Walking with swords

[Reynard]

A sensible adventurer would have both spear and sword, surely?

Also a mace. For skeletons.

 

[aco175]

Also a mace. For skeletons.

Would you allow me to use my spear as a staff if it does 1d6 instead?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It might be worth adding that the video is only looking at hiking through the countryside. In a crowded urban environment carrying a large sword presents a whole different set of problems.

 

[Reynard]

Would you allow me to use my spear as a staff if it does 1d6 instead?

Yeah but if you roll a 1 you impale yourself while doing so.

 

[Ryujin]

It might be worth adding that the video is only looking at hiking through the countryside. In a crowded urban environment carrying a large sword presents a whole different set of problems.

Yeah. Imagine all of those times a character blithely walked into a crowded tavern while wearing a longsword and longbow, with 20 arrows in a quiver.