Re: (TFT) But I want to charge with my javelin...

[John linzy <juzjohn@sbcglobal.net>]

And here I was thinking that it was because a shield in TFT only subtracted a couple of hits from an attack and didn't allow you to block it completely like GURPS..... :-)

John
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On Mar 4, 2013, at 8:29 PM, raito@raito.com wrote:

> Armour is under powered in general. There are accounts from the 1420's
> bemoaning the fact that rich young guys don't bother learning to parry,
> because 2 handed weapons don't injure through good armour. So the entire
> system is off. It's just a mechanic, and I've gotten over it.
> 
> If the historical accounts are accurate, plate should be proof against
> pretty much every weapon, except on double and triple damage, and then the
> weapon should only do normal damage against the armour's protection. The
> rub is that defeating armour is possible, but the techniques aren't what
> you think they are, based more on wrestling than striking with the weapon.
> 
> Historically, shields fell out of favor due to advances in armour. By the
> 1300's they were on their way out for foot combat, replaced by the pollaxe
> and the like. A hundred years later pollaxe was seen as vigorous execise,
> and not very dangerous. This led to an increase in grappling techniques
> (which TFT is also weak at). Look up a translation of Jeu de la Hache for
> an example of an armoured combat martial art. Or look up Fiore de Liberi
> for examples of unarmed and armed arts.
> 
> TFT is greatly simplified.
> 
> Neil Gilmore
> raito@raito.com
> 
>> Is it just me, or are shields comparatively underpowered? Considering
>> how widespread they were in various militaries throughout the world, and
>> how widespread they aren't among player-characters, it seems like
>> something's off.
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