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.

 

[GMMichael]

A group walked up a hill, in and around various foliage with various swords, from a Viking sword to a montante to a katana.

Alternate title: medieval infantry training. I should link this to the "immersion" thread . . .

Does anyone else remember the story of Sean Bean when filming LOTR refusing to take the helicopter and hiking up some mountain in full Boromir attire?

And here I thought I had maximum respect for Sean Bean. It just went up.

100% so in the first round you can throw the spear and then draw sword. Dont want to waste an action moving towards the enemy.

Oh, a throwing spear? Javelin, perhaps? If my troupe leader told me I have to carry two dexter weapons, I'd start thinking about deserting. A spear (long) and a dagger might be okay. Better yet, an arming sword, lance, and steed!

 

[Ulfgeir]

Must say that that was quite cool. I know if I walked a couple of hours with my archersword and buckler I would feel it. But one part of that is that my scabbard is not good enough so the sword slides around and then suddenly is hanging by just one point.. I need to fix that. Don't have a scabbard for my longsword.

I do sometimes use my strung up longbow as a walking stick on competitions. or more accurately as a balancing point, letting it touch the ground without putting weight on it if ai am walking up a very steep hil. That way I have one more point opf contact and can adjust my posture better.

 

[Ryujin]

Must say thta that was quite cool. I knwo if I walked a couple of hours with my archersword and bucler I would feel it. But one part of that is that my scabbard is not good enough so the sword slides around and then suddenly is hanging by just one point.. I need to fix that. Don't have a scabbard for my longsword.

I do sometimes use my strung up longbow as a walking stick on competitions. or more accurately as a balancing point, letting it touch the ground without putting weight on it if ai am walking up a very steep hil. That way I have one more point opf contact and can adjust my posture better.

I don't remember seeing anyone in the video using a proper baldric, which was odd. They tend to keep the weapon at a proper angle and put the weight on the shoulder, rather than the hip, so are more comfortable for walking.