I was thinking about why it was always a neck-snap in my experience and I had an idea.
What about a finisher for each weapon-type, that can be generalized in some way?
A certain wooden sword might be excluded or made different, but all the other skills it would make sense and be pretty cool.
Melee could be like %N pummels (second name I forget the pronoun) repeatedly with %t, until they're sure the last of the life fades out of (name2)'s eyes.
Something general, but slightly more detailed than just a necking, would possibly be really cool.