[MA] Best dirty-fighting style for a callous weakling?

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Kyle Aaron

In a realistic-themed world things like Intimidation and a common Phobia of harm will matter, which allows small weaklings to do well if they're vicious.

However, in a realistic-themed world, those small weaklings that actually manage to be successful won't be the ones that are dumb enough to play to their opponent's strength by being unarmed.

It's much harder to disable a person with one or two secret moves in reality than it is in fiction. Hence, most vicious people use weapons if they are forced to violence.

Sure, the average person might be frightened off by the threat of violence, even if there is nothing backing it up. But the problem here is that if someone relies on that threat for his living (or adventuring career), eventually someone will turn out to be just as fond of violence and considerably bigger.

Out of all the drug enforcers that I've met, only one was below average height and that guy was still hugely muscular and probably weighted at least 180 lbs. The scariest one of them stands about 6'6" and weights between 250-300 lbs., depending on what weight class he was aiming for in his last powerlifting competition.

And not a single one of them made a point of fighting unarmed if he could get away with using a weapon of some sort.

Originally Posted by Kyle Aaron

Ever see Joe Pesci in Goodfellahs? I can't quote him here because of his extraordinary amount of profanity, but in essence he's a little guy who does well simply by being nastier and more determined than everyone else.

Go over the movie in your head.

How often does Pesci fight someone one on one, without using a weapon of any kind?

He inflicts his violence by guns, knives, clubs and improvised weapons. Because he is smaller, he knows he needs the extra edge. That's realistic.