Human blood tarnishes silver in real life, so I would imagine in fantasy, weird magic blood doesn't? Otherwise this dude is going thru silver swords after every fight and that adds up
You know this is one of the best parts of the interwebs. I had no intention of watching a video about silver swords but now I have and have obtained more knowledge that has no particular use but is still interesting.
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I also got called a fancy nerd, so fancy that.
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Anyway, I've not played the witcher myself, but this guy mentions that Geralt's sword is not actually silver, it's steel with silver plating. Not sure if that's accurate or not, just throwing it out there.
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He does point out that silver is not a particularly hard metal, which makes sense, and is unlikely to make for a good blade even when you hammer it. Sterling silver seems to be the only type half worthwhile using. Even then it has nowhere near the strength of iron. The purer the silver the more likely it will break or deform.
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Even just having steel plating would make the sword much more effective, but incredibly high maintenance.
Either way, assuming all this is correct and applies to the game, it seems even if a silver-inlay blade might be just as effective on a human, you'd be better saving it for the monsters where it is actually required.
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If it's just a pure silver sword it's unlikely to be even a little practical for either.
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I'm a little annoyed I can't actually link properly to the video.
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Guy's name is skallagrim and it's called "an unnecessary in-depth discussion of silver swords" if anyone wants to watch it
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I also got called a fancy nerd, so fancy that.
.
Anyway, I've not played the witcher myself, but this guy mentions that Geralt's sword is not actually silver, it's steel with silver plating. Not sure if that's accurate or not, just throwing it out there.
.
He does point out that silver is not a particularly hard metal, which makes sense, and is unlikely to make for a good blade even when you hammer it. Sterling silver seems to be the only type half worthwhile using. Even then it has nowhere near the strength of iron. The purer the silver the more likely it will break or deform.
.
Even just having steel plating would make the sword much more effective, but incredibly high maintenance.
.
If it's just a pure silver sword it's unlikely to be even a little practical for either.
.
I'm a little annoyed I can't actually link properly to the video.
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Guy's name is skallagrim and it's called "an unnecessary in-depth discussion of silver swords" if anyone wants to watch it