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Old 07-11-2016, 05:11 PM   #44
Flyndaran
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Default Re: Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)

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Originally Posted by simply Nathan View Post
Nothing was saying skill wasn't important for unarmed fighting, only that the proportional relevance of strength compared to skill favors strength more in unarmed combat than it does with swordplay just as it favors skill even more than strength in gunplay than it does in swordplay.
I wouldn't go that far for unarmed. I'm stronger than most, but would get my rear kicked from sheer lack of skill and clumsiness. Yeah, I can physically throw people and did when a kid, but people tend not to just let enemies pick them up without resistance.
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