How efficient is a scythe?

The scythe is simply the most efficient and graceful tool for mowing. It cuts heavy weeds and tall grass with ease, and with practice can be precise enough to cut and trim your lawn. Mowing with a scythe will silently outcut your string trimmer and venture where a push or gas lawn mower becomes useless.

Could a sickle be used as a weapon?

As a weapon Like other farming tools, the sickle can be used as an improvised bladed weapon. Examples include the Japanese kusarigama and kama, the Chinese chicken sickles, and the makraka of the Zande people of north central Africa.

What weapon counters a scythe?

Axe or cannon, as a scythe user I can say these are the two weapons that can tear you apart in seconds and hit in your blind spots with higher priority. Axe is slow af, scythe obliterates it.

Is a scythe a simple weapon?

A scythe is a simple two-handed melee weapon in the heavy blade weapon group. Other classes do not have proficiency with the scythe as a class trait, but any character can become proficient by taking a Weapon Proficiency feat.

Why does the Grim Reaper carry a scythe?

Grim Reaper. In modern-day European-based folklore, Death is known as the Grim Reaper, depicted as wearing a dark hooded cloak and wielding a scythe. The scythe is an image that reminds us that Death reaps the souls of sinners like the peasant who harvests corn in his field.

Do scythes work as weapons?

Farming tools such as the scythe and pitchfork have frequently been used as a weapon by those who could not afford or did not have access to more expensive weapons such as pikes, swords, or later, guns. War scythes were widely used by Polish and Lithuanian peasants during revolts in the 18th and 19th centuries.

What is the Grim Reapers weapon?

scythe
In modern-day European-based folklore, Death is known as the Grim Reaper, depicted as wearing a dark hooded cloak and wielding a scythe.

Why a scythe is a bad weapon?

one of the biggest problems with scythes as weapons is the fact that it’s only edged on the inside of the blade and not the outside, so I would say make the blade a tad thicker and edge it on both sides of the blade.

Why the Grim Reaper has a scythe?

The scythe is an image that reminds us that Death reaps the souls of sinners like the peasant who harvests corn in his field. Cronus was a harvest god and carried a sickle, which is a tool used in harvesting grain. The Grim Reaper carrying a scythe is derived from a combination of Chronus and Cronus.

Can you throw a scythe?

Throwing a scythe with any effectiveness would be virtually impossible in real life. If you want to throw it, the closest from official sources would be a Trident(1d6 piercing, thrown (20/60), versatile 1d8) which you would change the damage to slashing.

Is a scythe a Glaive?

A Glaive is a heavy, two-handed weapon with 10 ft. reach, like how you would imagine a Scythe would be, and although typically farmers would wield Scythes as makeshift weapons, the martial weapon proficiency represents how unwieldy they would be without the proper training and practice.

What religion is the Grim Reaper from?

In Hindu texts, Yama is the god of death who rides on a black buffalo carrying a rope of souls. In Chinese mythology, Yanluo is the god of the underworld or hell. It is believed that the concept of the Grim Reaper began to proliferate in the 14th century in Europe.

How can scythes be used as a weapon?

In a way a scythe having a strong pole is what really matters scythes used in combat. It can be used for a lot of acrobatic moves due to the long arm and curved blade, having one side weighted makes it better for spinning in a way because the weight is distributed to one side, so the scythe can be spun blade or pole first.

Is there such a thing as a scythe in raw?

RAW, there is no “scythe” available for players. All weapon options available to players are in the PHB on page 149. However, there are weapons that are physically somewhat similar to a scythe, namely: the Sickle, a simple melee weapon with 1d4 damage, which is pretty much a scythe, except much smaller

Where can I find stats on a scythe?

As the other answers have already pointed out, there are currently no stats for a Scythe weapon in any of the official products. It certainly isn’t listed on the weapons table in PHB (p. 149).

Can you make a glaive into a scythe?

You shouldn’t have much difficulty convincing your DM to permit you to buy a homebrew scythe with the stats of a glaive. In fact, unless your DM is really strict, he (or she) will probably allow you to re-flavor any weapon into a scythe. That way, you can, for example, use the longsword stats (1d8 slashing, versatile) for a scythe.