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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 5609301" data-attributes="member: 6669384">Bob I'm trying to take you seriously here, but it's getting hard.You honestly think a heavy 5 foot long two handed blade is quicker to maneuver than a light 3 foot long one handed blade is?Have you ever seen the film Rob Roy?&nbsp; There's a duel scene in there that&nbsp; highlights the difference magnificently.&nbsp; The quick, slashing speed of&nbsp; the light blade cut the Claymore wielder to pieces.I've fenced and I've LARPed.&nbsp; In LARPS, where all the weapons were overly long and made of foam, the &quot;short&quot; blades (5 to 6 feet long) were still quicker than the &quot;great swords&quot; (7 feet plus in length).&nbsp; In real life, the trade off was that the light blades were all but useless against heavier armor, but were lightning quick.&nbsp; When gunpowder made the heavy armors obsolete, the light quick blades came into their own.D&amp;D doesn't really account for that, unless you use the old 1st Ed &quot;Weapon vs Armor&quot; tables, which were insane.&nbsp; In terms of blade speed though, I'll take the Rapier every time.2 hands adds to power, not to maneuverability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 5609301, member: 6669384"] Bob I'm trying to take you seriously here, but it's getting hard. You honestly think a heavy 5 foot long two handed blade is quicker to maneuver than a light 3 foot long one handed blade is? Have you ever seen the film Rob Roy? There's a duel scene in there that highlights the difference magnificently. The quick, slashing speed of the light blade cut the Claymore wielder to pieces. I've fenced and I've LARPed. In LARPS, where all the weapons were overly long and made of foam, the "short" blades (5 to 6 feet long) were still quicker than the "great swords" (7 feet plus in length). In real life, the trade off was that the light blades were all but useless against heavier armor, but were lightning quick. When gunpowder made the heavy armors obsolete, the light quick blades came into their own. D&D doesn't really account for that, unless you use the old 1st Ed "Weapon vs Armor" tables, which were insane. In terms of blade speed though, I'll take the Rapier every time. 2 hands adds to power, not to maneuverability. [/QUOTE]

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