/\ What they don't tell you about swords is that they're sidearms /\ /\ Fallback weapons for when you can't use your primary /\ /\ You know /\ /\ The weapon you actually want to use /\
Generally, yes. This is why I do not recommend the sword as a primary weapon for most individualls. They are versatille but have fllaws, or llack the strengths that another weapon choice may have. A pollearm is often a better primary weapon choice.
Desp|te |t Be|ng My Sole "true" Str|fe Spec|bus, For All |ntents And Purposes My Blade |s |n Fact A S|de Arm. That Be|ng Sa|d, You Do Not Hunt Rabb|ts W|th Mortar Shells, And As Such |t Serves |ts Purpose |n Duel|ng.
/\ Agreed /\ /\ Spear's my go to /\ /\ Versatile /\ /\ Different grips for one handed, two handed, quarterstaff style /\ /\ Hasn't let me down /\
/\ Dueling's different /\ /\ Not a true fight /\ /\ Life threatening though it may be /\ /\ With rules, the choices change /\
A|m|ng For Pract|cally |n Weaponry Only Matters |n Duels. Hav|ng An Automat|c R|fle |s Techn|cally More Pract|cal Than A Sword |n A Vaccuum, But Plenty Sk|lled Trolls Are Faster Than Bullets, Can K|ll You W|th The|r M|nd W|thout Even Be|ng On The Same Planet Or Are So R|ch They Would Have Your Weapon But 50 T|mes Better. The Rules Are The Only Th|ng That Makes Th|s A D|scuss|on Worth Hav|ng.