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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6054457" data-attributes="member: 58416">Eh... I have to disagree.I can easily cut through a tough steak with a knife.  My children --even if using the same knife-- cannot.  If we change the target from a tough steak to an adversary during combat, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I'm capable of doing more damage with a knife thrust than one of my children are able to with the same knife and same attack.Also, it's worth noting that what many weapons are designed to do is act as a lever --which does increase the amount of strength/damage generated from a swing.  While that means the weapon is amplifying what the user can do, the amount of strength I start with is going to factor into how much damage is amplified.  To be fair, there is a point at which a weapon reaches a limit and cannot do anymore; there's only so much force that a dagger or sword can carry, and --beyond a certain point-- more strength will not help any more.  However, to say that more strength has no value at all is something I believe to be a false statement.  You can test this very easily.  Ask a 5 year old to hit you with a baseball bat.  Then ask an adult to do the same.  It is my belief that the latter is going to cause more damage.</blockquote>