From AsenRG:
Yeah, my point was exactly that the reason was adhering to tropes to begin with. Nothing wrong if you enjoy this trope, but I don't.
Understood. It was more fun, the more we got away from the typical 'D&D' play styles that were common at the time.
"My best room for this...delegation of people who are totally not on a secret mission!"
There was a similar moment from my game, too. And a player wondered how she got to slip out of clan house "unnoticed".
Very much so; and once we got used to the idea, we used it to get the best in everything - once I realized we were on an expense account, things became much more understandable...
Props are useful, but in this case, I'd allow it.
I'm what would be 6 feet one inch, to use the same measures. When I fence, I am in such a deep crouch, I sometimes look from below in the eyes of a shorter friend. She's five feet tall.
A falchion has a blade that's about two feet more, and in the "tallest" stance, the handle should be below my hairline, angled back. Most of the time, I don't use said stance for cutting from above.
The five feet wide is more of an issue, but most cutting stances the blade is across my body, where I want it to be.
In total, this might be worth a penalty, or a damage reduction, his choice. Though the idea that stabbing is less damage has some bearing, but isn't exactly right.
Of course, I'm not a professional adventurer, thank you very much, maybe they can fight from higher positions efficiently!
Understood. I'm of the opinion that overhand / overhead moves with a falchion are an invitation to somebody like me to give one a quick thrust to the groin; it's a weapon that works well with the usual pivot-from-the-hips broadsword move. Gronan could speak to this better then I can, probably. Same thing with a mace; the 'over the head' pose you see on a lot of miniatures drives me nuts. Keep it moving, and let the mass of the hard do the work.
Stabbing may cause less actual damage, but it's often more fatal. (The Missus used to fence saber; I'm an epee and foil fencer, myself.)
As for props, one of my first players later told how he thought he can "go wild and tease me freely" when he saw me first. Then, upon arriving in my home, he decided against it. This change of mind coincided with me pulling out a sword and a fighting staff as props.
He was a good kid, just liked to tease people.
Now, that's funny!
Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya
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