12-02-2011, 06:31 PM | #71 | |
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Re: Unarmed parries while wielding a 2h weapon
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I think that optional rules for working from the bind could work (the Beat rule implies one a rule for when one's weapon is extended) with a bonus for weapons with crosses or prongs like a boar spear, high medieval sword, or bill. Such a rule could absorb many of the curent benefits to fencing skills (the more complex your hilt, the more you can extend your sword while you wait). Just remember that the GURPS combat rules have to work for a swirling melee between robots and ensorceled giants; lots of things that make duels more realistic don't work in all cases.
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12-02-2011, 06:56 PM | #72 | |
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Re: Unarmed parries while wielding a 2h weapon
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"...and a completely new top-to-bottom take on grappling with weapons." (From the Technical Grappling Call for Playtesters)
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12-03-2011, 02:26 PM | #73 | ||
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Re: Unarmed parries while wielding a 2h weapon
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A parry with a sword typically will occur at a distance from the hilt that the hilt cannot be involved in the parry. The idea of "sliding a blade down and lopping off some fingers" is not nearly as easy to do as one would think due to the way leverage works. As the point of contact shifts closer to the defender, the defender becomes strong in the parry, and can control a weapon much better. Hilts can help, this is true, but they are far from necessary, and if you make a habit of trying to parry with the quillons of a hilt, then you're going to get hit in the hands more often. Quote:
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