Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26444332-20151002045359

Mae govannen. Let us delve into this.

Edged (Enter sword name here) - Essentially this. To edge a weapon, you must surround it with the appropriate ingot you want on the faction's crafting table. Vanilla swords may not be edged, but daggers can be. The edges of the new sword will show up in the material's color. One may not edge the sword in the material used to make it(For reasons that should be obvious). Now either two things happen, and either one is fine.

1: The change is purely asthetic, and has no effect on the sword's modifiers such as durability or damage.

2: The change, depending on what material used, has a effect. For instance, a golden-edged weapon will have less damage and durability, but greater enchantability, whereas a Mithril-edged weapon has a much higher durability and damage but little more enchantability.

A similar ability would happen for the spine of the weapon, changing the color of the weapon's centre(for a two-edged sword) or the dulled back(for a one-edged sword).

The crossguards and pommels of the swords may also be colored for good factions, and certain wealthy evil factions like Harad(And Umbar when added). They may be changed by placing a appropriate dye or ingot on the crafting grid alongside the sword.

New weapons section:

Swordstaff: Used by Breelanders(when added) and Rangers, the swordstaff is exactly what it sounds like. In reality, the Svärdstav was made by Danish troops who attached sword blades to the ends of headless spears. The weapon proved very effective throughout history, and the Arnorian descendants now use this makeshift weapon to defend themselves and their homes. It would have a longer reach and greater knockback than a standard spear, and be craftable by placing a iron sword and two sticks in a spear formation on a Ranger crafting bench.

Halberd: The marriage of battleaxe and spear, the halberd was designed for one specific purpose in mind. Used by Mannish factions(with the exception of Rohan) and orcish factions, the halberd is craftable by placing a faction axe and two sticks on the respective crafting table in a spear form. It does a great deal more knockback and has greater reach, but has a much longer attack cooldown(As seen from Beta 25).

Broken Lance: Made in the aftermath of combat, a broken lance would usually be the result of a tourney in feudal England. When a lance(Also seen from Beta 25) uses up all its durability, it becomes a broken lance. It has about the same damage as a dagger, but hits slowly. It also depletes over time, but has much less durability. You cannot craft a broken lance, but you can repair it by placing it and two sticks on a crafting grid to get a full Lance back.

Elvish Longspear: Used in battle most famously by Gil-galad, the Longspear would be exclusive to the High Elves and Galadhrim. It would appear similar to the many renditions of Aeglos, and would be crafted by placing a spear and a stick on a High Elven or Galadhrim crafting table in dagger formation. Certain High Elven and Galadhrim units would use this weapon. It would not be throwable. It would have a greater reach than almost any other weapon(save pikes) and have greater knockback. Aeglos would be available as a unobtainable(Until major questing) version of this weapon available from the creative inventory.

Lhång: A non-canon but feasible weapon, the Lhång is portrayed in Peter Jackson's films as the Elven close-quarters weapon of choice. Craftable in the same way a normal sword is, but diagonally on a Elven crafting bench, it would have a slower hit time(As seen from Beta 25) but greater knockback, and would function as the battleaxe-style weapon for Elves.

Scythespear: A unorthodox marriage of a farming implement and a spear(For Breelanders and Rangers) and something akin to a double-headed and curved-bladed spear(For Wood-elves) the Scythespear is a fearsome weapon, able to be spun and have the desired effect of seeing your enemy's head go flying. Crafted with two hoes on top and bottom with a stick in the middle, it would be available to Rangers and Wood-elves as a weapon. Both have a quicker hit time and slightly higher damage, but have almost no knockback and little durability. The Wood-elven version would be more aesthetically pleasing(Since it's of Elven make and Elves make beautiful things).

This was my suggestion, and I hope you enjoyed it. 