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Old 11-16-2020, 05:27 AM   #13
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Default Re: Which optional rules do you use for muscle-powered weapons and armors?

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Originally Posted by Plane View Post
now wondering if there are any bodkin swords
Historically, if you were going to kill a knight in full armor you'd use a long dagger and go for chinks in armor, usually after you'd already knocked him down and sometimes while he was being held down by 2-3 other guys. So you could go All Out Attack (Determined), multiple times if necessary.

However, historically most men in armor were worth more as ransom than they were dead, so if you could overcome them you took them prisoner instead of killing them. Plus, Knights were minor nobles (and most higher Nobles wore full armor suits), and it just wouldn't do for a bunch of peasants to kill a noble.
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