04-21-2022, 03:13 AM | #161 |
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Re: Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?
If you expect to fight a lot being prepared to use both hands is such a good idea basically everyone ever does it. You should probably have a shield, a two-handed weapon (or a one-handed weapon that benefits from both hands, like a pistol), or an off-hand weapon.
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05-17-2022, 11:18 AM | #162 | |
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Re: Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?
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I will recommend that even two-fisted weapon wielders carry a shield in one fashion or another. Shields can be worn hands-free using a strap called a guige(included with larger shields), and provide full DB, although blocks are at -3 (p.LT113, Lowtechcompanion2p19&20). Adding +1DB magically is only 50$, so +4 to block, parry, and dodge makes a crazy difference in combat. On the other side, fast fighters can have "shield-hand weapons" in their hand at the same time as a light shield (same LTC page 19) (Assuming weapon/shield specific techniques to buy of each penalty...) again, +2 to dodge, parry, block can make a large difference...
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05-17-2022, 11:42 AM | #163 | |
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Unless I specifically have a two-handed sword or polearm build in mind, I heavily favor sword or axe with a shield. I still haven't had the opportunity to play the shield+brace of javelins fighter I've been wanting to.
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05-17-2022, 11:55 AM | #164 | |
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So a number of character designs of late have been more of a light fighter concept. Fencing weapon and main gauche...etc.
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05-17-2022, 01:35 PM | #165 | |
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Re: Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?
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In real life*, plate armor removed some of the need for shield, as it was enough to stop most blows. In GURPS, armor is rarely enough to keep you protected given the arguably unrealistically high muscle based damage so even a fully armored knight will do much better with a shield. *I've seem DanHoward say mail was as protective as plate but also saying plate replaces shields so I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. |
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05-17-2022, 04:54 PM | #166 | |
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05-17-2022, 07:57 PM | #167 |
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Re: Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?
Mail protected against the same weapons that plate did but plate was lighter and cheaper.
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05-19-2022, 02:49 PM | #168 |
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Re: Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?
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05-19-2022, 03:37 PM | #169 |
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Re: Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?
Armor protects against whatever it's designed to protect against. There's plenty of things you can design plate to protect against (such as muskets) that you really can't design mail to stop.
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05-20-2022, 10:04 AM | #170 | |
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