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If and when I ever take the time to write down all my thoughts into an actual 5e revamp the list of changes will be significant... And...

Tolkien was 100% historically accurate... To Middle Earth, rather than real world Earth. That's rather the point, in the end. Trying to...

True, but Bilbo also wore a waistcoat which was invented in the 1800s. So. Y'know. Wheee "Historical Accuracy" in Fantasy!

The rapier was a deadly weapon, not 'intended to draw blood'. It was a self-defense tool used to kill unarmored or lightly armored...

The term "Rapier" first appears in the Coplas de la Panedera, a poem describing the first battle of Olmedo in 1445. It criticized the...

Plate armor didn't exist until after the first hand cannons hit the battlefield. It's what plate armor was designed to protect you...

Bringing a spear to a fight against a dragon is useless. You're not getting through it's hide before the haft breaks and/or you are...

In the time it takes you to pull the hammer back for a half swing you're already dead because you have to be close enough for the...

It was a game I was running with friends. Guy's just talking up my DMing and Writing skills.

Damn it! Foiled by my favorite fantasy linguist...

In truth, is -any- weapon made by mortal hands a valid choice against a dragon? Consider, just for a moment, the sheer -size- of a...

Just for you, Guy. I started writing the following 9 minutes after your post. Above the Kingdom of Gotlin, known to its neighbors as...