User blog comment:The Deadliest Warrior/Pirate vs. Ninja/@comment-181289-20110709230551/@comment-181289-20110709231552

It's not just rope, but even if it was it's simply not practical to go around trying to cut rope with a scythe in the middle of a fight so you can try and use the chain. The Scythe isn't really the ideal tool to be cutting rope with any way, especially considering how thick some of the rigging is on ships od the era.