1. if you only can choose one of those 2 weapons, its ur choice. th sword have 2x the critical rate of a th blunt, but with a blunt u can use the stun. i use both weapons just use the sword when frenzyed cause if ur buffed u give almost 5k all the time(when crit) so its good to give crits and is frenzyed that sword is useful, but as i said is ur choice stun / critical rate.

2. about dyes there are then +1 thread about it.. i think u mya use -4/5con +4/5 str. but i dont use any >.<.

3. about this u already have a thread about it, but if i remmeber well people said it was a bad idea, so... 'search' button