User blog:Kimiyosis/Weapon Guide

There is a guide, for the basics of roleplaying. There are multiple guides, for creating an Original Character. There is even a guide on making non-canon Grimms. And yet, there are no guides for the custom weapons your character is most likely bound to have. So, if you haven't realized that this blog is a weapons guide, even after you read the title, I don't know what to do.

Introduction to Weaponry within the RWBY-verse
Now, your probably thinking, "I want a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig cannon, that doubles as a biiiiiiiiig buster sword!". Well, if you want that weapon, why? Weapons, in the RWBY-verse, are almost similar to an extension of the character. A super buffed up musclehead with a hotheaded attitude that would beat up anyone without thinking, would most likely not wield a pistol the size of his finger, or a hidden blade. Likewise, he is more likely to carry a heavy weapon, and just cause destruction via utter brute strength. Neither would a small and agile character carry a massive and heavy 205mm howitzer without a good reason. They would be more likely to wield perhaps dual SMG typed weapons, with maybe even a short blade on the end of each firearm.

Helpful Tips/Questions
Here are a few general questions that you can ask yourself, when designing a weapon.

1)How does the weapon suit your character? Perhaps a very aggressive and arrogant character would wield a cannon that doubles as one big, fat baseball bat. Or a very cautious and meticulous character would wield a longsword, with a built in sniper rifle.

2)What are the weapons strength? You have a sniper rifle, so your character would presumably be suited for longer ranged encounters, and/or fire support. You would also probably have a nice scope/range finder built onto that rifle, so you can even have a more observer/scout type of character.

3)What are its limitations? You aren't planning to ask if you can have a super fat cannon that can demolish an entire building to be safe to fire at point blank no, do you? Every weapon has a 'blindspot', so to speak.

Assisting Weapon Designs
Well, there will be a situation where someone will probably have a hard time making a good weapon that can match. So, I can assist you in that situation, but only if you fit a certain criteria.

1)Your character must be fleshed out. I need to be able to read, and know your character's personality, and backstory at the very least to have a weapon tailored for them.

2)You know the general idea of what the weapon will be. I will not be making an entire weapon from scratch, understood? At the very least, you should tell me what the core weapon(s) will be. Like, a gun built into a sword, or perhaps a battleaxe with Dust ports, and so on.

3)Specifications. Alright, this one is optional, would would make the weapon designing much easier on my end.

If you passed all three of those requirements, I may possibly take up the challenge of creating a weapon for you. Might take me between 1-3 days to do so. However, if you want me to include a labelled diagram of the weapon, that may take me up to an entire week to finish. Remember though, I do have a life, so sometimes the design time will take longer than anticipated.