Cloak and Sword

[Ryan Ricks]

heh. we started with sword and shield cause it came before long sword in john's book. whoops.

it's 1:15 am. it's spring break. i'm gonna go practice my longsword. maybe investigate this test cutting issue some more.

[Guest]

Well yeah, the longsword is a basic weapon. Shorter weapons involve more complicated strategies when fighting larger ones, and it was just as true for Musashi in Japan. If the largest weapon anyone used at that period was a wakizashi, maybe that would have been the standard, but a longer sword, so long as it's not too hard to control, is more attractive for warfare.

[Guest]

Another thing: If you do actually snag their head with your cloak when you throw it at them, watch out for a wild mietelhau (or any other attack that they might be able to just blindly throw out there, hoping to hit you as you attack). This past saturday Harrison actually got me twice while I was going in for the kill after having successfully covered his head with my cloak.