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Originally Posted by Sword-dancer
Kull of Valusia embrace death in his fights to give death to his enemies(he wouldnīt stood a Chance to survive some of his fights if the other guy on his side didnīt act as his Defender/safekeeper concentrating on parrying and blocking attacks on both of them) with mighty, dramatic blows, Solomon Kane fights in a coold, controlled efficient and highly precise style and deadly strikes.
My descriptions especially in combat are more Solomon Kanes Style than Kulls but mos GMs find Kulls Style "better roleplaying"
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The example helps make it clear where your concerns are coming from.
On one hand I want to say, "Just because you've seen it handled badly doesn't mean that it can't be done well, or that you should reject it when it's done well." On the other hand, there are gaming practices that I'm opposed to because I think they are much too likely to be done badly or abused. This just doesn't happen to be one of them. But then, I don't think I've seen it abused in the way you describe; if I had, I might feel differently.
Bill Stoddard