So yeah, something I wanted to implement for some time. So I did. It's kind of a-la Final Fantasy (or RM2k3, mind you?), where the weapon appears while attacking. It's pretty simple, yet I added something else in order to make weapons align better with the character's animation. Both a pivot and angle per frame. Kind of the same idea modular animation uses... anyway (think of Spine and Spriter Pro).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-lv8pVIFuk

Anyway, there it is, nothing too fancy either, just now they are slashing with swords and firing arrows with bows instead of with their bare hands. Etcetera.