Re: OT: Corpses, etc. (was: Re: Gender in conlangs (was: Re: Umlauts (was Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad)))
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 8, 2003, 3:19 |
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Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
> > I expect that the soldiers are taught how to
> > fight dirty,
>
> Nah. They have to _learn_ how to fight clean.
> They learnt how to fight dirty when they were
> kiddos wandering the streets of a big and
> dangerous city!
Street fighters don't have a chance against trained unarmed-combat
or knife-combat soldiers, unless they have at least three-to-one
preponderance or there is some other factor involved. The only
exception is a quarterstaff, which is effective simply because
of its range; they're damned awkward in cities, though.
(BTW, you don't throw your knife against another knife within less
than five meters, and not further either unless you are a wizard
at darts.)
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John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com
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