I was watching lots of Shadiversity vids and I saw him do a secret technique that makes a sword deal 2x slashing damage. It's called Drokat, you gently put your sword on the other dude and then PULL. This is so a lot more damage than just regular slashing, it's insane, Drokat can slice raw meat in half.Anyone figure out how to do Drokat in DND? It's just 2x slashing damage when using sword right?
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So the schnitt of the German tradition. Wait until you hear about the stich and hau...
>>97896634Riddle of Steel: Flower of Battle has rules for this.
>>97896634How do you benefit from shitting up the board? Are you being paid?
>>97896774I could ask you the same question, gatekeeper.
>>97896634Shadiversity is a retard.
>>97896774Yes, he is.
>>97896634>can slice raw meat in halfIs that supposed to be impressive?
>>97897265What is this from?
>>97896634Kill yourself, spammerOh, right, you can't, since you're a bot
>>97896634I would just rule it as any method to do extra damage. a thrust to an important organ, a heavy slash etc. Give the player some debuff in order to enact greater damage. Decrease thier AC to increase their damage, representing them exposing themselves to get an advantage, or decrease thier to-hit to increase thier damage, representing the harder hitting blows being more difficult to land.
>>97897145No, you really couldn't.
>>97896634>you gently put your sword on the other dude and then PULLwhat if he doesn't let you
>>97896634>Shadiversitylmao
>>97896634D&D doesn't let you do cool things with swords, you have to beg your DM for that.The only cool things that D&D has out of the box are spells.
>>97896634That's called a "draw cut" by people who aren't wearing three fedoras.I believe it works better with a curved sword.
>>97896634>I was watching lots of ShadiversityMy sincere condolences.>you gently put your sword on the other dude >Drokat can slice raw meat in halfAssuming you're genuinely retarded and not just shitting up the board, you do realize the other guy wouldn't just be standing there waiting for you to saw through his armor?
OP uses Dunning-Kruger bait.>>97898399>>97898794>>97898266It's highly effective!
>>97898399Curved swords are better for edge alignment in general. Especially the katana; a shame most of them were made of shit iron, but the Japanese had to work with what they could get.
>>97899171Why can't we use curved 2 blaDEd swords?
>>97896634I would just allow someone to flavor a critical hit as whatever fancy special technique they like. Makes hitting a critical extra fun beyond just higher damage numbers. I wouldn't significantly modify the basics rules over it though.
>>97899171>I've had it with this "masterwork broadsword" bullshit!
>>97899171>Curved swords are better for edge alignmentThis meme needs to die.
>>97906706>This meme needs to die.Provide detailed and specific evidence from credible source(s) that disprove it.
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>>97910840Did you already do Drokat in DND?
>>97896634>I was watching lots of Shadiversity vidsImagine admitting this to people, even anonymously.
>>97911046What's wrong with Shadiversity? He's a medieval historian.
>>97911174he's a fat larper with no educaction or training making shit up
>>97910972That has nothing to do with my post.
>>97897358A totally real handbook for a conspiracy that definitely exists and thinks this website is worth targeting
>>97897358Supposedly a discord document on how to disrupt and ruin 40ks influence on 4chan.
>>97906910>>97908501>>97910840>I made a retarded claim and now YOU have to prove that it's wrong!Pick up some swords and test them. Or even just think about it for five seconds lol
>>97911410Your concession is accepted.
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>>97911174He is to HEMA what is a weeb to budo.
>>97897358crestresearch[dot]ac[dot]uk/resources/mining-the-chans/>>97911225Not being very subtle, now, are we?
>>97906910Do you have detailed and specific evidence from any credible source(s) that it does, or are you holding him to a standard you yourself will never be able to live up to?(And I say this as someone who feels like very deeply curved swords do seem to help with edge alignment based on having held a few, but that seems to fall well short of the academic rigour you demand here.)>>97911174I've seen John Clements draw conclusions based on hard primary source data that directly contradicts said data (and not years after seeing that data or anything like that, the conclusions were at the start of the paragraph that followed a table of the data), and I'd still consider him more reliable than anyone like Shad.
>>97899171the curve in swords only exists to overcome weakness in the metal. the thick spine and curvature of a katana only existed to compensate for brittle iron. the primary offensive technique with a katana is called "tsuki" and is a straight thrust from close range just like every other sword in history. the katanas used in combat were much cruder and straighter, and therefore weaker, and led samurai to carry two in anticipation of one breaking. surviving katanas were ceremonial pieces and that's why they survived. european sabers became curved for the same reason when mass production of equipment for armies in the hundreds of thousands became commonplace.just think about the physics for two seconds. a straight blade will cut deeper on a draw cut. curved blades curve away from the target and require a much wider range of motion from the wielding arm to achieve the same depth of cut.
