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<blockquote data-quote="Gorgoroth" data-source="post: 6055594" data-attributes="member: 6674889">...uhhh, no. People have been known, quite often, to survive dozens of stab wounds. Try that with an Axe. Didn't think so.Reductio ad absurdam indeed. An axe or a sword does more damage than a dagger. Is there even any point discussing that? It's a non-starter in D&amp;D anyway, never gonna happen.I'd even go the other way. To take advantage of all your strength you NEED to use that big axe. The lumberjack's prowess would be wasted on a handaxe or a knife. It's like riding your bike down a hill in 1st gear, quite inefficient. Give the big brute a two handed axe and he'll chop wood...or your body--in twain with it. As it should be. Use a weapon proportionate to your strength. And yes, that means double dipping. Big, huge guys have all sorts of advantages in combat. Not to say skill doesn't matter, but that's not even the argument. If you take take the skill of a Bruce Lee and put it in the body of a modern fighter, he will be superior. (IMO). All other things being equal, the stronger man can swing harder and more often and more true without getting fatigued. chopppy choppy</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gorgoroth, post: 6055594, member: 6674889"] [b]...[/b] uhhh, no. People have been known, quite often, to survive [I]dozens [/I]of stab wounds. Try that with an Axe. Didn't think so. [I]Reductio ad absurdam[/I] indeed. An axe or a sword does more damage than a dagger. Is there even any point discussing that? It's a non-starter in D&D anyway, never gonna happen. I'd even go the other way. To take advantage of all your strength you NEED to use that big axe. The lumberjack's prowess would be wasted on a handaxe or a knife. It's like riding your bike down a hill in 1st gear, quite inefficient. Give the big brute a two handed axe and he'll chop wood...or your body--in twain with it. As it should be. Use a weapon proportionate to your strength. And yes, that means double dipping. Big, huge guys have all sorts of advantages in combat. Not to say skill doesn't matter, but that's not even the argument. If you take take the skill of a Bruce Lee and put it in the body of a modern fighter, he will be superior. (IMO). All other things being equal, the stronger man can swing harder and more often and more true without getting fatigued. chopppy choppy [/QUOTE]

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