Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-19164168-20170720113953/@comment-19164168-20170720114248

ReDquinox wrote: (That's a matter for which you don't need to be strong. Strength is for axes, maces and cleaving swords like falchions.) (Oh yeah, forgot to add this since I was tired by that time:

All melee needs physical strengt :P Why?

Using a sword, especially for blocking, puts a lot of strain on one's wrist. Cristus is being trained to use a one-handed stance, not a two-handed one, and he's not using a rapier lol.

And srsly? You think that swinging a 4kg melee weapon is a joke? Even if you swing a barbell, it's easier due to the center of gravity being in your palm, a sword's center-of-gravity is just above the hand in the crossguard. The torque exerted in the hand itaelf is not negligible, and Cristus is being trained to one day use a bastard sword, not a chopping falchion.

There is no weight advantage in the sword, and Cristus needs a lot of physical strength for what he will learn. The weapon/s he wants to use is not optimized for anything, so he has to work his arm harder than anyone, but it is also balanced against anything to give him maximum attack variety. High strength = High speed, meaning even rapiers need physical strength too, and actual physical strength affects your stamina, speed and striking power. Like how people think intelligence is a mage only stat, when  it actually affects how fast you learn anything, including actual sword and melee combat. Meaning?

Gameplay =/= Actual use

Even maces need skill to be used, like any other weapon, from melee weapons to ranged weapons.)