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<blockquote data-quote="Kraydak" data-source="post: 5727633" data-attributes="member: 12306">But if you run d20 Modern, then walking onto a battlefield with a non-magical sword or just plain fists is a completely valid option.&nbsp; Those stats turn the question from high-tech forces vs high-magic forces into: no magic but reskinned medieval weapons forces vs medieval weapons forces with magic.Even the case where people talk up melee weapon in the modern world, ie close quarter combat, we use guns.&nbsp; Yes, we *do* have (para)-military forces that are completely focused on that problem.&nbsp; We call them SWAT.&nbsp; They do not use swords.&nbsp; There is enough random violence with melee weapons (by people not planning on getting into a fight) that if melee weapons had a place, we'd know about it.If bows AND swords both have a place in the high-magic force, then high-tech has a total weapon dominance.&nbsp; If only bows have a place, then those bows are special enough to warrant closer investigation.&nbsp; If only swords, then the armor is special.&nbsp; If the sword/bow armed troops are only there to die and let the bards sing about the slaughter, well...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kraydak, post: 5727633, member: 12306"] But if you run d20 Modern, then walking onto a battlefield with a non-magical sword or just plain fists is a completely valid option. Those stats turn the question from high-tech forces vs high-magic forces into: no magic but reskinned medieval weapons forces vs medieval weapons forces with magic. Even the case where people talk up melee weapon in the modern world, ie close quarter combat, we use guns. Yes, we *do* have (para)-military forces that are completely focused on that problem. We call them SWAT. They do not use swords. There is enough random violence with melee weapons (by people not planning on getting into a fight) that if melee weapons had a place, we'd know about it. If bows AND swords both have a place in the high-magic force, then high-tech has a total weapon dominance. If only bows have a place, then those bows are special enough to warrant closer investigation. If only swords, then the armor is special. If the sword/bow armed troops are only there to die and let the bards sing about the slaughter, well... [/QUOTE]

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