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Old 03-30-2017, 04:54 AM   #147
Tomsdad
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brighton
Default Re: Unarmed vs. Knife

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Originally Posted by Hellboy View Post
The strategy here of using committed attack's 2 steps to circle to the non-knife see then rear seems to assume the knife wielder is on the offensive.

How well would t work if the knife guy was using wait>committed attack himself and able to do Turn maneuvers in response to a sidestepping circler to avoid exposing his rear and even keeping the knife trained on the grappler?
Leaving aside the questions already raised.

It becomes much harder for the would be grappler to get into CC and grab (let alone doing so without getting cut or stabbed). As the knife wielder can play the same wait/respond game, and has a reach advantage if they're using a long dagger.

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Originally Posted by Hellboy View Post
I think it would be cool to roll this using a pair of average "all 10s" unskilled.humans fighting at default, only diff being the knife. Or maybe 1 point knife vs 1 point any skill of choice.
Knife fighter wins unless they do something silly.

Unarmed person at default is doing 1d-3 cr with a strike, 1d-2 cr with a kick unless they're wearing heavy boots. A long knife is 1d-2 imp / 1d-1 cut (you go with the imp IMO)
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