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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thalmin" data-source="post: 6629175" data-attributes="member: 662">But the weapons don't come with efficiency ratings stickered onto the blades, so how does ones character know that the long thin-bladed rapier does more damage than the short wide-bladed short sword? And remember, all we have to go on is our own experiences, and what anyone else talks about. We all know how reliable anecdotal evidence is. And of course, if it was a quick kill, it was because I was good. If it took a long time, it's because my opponent was tough. Either way, if I won the fight, my trusty weapon didn't let me down.The "best" blade for most people would be the one that they are most familiar with, which would be the one most common for their region. Until some hotshot comes into town who makes a name for himself with something different. Then many of the folk will foolishly think the strange weapon is what makes the difference, rather than the person's skill and extensive training.We are not talking about weapons that are doing twice as much damage here. Yet the rapier does more than cost twice as much as the short sword.My character would look at Conan, and wouldn't care if he was wielding a greataxe, great sword, great hammer, or great club. They are all big dangerous looking weapons. (I might smirk a bit if Conan was wielding a fencing foil, but not while he was looking towards me). Since most of us in real life don't need to carry weapons,</blockquote>