Just don't break any bones.
Something to interject into the bit about knights versus samurai - in the 16th Century, the Knight was all but finished. The introduction and common use of cannon and the powerful arbalest (although crossbows were on the way out) made mounted knights pretty much obsolete. By time the Renaissance came about, fencers would be more common - and the rapier and sabre were used more often than the broadsword.
Of course, Pete, in his typical fashion, has summed up what we're debating about, though his example is REAL and more recent.
And a broadsword would NEVER weigh in at fifteen pounds - most swords weigh less than seven pounds. The heaviest swords were the two-handed or bastard swords. Rapiers, despite common belief, are also rather heavy, though that is due to how they're balanced, and not the actual mass of the sword.
Something to interject into the bit about knights versus samurai - in the 16th Century, the Knight was all but finished. The introduction and common use of cannon and the powerful arbalest (although crossbows were on the way out) made mounted knights pretty much obsolete. By time the Renaissance came about, fencers would be more common - and the rapier and sabre were used more often than the broadsword.
Of course, Pete, in his typical fashion, has summed up what we're debating about, though his example is REAL and more recent.
And a broadsword would NEVER weigh in at fifteen pounds - most swords weigh less than seven pounds. The heaviest swords were the two-handed or bastard swords. Rapiers, despite common belief, are also rather heavy, though that is due to how they're balanced, and not the actual mass of the sword.
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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