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<blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4203527" data-attributes="member: 834">Kinda cool.&nbsp; But these barely count as quarterstaff.&nbsp; And hopefully you have noticed it wasn't that fast.&nbsp; Some coming at you with a single saber could throw a lot more attack your way in the same time frame.Finally, part of the reason they fight that way is that &nbsp;<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/1.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":1:" title="One&nbsp; &nbsp; :1:" data-shortname=":1:" />&nbsp; This is a sport.&nbsp; They are not trying to kill each other.&nbsp; So they won't thrust at all to avoid serious injury.&nbsp; I'm willing to bet that this is ground for expulsion, in fact.&nbsp;<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":2:" title="Two&nbsp; &nbsp; :2:" data-shortname=":2:" />&nbsp; They wear no armour.&nbsp; If someone has even a leather armour, it's going to be a lot different.&nbsp; You could ignore just about every blows you saw in the vid except those at the head.&nbsp; If your blow are inefctive, they are ignored and your opponent will just attack while you do so.&nbsp; His armour will protect him and you won't be able to block his : You lose.If they wore some protection and were fighting for their life, you would suddenly have seen a lot of thrust, trust me.Again, I'm not arguing against the use of staff -like weapon.&nbsp; I'm just saying that considering these to be two weapons in the rules was always silly.&nbsp; It's basically a polearm, treat it as such rulewise.&nbsp; It's good for tripping, has good reach (Not when used as in those vids, mind you) etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mal Malenkirk, post: 4203527, member: 834"] Kinda cool. But these barely count as quarterstaff. And hopefully you have noticed it wasn't [I]that[/I] fast. Some coming at you with a single saber could throw a lot more attack your way in the same time frame. Finally, part of the reason they fight that way is that :1: This is a sport. They are not trying to kill each other. So they won't thrust at all to avoid serious injury. I'm willing to bet that this is ground for expulsion, in fact. :2: They wear no armour. If someone has even a leather armour, it's going to be a lot different. You could ignore just about every blows you saw in the vid except those at the head. If your blow are inefctive, they are ignored and your opponent will just attack while you do so. His armour will protect him and you won't be able to block his : You lose. If they wore some protection and were fighting for their life, you would suddenly have seen a lot of thrust, trust me. Again, I'm not arguing against the use of staff -like weapon. I'm just saying that considering these to be two weapons in the rules was always silly. It's basically a polearm, treat it as such rulewise. It's good for tripping, has good reach (Not when used as in those vids, mind you) etc. [/QUOTE]

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