tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post8060822030150616153..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: WeaponsAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-18477299387347474482010-01-24T07:25:39.553-07:002010-01-24T07:25:39.553-07:00looks like the spear still maintains the title of ...looks like the spear still maintains the title of best weapon for one on one combat in open spaces<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWLHUCKLXY&feature=related<br /><br />from edgar rice burroughs<br /><br />“I did not need a manual of Martian etiquette to know what reply to make, for, in fact, I was so wild with anger that I could scarcely refrain from drawing my pistol and shooting him down for the brute that he was; but he stood waiting with drawn long-sword, and my only choice was to draw my own and meet him in a fair fight with his choice of weapons or a lesser one. This latter alternative is always permissible; therefore, I could have used my short-sword, my hatchet, my dagger or my fists had I wished, and been entirely within my rights, but I could not use firearms or a spear while he held only his long-sword.” (Princess of Mars, XIV, p.78)Clovis Cithoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208194219083373456noreply@blogger.com