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<blockquote data-quote="Kzach" data-source="post: 5622741" data-attributes="member: 56189"><p>I just finished watching that (actually, I fast-forwarded the last forty or so minutes 'cause it was so bleh) and it was one of the reasons I posted this as it got me to thinking about how he was wielding it (more like a spear than a sword in most instances) and how that related to D&D weapons.</p><p></p><p>Having said that... it's a movie.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Err... yes there were. It was mandatory equipment for a knight. Close-quarters fighting for foot soldiers almost required using small stabbing weapons since you couldn't slash effectively. It's one of the reasons the gladius was such a successful weapon as it was really just an oversized dagger.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are plenty of stories are there?</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry but I think you need to step away from the Hollywood movie propaganda. People do not survive multiple stab wounds from knives unless they are EXTREMELY lucky. And if you're going to factor in luck, then the same applies to being cut or shot or any other sort of injury.</p><p></p><p>Looking at your whole paragraph it's clear that you don't understand how fragile people are and that you have subscribed to the Hollywood BS machine. Getting cut or stabbed just once, pretty much anywhere, is enough to put 99% of people on the floor in agony. And even just that wound is likely to kill most people as well unless they're exceptionally lucky for it to have missed any major organs or arteries/veins. And even then, whatever muscle it went into, if it was a limb you can consider that limb useless for a good couple of months afterwards. If you're stabbed anywhere in the gut or the torso, you're pretty much dead.</p><p></p><p>Of course, this assumes that a stab wound penetrates more than at least about an inch. Otherwise it's not really a stab wound and more of an ouchie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kzach, post: 5622741, member: 56189"] I just finished watching that (actually, I fast-forwarded the last forty or so minutes 'cause it was so bleh) and it was one of the reasons I posted this as it got me to thinking about how he was wielding it (more like a spear than a sword in most instances) and how that related to D&D weapons. Having said that... it's a movie. Err... yes there were. It was mandatory equipment for a knight. Close-quarters fighting for foot soldiers almost required using small stabbing weapons since you couldn't slash effectively. It's one of the reasons the gladius was such a successful weapon as it was really just an oversized dagger. There are plenty of stories are there? I'm sorry but I think you need to step away from the Hollywood movie propaganda. People do not survive multiple stab wounds from knives unless they are EXTREMELY lucky. And if you're going to factor in luck, then the same applies to being cut or shot or any other sort of injury. Looking at your whole paragraph it's clear that you don't understand how fragile people are and that you have subscribed to the Hollywood BS machine. Getting cut or stabbed just once, pretty much anywhere, is enough to put 99% of people on the floor in agony. And even just that wound is likely to kill most people as well unless they're exceptionally lucky for it to have missed any major organs or arteries/veins. And even then, whatever muscle it went into, if it was a limb you can consider that limb useless for a good couple of months afterwards. If you're stabbed anywhere in the gut or the torso, you're pretty much dead. Of course, this assumes that a stab wound penetrates more than at least about an inch. Otherwise it's not really a stab wound and more of an ouchie. [/QUOTE]
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