Swords in the GEO adventures apply to "weapons" like rulers they also encompasses other things .
Some stuff about them
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Swords are simple but varied weapons in the GEO Adventures. They are considered one of 3 main melee types of weapons in the GEO Adventures
Attributes
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Swords are weak to Lances but strong to Axes in the GEO Adventures. There the most accurate types of weapons but they're the weakest too.