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<blockquote data-quote="Pickles III" data-source="post: 6627288" data-attributes="member: 6793942">I do not believe your manner is appropriate to the ENworld forums. You are a new poster it is true so I refrained from reporting you (for previous offences) but you will need to tone down the attacks &amp; aggressive tone if you want to stay here. I am mechanics focused as this was a question about mechanics. Your point about it slowing down the game is a good one but addressing the realism of the situation is not - that horse has already bolted. &quot;Feel&quot; is important - more important than &quot;realism&quot; IMO though that's hardly tangible. I would have no problem with a player asking to duel wield rapier &amp; dagger &amp; treat it as sword &amp; shield if they feel that is more realistic or however in keeping with their character. However This thread was about how to mechanically differentiate TWF so that is is not a trap option for fighters by 11th level if not before. As to the reality of human biology well D&amp;D has never had a very good handle on that. There are endless threads on the reality of HP &amp; whether high level &quot;martial&quot; characters should be bound by the laws of physics as they work in our world. They are violated pretty strongly as soon as you try to sword fight a dragon the size of a tube train. We are not recreating reality* we are recreating heroic fiction and if someone likes to duel wield rapiers because that guy the the 3 musketeers did &amp; it was cool then have at. (As to the smiileys - I was pointing out the contradiction in your post so was confused by your position, which you have clarified. The other ones were me teasing you as a newer DM - lots of posters here have been DMing for 30 years. This was meant to be mild hazing welcomingyou to the club &amp; I am sorry if it caused offence)*except where we are of course because that style of play is fine too though D&amp;D seems like a poor starting point for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pickles III, post: 6627288, member: 6793942"] I do not believe your manner is appropriate to the ENworld forums. You are a new poster it is true so I refrained from reporting you (for previous offences) but you will need to tone down the attacks & aggressive tone if you want to stay here. I am mechanics focused as this was a question about mechanics. Your point about it slowing down the game is a good one but addressing the realism of the situation is not - that horse has already bolted. "Feel" is important - more important than "realism" IMO though that's hardly tangible. I would have no problem with a player asking to duel wield rapier & dagger & treat it as sword & shield if they feel that is more realistic or however in keeping with their character. However This thread was about how to mechanically differentiate TWF so that is is not a trap option for fighters by 11th level if not before. As to the reality of human biology well D&D has never had a very good handle on that. There are endless threads on the reality of HP & whether high level "martial" characters should be bound by the laws of physics as they work in our world. They are violated pretty strongly as soon as you try to sword fight a dragon the size of a tube train. We are not recreating reality* we are recreating heroic fiction and if someone likes to duel wield rapiers because that guy the the 3 musketeers did & it was cool then have at. (As to the smiileys - I was pointing out the contradiction in your post so was confused by your position, which you have clarified. The other ones were me teasing you as a newer DM - lots of posters here have been DMing for 30 years. This was meant to be mild hazing welcomingyou to the club & I am sorry if it caused offence) *except where we are of course because that style of play is fine too though D&D seems like a poor starting point for it. [/QUOTE]

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