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From: tomj@dartvax.UUCP (Thomas Johnston)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: AD&D questions
Message-ID: <1150@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Apr-84 12:40:30 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr  8 12:40:30 1984
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     The reasons for fighting florentine and for fighting with rapier and
dagger are rather different.  Attacks made while fighting florentine are
made primarily with the edge of the weapon, perhaps trying to cut through
armour of some sort.  The style of rapier and dagger came with the demise
of plate due to the long-bow, the cross-bow, gunpowder or the pike, 
depending upon which author you read.  When fighting with rapier and dagger,
while the point is faster than the edge, you cannot hope to penetrate much
in the way of armour.  Furthermore, to use the dagger, you must face your
opponent, and present a larger target area!
 
                               Tom Johnston
                               {linus, cornell, decvax}!dartvax!tomj