From:	John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: nunchuks
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:10:15 EST

>> > <Snip>
>> >
>> > I am not sure about whether any blunt weapons in SR do physical
damage
>> > (as compared to stun), but keep in mind that overflow stun damage is
>> > physical damage. Thus, you *can* kill someone with a stun weapon.
>>
>> EXACTLY.... Think of that same Master with a sword... which is he
gonna
>> kill you with faster the sword or the 'chucks? Many people can take a
>> direct hit with the chucks and still stand and fight...but how many
can
>> take a DIRECT hit from a sword and say the same?
>
>Yes, but a master of the staff can kill you just as quickly, and if you
>have a sword, you are much more likely to fall to a staff than you are
to
>an other swordsman.. A good staffman can easily crush your ribcage with
a
>straight lunge.
Yeah, and the staffman also has better defensive capabilities than the
swordsman (nearly equivalent weight, greater reach, better leverage due
to more area to grip his weapon, etc) Personally, if I were a swordsman
(which I'm not, but...) I'd think twice about going up against a staffman
who looks like he knows what he's doing.

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