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<blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 5817141" data-attributes="member: 97602">[MENTION=6679551]Arrowhawk[/MENTION] You expect the average fighter to be 6'1&quot; and 250 pounds? You expect the majority of 1st level fighters are heavier than the typical Heavy Weight boxer in modern times? &nbsp;That is absolutely absurd. Muhammed Ali, one of the greatest heavy weighters to have ever stepped into the ring, boxed between 186 and 236 pounds at 6'3&quot;.&nbsp;Hell, even in modern MMA, the largest men in the Heavy Weight divisions are barely 260 pounds, just slightly larger than your perceived average.&nbsp;The men I fought in reenactment were typically 6' - 6'5&quot; and between 180-220lbs, taller and larger than men of the time. One man in particular that beat the stuffing out of me had a 48 inch chest. He did not pull his swings, one fully lifted me off the ground (I was 205lbs at the time). I was sore and bruised for a week, but he was still unable to break a bone. &nbsp;You underestimate the strength of a bone.&nbsp;A greatsword weighs up to 10lbs, more than twice (sometimes up to three times) as much as a longsword. I do not doubt the greatsword's ability to break a limb (although it is far more likely to slice cleanly through), nor do I doubt a battle axe's. &nbsp;A battle axe, unlike a sword, focuses the energy of it's swing on a curved, wedged surface and uses your wrist as a fulcrum at the end of the motion.&nbsp;Swords have no such energy focus, and use a slashing motion to deal damage along the last 6&quot;-8&quot; of the blade primarily. &nbsp;This is why weapon proficiency is nontransferrable between sword types or axe types. &nbsp;As the DM, if you wanted to use a short sword as a slashing weapon, I would impose one half penalty for using a lethal weapon in a nonlethal manner (-2) and include a -2 to AC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sekhmet, post: 5817141, member: 97602"] [MENTION=6679551]Arrowhawk[/MENTION] You expect the average fighter to be 6'1" and 250 pounds? You expect the majority of 1st level fighters are heavier than the typical Heavy Weight boxer in modern times? That is absolutely absurd. Muhammed Ali, one of the greatest heavy weighters to have ever stepped into the ring, boxed between 186 and 236 pounds at 6'3". Hell, even in modern MMA, the largest men in the Heavy Weight divisions are barely 260 pounds, just slightly larger than your perceived average. The men I fought in reenactment were typically 6' - 6'5" and between 180-220lbs, taller and larger than men of the time. One man in particular that beat the stuffing out of me had a 48 inch chest. He did not pull his swings, one fully lifted me off the ground (I was 205lbs at the time). I was sore and bruised for a week, but he was still unable to break a bone. You underestimate the strength of a bone. A greatsword weighs up to 10lbs, more than twice (sometimes up to three times) as much as a longsword. I do not doubt the greatsword's ability to break a limb (although it is far more likely to slice cleanly through), nor do I doubt a battle axe's. A battle axe, unlike a sword, focuses the energy of it's swing on a curved, wedged surface and uses your wrist as a fulcrum at the end of the motion. Swords have no such energy focus, and use a slashing motion to deal damage along the last 6"-8" of the blade primarily. This is why weapon proficiency is nontransferrable between sword types or axe types. As the DM, if you wanted to use a short sword as a slashing weapon, I would impose one half penalty for using a lethal weapon in a nonlethal manner (-2) and include a -2 to AC. [/QUOTE]

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