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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 5374813" data-attributes="member: 58416"><p>While it's not entirely realistic for an unarmed combatant to regularly trounce people in plate armor with weapons; it's not entirely unrealistic either. Many martial arts from around the world have techniques which specifically address the concept of fighting against armed attackers. Still, I would hazard to say that the way such a thing is implemented in D&D tends more toward the unrealistic; however, I think it is perfectly in line with D&D's version of reality. Other systems treat the idea in a manner more consistant with reality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One fluff way to handle the 'problem' is to suggest that difficulty of training is part of the reason why everyone in a world doesn't simply learn to fight unarmed. Historically, many new weapons replaced the older established equipment simply because it was easier to teach people to use the new equipment. It may take years to train an effective archer; I can teach someone to use even a primitive and unreliable rifle effectively in a few months. </p><p> </p><p>Another route is to suggest that monks use some sort of spirit magic, chi; etc; etc. The reason why not everyone learns the abilities is for the same reason that not everyone learns the world shaking powers of a wizard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 5374813, member: 58416"] While it's not entirely realistic for an unarmed combatant to regularly trounce people in plate armor with weapons; it's not entirely unrealistic either. Many martial arts from around the world have techniques which specifically address the concept of fighting against armed attackers. Still, I would hazard to say that the way such a thing is implemented in D&D tends more toward the unrealistic; however, I think it is perfectly in line with D&D's version of reality. Other systems treat the idea in a manner more consistant with reality. One fluff way to handle the 'problem' is to suggest that difficulty of training is part of the reason why everyone in a world doesn't simply learn to fight unarmed. Historically, many new weapons replaced the older established equipment simply because it was easier to teach people to use the new equipment. It may take years to train an effective archer; I can teach someone to use even a primitive and unreliable rifle effectively in a few months. Another route is to suggest that monks use some sort of spirit magic, chi; etc; etc. The reason why not everyone learns the abilities is for the same reason that not everyone learns the world shaking powers of a wizard. [/QUOTE]
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