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Originally Posted by Greg 1
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On one hand, yes. But on the other, it depends what you're trying to do.
Do you want to have a cinematic high SS? If so, then Kromm is right.
But it's possible to have a realistic high SS. This is a matter of the curve of muscle power versus load. A muscle near the maximum load will exert high force at low velocity; that's LS. But a muscle near the minimum load will exert low force at high velocity—and that maps plausibly to SS. You hit with a lot of impact because your fist, or your knife, has been accelerated quickly to high speed; but if you try to hit with a heavy mace, or a two-handed sword wielded in one hand, your power output drops off.
That's how I would take it, anyway.
In superheroic terms, LS is more for bricks, and SS is a better fit for speedsters.