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Originally Posted by Kalzazz
Its very much done in LARP by overly plush LARPers who dont like to bend over if they can help it
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This brings up another important consideration - encumbrance. The characters that disarming is going to be most useful against are those that are heavily encumbered, as they will be relying almost entirely on their Parry (and Block, if they have it, in which case disarming isn't quite as useful). Disarming them forces them to rely on a penalized Dodge, and if they opt to kneel to pick up their weapon that Dodge is essentially at an additional -5 (-2 for Posture, and no +3 for Retreating)! If using the
Changing Posture in Armor optional rule, they're even worse off - at Medium Encumbrance they require
4 seconds to successfully pick up their weapon and stand, at Heavy they require
6, and at Extra Heavy
8. They'd best hope some of that weight they're lugging around is a backup weapon!