It annoys me a bit in tabletop RPG's when they do something like lean heavily on a medieval aesthetic , and then throw in anachronistic weapons like rapiers. To the best of my knowledge medieval blacksmiths wouldn't have been able to make a rapier, and if the society could produce renaissance era weapons why would they keep making medieval or even Roman era ones? Also I'm quite happy if there's a range of weapons from different cultures. But if the weapon list is all classic fantasy/medieval weapons, plus katanas for no reason, that really stands out. At least widen the pool a bit. If they could import katanas (it's not the same blacksmiths making katanas and arming swords) then they could import a bunch of other foreign weapons.

So when coming across a rapier in a classic fantasy, or even bronze age-ish sword and sorcery, I keep looking for some other item to substitute out for it. I keep leaning towards something like an early small sword, maybe a bit like Needle in Game of Thrones -- same blade but larger grip (unless intended for a smaller species). It still might be a bit too advanced, but at least that cuts back on the range and size a bit.

But to that end I was wondering what a medieval equivalent to a rapier might be. The estoc leads down that line, but is still a bit too advanced. But I was thinking a 2 foot rod sharpened to a point should be doable without becoming too fragile. Since this would be a purely thrusting weapon, great for gaps in armor, we could forget the standard hilt all together. So the weapon I'm imagining a fantasy blacksmith coming up with would have something of a pistol grip and bell guard like an epee, but then the "blade" is a square or round metal spike that ends in a sharp point. No flexibility whatsoever. If the bell guard proved difficult, leave it off entirely. Just have it be a fencing pistol grip ending in a 2 foot spike. Such a weapon might be favored by assassins for being small and concealable. It'd also work well with a shield or buckler the way a shield and short thrusting sword works. I could see this being a possible evolution of the katar and pata gauntlet sword, for use as inspiration.

So my two favorite weapons are chains/chain like weapons and spears and I was wondering of a way to combine both with out taking away much from either got any ideas for such a weapon?

Got bored. Made a hammer.

The best way I can describe it is like a super basic human like bat’leth

Im doing some research on melee weaponary for a college project I am doing (making a game with a custom weapon as the key part of it).
I'm trying to find out what things people do or don't like about melee weapons, there is a survey below that I would really appreciate if people took 10 minutes to fill out :D

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ohTq4FUXmd8SeBhTyvMR2KJ0OXA11W4cIQAzCjyEOKY/edit?pli=1