On Swords, Blades and the Song of Swords

aesir23 · 10-01-2012, 10:11 PM

I've trained with the Dao (in Hsing-I and Bajiquan classes), and I wholeheartedly support your claim that it can be used to attack and defend better than it is represented in GURPS.

I suggested my own solution in a thread quite a long time ago, here. But I might like yours better.

Another essential thing about Dao that GURPS overlooked is that the handle is almost always long enough to allow two-handed use. When using the Dao, we have a second hand on the handle (or the back of the blade) as often as not.

So I would also argue for a second stat-line for the Dao used two handed, which should by no means be treated as Unbalanced.

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aesir23 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont	Re: On Swords, Blades and the Song of Swords I've trained with the Dao (in Hsing-I and Bajiquan classes), and I wholeheartedly support your claim that it can be used to attack and defend better than it is represented in GURPS. I suggested my own solution in a thread quite a long time ago, here. But I might like yours better. Another essential thing about Dao that GURPS overlooked is that the handle is almost always long enough to allow two-handed use. When using the Dao, we have a second hand on the handle (or the back of the blade) as often as not. So I would also argue for a second stat-line for the Dao used two handed, which should by no means be treated as Unbalanced. __________________ My ongoing thread of GURPS versions of DC Comics characters. Last edited by aesir23; 10-02-2012 at 12:13 AM.