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Discussion
Main - Rune Quest
RE: martial arts
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Author:
Tom Cantine
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Time:
14.02.2003 01:48
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Text:
> Well, you don't use a sword in only one way. You might use
> the longsword as a club, and it could be damn effective,
> especially when facing people with full plate armour. (Why
> is the crossguard so pointed?) I know authentical
> longswordtecniqes that uses the sword as a throwing spear,
> a club\warhammer , a quarterstaff, a dagger, a nd as a
> sword.
> That's allso why I think that a quarterstaffdude with a
> quarterstaffskill of 89 and a MA skill (my version) on 30
> should get successes on the longsword if rolling 30 or
> less.
A higher skill in one handed sword would represent a better grasp of all these other uses of the sword; the damage done on a successful strike is not always due to the edge hitting the foe's flesh.
But an understanding of effective sword use will not translate completely into effective mace use, even though there may be certain applications of the sword which parallel the bashing action of a mace.
> So you mean that the MA skill should not apply to Ninjas,
> fighting munks, etc. using quarterstaffs, singlestics,
> katanas, ninjatos, tantos, sais, etc. either?
That is what I understand him to be saying, and I agree. Martial arts, understood as Peter advocates, is primarily concerned with efficient use of the body itself as a weapon, rather than the means with which one interacts with one's weapon. A grapple, fist attack or kick should be enhanced in effectiveness if the attacker has the proper frame of mind concerning the body as a weapon. Remember also that you need a successful Fist or Kick Attack roll for the MA skill to take effect; the chance of hitting is unaffected by MA skill.
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