear would definitely be the way to go, even though swords are more glamorous.

 

[Merteg]

Stealth with the daggers to back-stab all enemies.

Don't you think that the enemy would catch onto that after, I dunno... ONE incident? Then you're stuck with little pointy daggers when they've got bows, spears, and other assorted weaponry- all of it with a much longer reach than your little daggers.

There's a reason daggers were mostly only last resort/self-defense weapons, even in Medieval times: they were so darn short that nearly any other weapon could kill you before you could kill a person with a dagger.

For me, a bow. Especially if I got to sit behind the battlements and shoot out of those little slits.

Yeah, because a large part about stealth is to run into a bunch of enemies, you got me...

 

[Boaal]

An axe.
I like to get up close and personal and hack bits of people off, in a more brutal, less poncy way, than I would be able to do with somthing like a longsword. That and they're just satisfying.

 

[Jamanticus]

Yeah, because a large part about stealth is to run into a bunch of enemies, you got me...

You name me one Medieval battle that took place when there weren't bunches of enemies. Isn't that what a 'battle' is? Armies even then were trained to stick together and not get forced apart, so unless you had a handy little gadget on your belt to make them all run to very remote locations alone, you'd be screwed.

 

[rainman2203]

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Does that answer your question?

 

[Merteg]

Yeah, because a large part about stealth is to run into a bunch of enemies, you got me...

You name me one Medieval battle that took place when there weren't bunches of enemies. Isn't that what a 'battle' is? Armies even then were trained to stick together and not get forced apart, so unless you had a handy little gadget on your belt to make them all run to very remote locations alone, you'd be screwed.

I'm in a mercenary group. No where in the OP does it say it's going to be a full scale battle.