Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-34969473-20180913193623/@comment-26149161-20180913200119

Your idea does make sense in the context of the mod. That being said, I worry that we might be deviating from realism by including so many military-issue tridents--tridents were pretty much ineffective on the field of battle. With multiple points, pressure from a strike would be applied over a smaller area, making each hit do less damage. The only reason one would really use one would be a militia with scrounged weapons i.e. the Dunlendings.

Umbar should get a trident--as they were presumably a fishing culture--but I personally propose that it not be use for warfare. Pelargir can keep theirs, but I suggest it would be better for them to have a different unique weapon for the marines, and the trident can just be a fishing tool.

With regards to the names, 'pitchfork' works for Dunland, but I feel like 'bident' is straying too far into Greek names--it just doesn't seem fitting for Tolkien.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë)