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07-11-2016, 11:43 AM | #32 | |
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07-11-2016, 11:43 AM | #33 | |
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07-11-2016, 01:20 PM | #34 |
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Re: Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)
I want that too, but TPTB have regularly said Gurps is for "heroic average" not "simulationist" gaming. Thankfully we have Pyramid to hold so many optional but more realistic rules for those of us that really want them.
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07-11-2016, 02:12 PM | #35 |
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Re: Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)
Nah, GURPS combat rules don't work like that. A miss really is an outright miss (although there can be room for interpreting it as a "hesitation"). Otherwise you'd get an attack bonus against foes with insufficient armor for such a glance to occur (or a penalty against foes with such armor).
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07-11-2016, 02:36 PM | #36 |
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Re: Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)
And I think it's fair to say that "practice with a longbow (of a large draw weight)" counts as strength training. A very particular form of strength training, but definitely strength training.
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07-11-2016, 02:40 PM | #37 |
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Re: Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)
And thanks for everyone's input thus far.
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07-11-2016, 04:25 PM | #38 | |
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But true kime (the most important effectiveness of a punch or a kick), is more a matter of knowing exactly when to relax your muscles and when to contract them than a matter of being generally strong. And kime can only be improved with experience ... A lot of experience. Last edited by Gollum; 07-11-2016 at 04:51 PM. |
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07-11-2016, 04:33 PM | #39 | |
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07-11-2016, 04:38 PM | #40 | |
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