Talk:Black March/@comment-27017935-20151105185730/@comment-26484417-20160416172848

Yes, that is so; I included the link in naive hope that, if anyone reacts, they will consult the link and background information first. This kind of person would know that estoc's cross-section can be anything from a triangle to a circle (i.e., the same as needle).

Moving on, no disrespect, but it doesn't matter what it seems like to you; the fact is that estoc is by its very definition an edgeless weapon. Also, an estoc is similar to a normal sword in handle and crossguard, while the cross-section of the body is fundamentally different. If you still insist they are the same or similar enough to group together, then you're basically saying that any weapons with the same handle and—if there is one—crossguard are the same type of weapon regardless of the remainder of the weapon (e.g., hooks and needles are the same). Moreover, even if you expand the definition of a cutting weapon by the factor of a superhuman / fantasy strength, the ToG universe still has an example where a weapon with circular cross-section is used to bisect a person; namely, this is precisely what Buelsar did to Moontari.

The argument doesn't stand even if we limit the consideration to the "fantasy logic", so I see no value in the disclaimer.