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If you want a warrior main character, have them a squire or something! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Or say that the character mostly reads things like fencing manuals and is a swordsmanship nerd on the same level as the princess bride clifftop duel.

[–] androogee@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Unless he has a-studied his Agrippa... Which I have.

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Anything really!

Also it annoys me because swords and bows are THE most difficult weapons to learn from the medieval ages. We have legends about master bowmen and swordsmen because they were notoriously difficult to use.

You can look up videos of reenactors of people using spears vs. swords, and people who have never touched a spear in their life can beat people who have been using swords for reenactments for years.

To use longbows effectively was a life long commitment.

Crossbows didn't have more power than longbows, they were popular because it took 20 minutes to teach a strong peasant how to fire, and a few weeks to get them firing at the proper cadence to be effective. Being effective with a bow took far longer.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Princess bride clifftop duel is 100% gibberish btw.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

First of all how dare you.

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

The book is a parody of itself.

I dare you to find a part that isn't near gibberish!