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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Avenger" data-source="post: 7862738" data-attributes="member: 779">Situational, and in most situations the one with a greatsword would be deadlier than one with a dagger, but if the combatants with a dagger is grappling the combatant with a greatsword and they're both equally armoured, the one with the dagger has the advantage.&nbsp; Assuming they were both unarmoured and the dagger wielder is in the middle of doing a &quot;Prison Yard Rush&quot; attack, the greatsword wielder who doesn't switch to unarmed or try to escape, might be able to get off a few pommel strikes while being grappled and stabbed repeatedly. But the rules generally wouldn't cover things such as that.It does cover some modern ideas of knives when used with stealth, if the character is a Rogue with sneak attack. It might cover some Martial Arts concepts if the character is a Monk, because Monks can use their Martial Arts damage value in place of the daggers damage value when attacking with a dagger. The concept of the fighting style with the dagger as a melee weapon, is for Fighters (and Rangers and possibly Paladins) to have something that keeps up with Rogues and Monks who use daggers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kobold Avenger, post: 7862738, member: 779"] Situational, and in most situations the one with a greatsword would be deadlier than one with a dagger, but if the combatants with a dagger is grappling the combatant with a greatsword and they're both equally armoured, the one with the dagger has the advantage. Assuming they were both unarmoured and the dagger wielder is in the middle of doing a "Prison Yard Rush" attack, the greatsword wielder who doesn't switch to unarmed or try to escape, might be able to get off a few pommel strikes while being grappled and stabbed repeatedly. But the rules generally wouldn't cover things such as that. It does cover some modern ideas of knives when used with stealth, if the character is a Rogue with sneak attack. It might cover some Martial Arts concepts if the character is a Monk, because Monks can use their Martial Arts damage value in place of the daggers damage value when attacking with a dagger. The concept of the fighting style with the dagger as a melee weapon, is for Fighters (and Rangers and possibly Paladins) to have something that keeps up with Rogues and Monks who use daggers. [/QUOTE]

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