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Old 11-26-2018, 04:48 PM   #33
platimus
 
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Default Re: Towering main-gauche

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Originally Posted by larsdangly View Post
I am not arguing from a point of 'realism' as I don't think that's a very good road to go down when you are trying to fine tune game stats. But it is true that fencing with a left handed dagger is a lot tricker than you might think, and most people who do it fence worse with a dagger than they do without. I often fence rapier vs. rapier+main gauche in my historical fencing club, and pretty rarely feel like I'm at any kind of disadvantage.
Is there a "Modern Fencing Club"? LOL

How do you feel when you fence rapier+main-gauche vs. rapier? That would seem to be more relevant to this discussion. Then again, I've heard 'realism' isn't a very good road to go down.
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