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I think when people watch Star Wars, they do often miss that it's critical of American Imperialism. There really was a point where the...

I didn't like the Thrawn novels. Mara Jade was okay but I didn't like her storylines. The Yuzhan Vong were Star Trek villains that...

The most interesting thing about the films is that they have resonated so widely and across multiple generations. Intentional or not...

A lot of people think of Star Wars as a "Planet of Hats" setting, but if you look at the main sources, members of species have all sorts...

They were first introduced in The Complete Fighter's Handbook in 1989, and appear subsequently in other products over the years.

So basically, if you were a rogue, the best options were a rapier, or a more rapier-y rapier. That's part of what threw me into this...

Rapiers were suitable for warfare in the same sense pistols were suitable for warfare WW1 till today. Both weapons have similar purpose...

Then demonstrate it. You claimed they were used in battle all the time, and then for your example gave a musket unit from near the end...

I asked you to name an example of a rapier being used as an officer sidearm, and the one example you came up with was a modern musketeer...

Your example is very modern, and I'm confident they did not often use their rapiers against enemy horse. This isn't some test or dare...

Very good. So let's go ahead and note that the Caroleans were musketeers and pikeman. Relate that to the present discussion in any way...

I'm not advocating you go up against a large creature with any of those things. I might prefer "a wooden stick" of sufficient size over...

Anything is suitable for warfare, if you're desperate. Can you give me a single example of a rapier being used as the standard sidearm...

Sorry, I've moved on . Yes. Sticking four inches of a rapier into something that big is probably not winning that fight for you. And...

IME the vibe comes first, but players then just try to find the most effective weapon that can be made to fit that vibe. My swashbuckler...