Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25606723-20160816004541/@comment-26347028-20160819200807

Aramirtheranger wrote: Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote:

Aramirtheranger wrote: I never claimed mastery, but I do believe I would best her in a duel to the death.

Because to be any good with the things it takes heaps of training, so she either stinks with it or uses most of the time she trains to practice the bow, while her skill in melee is stunted in comparison. And on the other hand, therefore, you are terrible with a crossbow by your own logic. I train with archery, usually two-handed swords, and horse riding. Now, seeing how I usually otherwise only really do stuff to do with school, or debating, I have a fair bit of time on my hands. No, because an arbalest takes very little skill to use. Remember those guys whose video I used to show that medieval plate armor can provide very minimal firearm protection? They actually tested end him rightly recently and concluded that it actually would have been pretty dang effective if you somehow suprised your opponent with it. From a short distance, yes. But we're either talking about so short a distance that I can harm you with melee weapons and the reload is what kills you, or so far away that your lack of skill kills you. As for taking the pommel off, it would be about as similar as picking a random thing up and throwing it - not to mention easier.