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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kahuna Burger" data-source="post: 3496197" data-attributes="member: 8439">No offense, but none of that matters. A poison coated blade can kill any human, infection and wounds can kill you after a battle, even if you weren't knocked unconsious, and gifts of the gods aren't generally thought to be doled out in a carefully limited fashion to match the learning curve of other trades. IOW, a combat style should be balanced first against the character building investment needed to use it and only secondarily (if at all) against "Physics" or any other real world concern. Those big windup all muscle using strikes would also have disadvantages in game terms which are usualy brushed off with a "D&D combat is abstract" handwave when brought up, so no having your cake and eating it too. (D&D combat has the amazing property of being both abstract and micromanaged at the exact same time, but thats another subject.)</blockquote>