Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by awesomenessofme1

Not trying to be rude, but I just don't understand how that makes any sense. By that logic, no human can ever have any remotely good DX, because the weight required would either be physically impossible or at least underweight to a deadly degree.

Sure you can, you just need to actually be strong. If we assume half normal weight at DX 15, you wind up with DX 15 adults ranging from about ST 12 (108 lb) to 16 (256 lb).