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I am not a big fan of sitcoms, thus not a big fan of BBT. On the other hand, the nerd angst (doesn't seem to quite reach the rage level) is odd to me. I find it interesting when any given individual talks about 'nerd culture' or 'the community' because the community of people involved in...

Not directly. But a high dexterity is often associated with the sorts of characters wielding light or finesse weapons and those are advantaged, so a high dex not only modifiers your initiative (assuming you don't plan to ignore that bonus to initiative) and goes often hand in hand with finesse...

Somewhat agree but would note: Weapon length does give leverage, but the longer weapon also has more mass. A claymore wielded one handed is not faster than a rapier or longsword wielded one handed. The second hand is what gives you the greater leverage (more impetus to the swing). Most D&D...

Of course, attacks of opportunity or a concept of a readied strike can give an automatic (or test driven) chance to strike a foe closing on you, but they usually fail to let you gain back that distance (so your long weapon ceases to be useful in short order unless you have a wall of them). Your...

Really, its almost like combat should track melee distance - close, short, long. Close - right in your face - elbows and knees, shield bash, uppercut, maybe a dagger Short - inside the distance of a spear or two handed sword Long - not likely to be threatened by a person with a knife or short...