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And Lo, the Fighter Did Get a Shtick of his Own... COMBAT SUPERIORITY!
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<blockquote data-quote="Mad Hamish" data-source="post: 5980926" data-attributes="member: 25321"><p>I suspect you'll find that the way that a spear is wielded versus the way that a dagger is wielded is sufficiently different to explain a difference in damage (not to mention that D&D damage is not all actually physical damage)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which was more down to formation fighting and the advantages of being able to protect each other with shields and coordinate your attacks better than inherent superiority of a short sword to a long sword (I also understand that the roman coordiation of troops was far superior and so was their armour)</p><p></p><p>The results of 1 to 1 duels would say more about the effectiveness of the weapons at dealing wounds.</p><p></p><p>My understanding is that duels between Europeans with rapiers versus Samuraii tended to end with the European dead on the field and the Samurai dying later due to puncture wounds in the stomach.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The main use of two handed swords against pikes was to actually break the pikes rather than to cut through their formations.</p><p>Note that an estoc is also a two handed weapon...</p><p>It was also highly dependent on the armour.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which is why actually fighting with a two handed sword was not about making massive swings most of the time. Also the leverage advantage of two hands can make movement and recovery surprisingly quick...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, the Stiletto was developed to bypass armour and was typically used to finish the wounded off. </p><p>The main reason that daggers and stilettos were used for assassinations is that they are concealable but can do enough damage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>on the extremes some weapons are far superior to others, however there are a wide range of weapons that are good enough that the difference isn't overly significant (although 1 might be favoured in 1 up combat versus the other)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd change that to a club does the job well enough rather than as well as a mace. My suspicion is that you're more likely to survive being hit by a club than a mace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mad Hamish, post: 5980926, member: 25321"] I suspect you'll find that the way that a spear is wielded versus the way that a dagger is wielded is sufficiently different to explain a difference in damage (not to mention that D&D damage is not all actually physical damage) Which was more down to formation fighting and the advantages of being able to protect each other with shields and coordinate your attacks better than inherent superiority of a short sword to a long sword (I also understand that the roman coordiation of troops was far superior and so was their armour) The results of 1 to 1 duels would say more about the effectiveness of the weapons at dealing wounds. My understanding is that duels between Europeans with rapiers versus Samuraii tended to end with the European dead on the field and the Samurai dying later due to puncture wounds in the stomach. The main use of two handed swords against pikes was to actually break the pikes rather than to cut through their formations. Note that an estoc is also a two handed weapon... It was also highly dependent on the armour. Which is why actually fighting with a two handed sword was not about making massive swings most of the time. Also the leverage advantage of two hands can make movement and recovery surprisingly quick... No, the Stiletto was developed to bypass armour and was typically used to finish the wounded off. The main reason that daggers and stilettos were used for assassinations is that they are concealable but can do enough damage. on the extremes some weapons are far superior to others, however there are a wide range of weapons that are good enough that the difference isn't overly significant (although 1 might be favoured in 1 up combat versus the other) I'd change that to a club does the job well enough rather than as well as a mace. My suspicion is that you're more likely to survive being hit by a club than a mace. [/QUOTE]
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