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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bayushi_seikuro" data-source="post: 8993551" data-attributes="member: 7024851">I think this is a very good post.  In my opinion, it does depend on the game world and narrative you want modeled.During the creation of L5R originally, since they wanted to model Kurosawa and samurai films, there were no damage rolls.  A katana was deadly enough that being cut was death.  Of course, that makes for an unpopular opinion in RPGs where you're used to hit points/wounds/etc, so the schools got changed - one school went fast, one school used two swords (one for defense), one school learned to ignore armor, one school was primarily disgusting in duels etc.In 7th Sea, there was a huge advantage in the game to being a left-handed swordsman.  I'm pretty sure that's straight Princess Bride stuff there, but in the world/setting, it was so uncommon to see someone who used their left hand with a rapier, that it gave mechanical advantages.TLDR - either way, I think it all just depends on the what's and why's of your world and the story you want to tell.</blockquote>