Before the challenge came up, I went ahead and tried outlining a tome item, as you can see below.
Then, for the challenge, the weapon I picked was… well, two weapons. Dual knives. Here’s several shading alternatives I tried out. I personally prefer the first variant. I’m not a huge fan of solid black outlines, apparently. 
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Really enjoy the soft edge more than the hard edge. Overall I think it just comes down to your personal preference for your games art style(Or just your general art style).
The top knife feels kind of flat compared to the bottom know. Think it’s the shadow difference on each side of the knife
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Thanks for pointing that out. It’s true that the contrast is smaller on the top knife, as compared to the bottom one. Being so close to the images, I didn’t realise it until now.
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