[MR] Another Tangent!!WO WO

[Velsthe1 at aol.com]

>It's very easy for them, of course, since they know 
>darned well that it is official policy:  rapier 
>fighters aren't worth as much as heavy fighters.  High 
>time we changed that policy, I'd say.
> 
>Cristofana di Lorenzo

I had a friend of mine in Drachenwald, a fencer (much more popular there by the way, proportionately), who during a debate of such things reminded me that chainmaille is little more than a series of linked holes. 

I tried fencing while I was there. It does take more endurance as far as constant aerobic activity, compared to the endurance of weight. It's the difference of running 6 miles at an 8 minute mile pace unencumbered and walking 4 miles with an 85 pound load at a 15 minute a mile pace.

But, I get more joy out of standing in the shieldwall, sacrificing myself so the poles and spearmen take care of business. 


Vels
Shield Grunt