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weapon advice--writers or not...
meg_evonne:
Okay, I've a character with a smaller than a bowie knife fighting a ghoul with a scimitar. Is it possible for such a knife to parry a blow from a scimitar? My guess with a sword--that would be a no, but a scimitar? Any chance that I can make this work?
Thanks all...
Oh and best wishes on the Hugo awards tonight, JB!!!!
Gruud:
The parry would be a definite no. ;)
But given that the scimitar is a pretty large blade that in most hands (especially in undead hands) is used like a giant meat cleaver, go for a bit of finesse in a different way, such that the ghoul with the scimmy over-commits, etc and winds up a bit off balance, giving the fighter with the dagger an opening to strike ... or shove, or whatever fits best.
BobForPresident:
There's more than just "my weapon's bigger than yours" at play here.
Do the ghouls in your world possess average strength, or are they more zombie-like in their movements? If they move noticeably slower or with less power than a human, then I would say it's possible. Also, issues like what kind of ground they're on (how much higher up one is than the other) could make the situation possible.
Knight_Wanderer:
Sorry, I've trained in edged weapons my entire adult life, and there's no way. The sheer kinetic energy of the scimitar strike would either knock the knife out of your character's hand immediately, or break half the bones in your character's hand first, thus making him/her drop it.
BobForPresident:
--- Quote from: Knight_Wanderer on August 10, 2009, 03:06:35 AM ---Sorry, I've trained in edged weapons my entire adult life, and there's no way. The sheer kinetic energy of the scimitar strike would either knock the knife out of your character's hand immediately, or break half the bones in your character's hand first, thus making him/her drop it.
--- End quote ---
Assuming, again, that the ghoul's strength is comparable to a human's. Just because he can swing it doesn't mean he can do so with any force.
But, if the ghoul has all the strength of say, your average 12 year old, then said bowie knife isn't going to help in parrying.
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