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<blockquote data-quote="Dethklok" data-source="post: 6140819" data-attributes="member: 6746469"><p>Spartan warriors didn't use substandard equipment for the sake of cutting costs. They were well supplied by a large population of helots.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Um, Musashi Miyamoto was born in the 16th century; the Spartan warriors came before the Roman Empire.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Interesting thought. But is this a point your system would suggest?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Would your system explain why Kojiro didn't use all his hero points and hit him first?</p><p></p><p></p><p>From Dictionary.com:</p><p></p><p><em>red herring<span style="color: #333333"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333">noun</span> </em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333">1.</span><span style="color: #333333"> a</span> <span style="color: #333333">smoked</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herring" target="_blank">herring</a>. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em><span style="color: #333333">2. something</span> <span style="color: #333333">intended</span> <span style="color: #333333">to</span> <span style="color: #333333">divert</span> <span style="color: #333333">attention</span> from the real problem or <span style="color: #333333">matter</span> <span style="color: #333333">at</span> <span style="color: #333333">hand;</span> <span style="color: #333333">a</span> <span style="color: #333333">misleading</span> <span style="color: #333333">clue.</span></em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Snappy quotes from movies: They do not make random objections suddenly meaningful.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree wholeheartedly. But I'm wondering whether someone can also explain, <em>from within the framework of a roleplaying game system</em>, why the Spartans would rely on spears for their main weapon and shields for their primary defense, rather than outfitting themselves with two handed swords?</p><p></p><p>Roleplaying games don't have to be plausible; sometimes implausibility is part of the fun. In this case, the entire issue devolves into questions about whether having some weapons deal more damage than others is fun or not. But this isn't what I see. It seems to me as though a great deal of time and effort is put into homebrews and house rules to make them "realistic," when the rules they use are no more realistic than those of any other rpg. If the goal is greater realism, then I think that DMMike and anyone else designing roleplaying games would be well advised to make most weapons deal identical damage, and differentiate weapons primarily in their reach, and secondarily by wieldiness. After this, their ability to penetrate armor might also be an issue. Differences in damage rate below even this - in real life, all weapons can kill in one hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dethklok, post: 6140819, member: 6746469"] Spartan warriors didn't use substandard equipment for the sake of cutting costs. They were well supplied by a large population of helots. Um, Musashi Miyamoto was born in the 16th century; the Spartan warriors came before the Roman Empire. Interesting thought. But is this a point your system would suggest? Would your system explain why Kojiro didn't use all his hero points and hit him first? From Dictionary.com: [i]red herring[COLOR=#333333] noun[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]1.[/COLOR][COLOR=#333333] a[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]smoked[/COLOR] [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/herring"]herring[/URL]. [COLOR=#333333][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]2. something[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]intended[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]to[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]divert[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]attention[/COLOR] from the real problem or [COLOR=#333333]matter[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]at[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]hand;[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]a[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]misleading[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]clue.[/COLOR][/i] Snappy quotes from movies: They do not make random objections suddenly meaningful. I agree wholeheartedly. But I'm wondering whether someone can also explain, [i]from within the framework of a roleplaying game system[/i], why the Spartans would rely on spears for their main weapon and shields for their primary defense, rather than outfitting themselves with two handed swords? Roleplaying games don't have to be plausible; sometimes implausibility is part of the fun. In this case, the entire issue devolves into questions about whether having some weapons deal more damage than others is fun or not. But this isn't what I see. It seems to me as though a great deal of time and effort is put into homebrews and house rules to make them "realistic," when the rules they use are no more realistic than those of any other rpg. If the goal is greater realism, then I think that DMMike and anyone else designing roleplaying games would be well advised to make most weapons deal identical damage, and differentiate weapons primarily in their reach, and secondarily by wieldiness. After this, their ability to penetrate armor might also be an issue. Differences in damage rate below even this - in real life, all weapons can kill in one hit. [/QUOTE]
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