User blog comment:Derrmann/Why multi-function requirement is a bad idea./@comment-24143795-20140127002159/@comment-24143795-20140127024948

I think that with the spirit of RWBY people should be making unique weapons. Instead of "X uses a black katana" I think it would be better to give the weapon some sort of "personality". IE: "Y's Katana while mainly black but has bright blue along the back of the blade and a small watchface built into the pommel. The guard of the sword also looked similar to the hand of a watch."

I don't simply mean add detail about the weapon, or add random features to it, but to make it personal to the character. Jaunes sword, a family heirloom, had the sheath/sheild to go with it. It wasnt something that changed the weapon drastically, but enough to atleast seperate it from other weapons in the series. If you saw Jaunes sword and sheild, you would be able to say "Thats Jaunes weapon" where as if you saw a black handle with a red blade, you wouldn't be able to specify what mook from the first episode it belonged too.

I do agree that my comment regarding "swordsman" was poorly worded. I didn't mean it in the sence of a RPG style class, but in the sence of "this character uses a sword." I'm just worried that some people will limit their characters by labeling them as "a swordsman", or "a magic user" and not be willing to attempt things outside the box.