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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8294979" data-attributes="member: 53980"><p>Except we're not discussing bringing a knife to a gunfight, but rather a sword. Swords have greater mass than knives, as well as being longer, meaning that the sword will generally strike with much greater force.</p><p></p><p>Admittedly, I'm not familiar with any real world accounts of anyone trying to block a sword with their arms. Maybe a machete, but I don't consider that an actual sword. It might be effective against an unarmed victim but I certainly wouldn't want to fight someone who had a real weapon made for killing if I were armed only with a machete. That said, I strongly suspect that if you were able to block a blow from a sword, you would probably not be doing so a second time. The arm would likely be disabled and probably gushing significant amounts of blood, meaning the victim might already be dead without fairly immediate medical intervention.</p><p></p><p>Moreover, I see no reason to assume that a trained swordsman couldn't get through an unarmed victim's guard in order to deal a deadly blow to an organ. I studied martials arts for quite a few years when I was younger, so I can attest that blocking even just a punch or kick from an opponent who was more skilled than myself was no easy feat. While I've obviously never tried to block a sword with my arm, I would imagine that's it's certainly not easier than blocking a punch or a kick.</p><p></p><p>D&D combat, IMO, less resembles a boxing match and more the type of fights you see on TV or in movies. Generally, no one dies at the beginning of these kinds of fights, unless they're nameless mooks. There's some shooting or clashing of blades to build tension, and eventually someone goes down. I think HP are closer to that than a boxing match.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 8294979, member: 53980"] Except we're not discussing bringing a knife to a gunfight, but rather a sword. Swords have greater mass than knives, as well as being longer, meaning that the sword will generally strike with much greater force. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with any real world accounts of anyone trying to block a sword with their arms. Maybe a machete, but I don't consider that an actual sword. It might be effective against an unarmed victim but I certainly wouldn't want to fight someone who had a real weapon made for killing if I were armed only with a machete. That said, I strongly suspect that if you were able to block a blow from a sword, you would probably not be doing so a second time. The arm would likely be disabled and probably gushing significant amounts of blood, meaning the victim might already be dead without fairly immediate medical intervention. Moreover, I see no reason to assume that a trained swordsman couldn't get through an unarmed victim's guard in order to deal a deadly blow to an organ. I studied martials arts for quite a few years when I was younger, so I can attest that blocking even just a punch or kick from an opponent who was more skilled than myself was no easy feat. While I've obviously never tried to block a sword with my arm, I would imagine that's it's certainly not easier than blocking a punch or a kick. D&D combat, IMO, less resembles a boxing match and more the type of fights you see on TV or in movies. Generally, no one dies at the beginning of these kinds of fights, unless they're nameless mooks. There's some shooting or clashing of blades to build tension, and eventually someone goes down. I think HP are closer to that than a boxing match. [/QUOTE]
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