>>97896634That just sounds like a regular attack to me.
>>97911174>>97896634Shadiversity is an insanely obnoxious faggot, can't stand that fat Mormon fuck
>Watching that fraud Shadiversity.McNutt yourself.
>>97912471What about spadroons, dumbass (which handle like ass)? Have you ever used a sword?
The curve in the katana specifically originated as an artifact of the differential hardening process. The originals were straight, and katanas could still be made straight if the smith so desired. However, the curve came to be viewed as proof of a properly made blade and as such was kept, similar to the hamon.The curve was later justified as mostly aiding in drawing the sword, which has some merit.Curved blades in general don't at all help with edge alignment. If anything, they hurt edge alignment because the center of mass is imbalanced and the blade wants to rotate in your hand. I've heard people argue that this imbalance allows you to feel where the edge is more precisely, but I've always found this to be pretty much bullshit.The reason why people think curved blades help with edge alignment is because they compare singled edged curved blades to narrower double edged straight blade. Naturally, a wider bevel and shallower grind will make cutting easier and more forgiving. But this isn't an apples to apples comparison.What a curve does change is the angle at which a blade contacts the target, making it easier to cut. Curved blades are also allegedly less likely to get caught and ripped out of your hand when on horseback. Plenty of cavalry swords have been straight, however. But frankly, the curve on most swords brought up in these conversations is way too subtle to produce any meaningful difference in cutting. You need something VERY curved.
D&D doesn't let you do cool things with swords, you have to beg your DM for that.The only cool things that D&D has out of the box are spells.
>>97913416i don't see your point. spadroons were more like symbols for the british officer core than actual sidearms if i'm remembering correctly. it was basically a sword shaped scepter to denote rank. in any case even cavalry sabers were rarely used in combat. most cavalry in that era fought with pistols, carbines, or lances. my point was that straight edges are better for cutting than curved edges. that's why all the knives in our kitchens have straight edges. the curve in sword blades have benefits but they come at the cost of cutting ability. it's a matter of physics that straight blades can cut deeper with less arm movement and force.
>>97914075Bro has never set foot in a kitchen lmaoThe vast majority of kitchen knives have a curve, but it's for rocking. Things like steak knives usually have a curve because it effects a sawing motion parallel to the plate that a straight blade cannot achieve comfortably. But the comparison to kitchen knives is stupid anyway because 80%+ of the cuts you'll make in a kitchen will be downwards against a solid block.
>>97896634>This is so a lot more damage than just regular slashingThat's just a draw cut. It won't do shit if you have even padded clothes on, no risk at all if you have chain on.
>>97914459Wrong. Should read more history. Draw cuts are actually pretty ineffective compared to the drokat technique performed properly.
>>97914493bro we can tell they're the same fucking phrase and everything
>>97896634Omg pedoversity is so cool and not a pedo.
>>97913645D&D doesn't let you do cool things with swords, you have to beg your DM for that.The only cool things that D&D has out of the box are spells.
>>97911225>>97911255it's from Crest Research, a UK government online propaganda center, and this section is specifically talking about how to shit up 4chan specificallyI googled the textwhy didn't youwhy are you confidently stating false informationare you a government agent
>>97921079You can't possibly believe that any agent of anything (government, capital, illuminati, etc.) would go into /tg/ to do their disruption... can you? Are you that retarded?
>>97921420nta, but websites a lot smaller and less relevant than 4chan have been targeted for a long time, so actually provide some reasoning
>>97912424This is the British op, we know the FBI also has a similar program, and thanks to the sharty, we know that the administration here answers directly to an FBI handler.
>>97921420Government agencies already go to /pol/ and /k/. Going anywhere else to post whatever they want is a click away and it costs them literally nothing.>Are you that retarded?instant hostility like you have a personal stake in nobody calling out disruption shills, weird
>>97911225Why are you explicitly lying?>>97921420You can't possibly think that one of the largest social media sites, known throughout its 20 plus years for having a large user base of radical extremists, and that does not require an account for posting, is not somehow of interest to intelligence agencies?How much money do you think it costs to have an intern post on this website?
>>97921420We are, Glowie.
>>97913416>which handle like assA specific spadroon patent halded like ass. They are essentially the same as lighter Victorian sabers which generally have a good reputation.>>97912471eh, nah, I think its just use case and tradition. Got a lot of soft targets? Cutty cutty is fine. >>97899171>especially katanaNot particularly I dont think. they usually arent especially curved compared to a shamshir or something. You mean cause its 2 handed?
