The Brawny Nerd

CR is an inaccurate rating of challenge for a creature. Ditch that XP value and Challenge Rating and throw your party in a world of hurt. Trap them in a collapsed tunnel or stab them from murder holes.

Today, I’m talking about how weapons can influence the way things happen and how you can find an alternative solution to crimes. If you can indiscriminately kill a whole civilization of goblins, can you do it to humans? There are a lot of questions that can be asked like that, and their answers are almost universally morally grey. Here is the Google Form that has the questions on it. https://forms.gle/LW1TcRnK8fvEszjT6

Today is Tuesday, a “Sharp Tuesday”. Every Tuesday I will be talking about knives, swords, and other sharp implements and how they can be used in a way that respects the peace of the public and is generally safe. On this Sharp Tuesday, I’m talking about some rather different uses of medieval weapons.

For a long time, I’ve longed for a chance to see combat in D&D reflect combat from what I’ve seen. Most of this information comes from watching copious amounts of HEMA and knight fights. It’s possible that this has little to no balance, but I was trying to achieve realism, not balance or playability. The document may be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rFhTE0fG3Zan0wvMKFw0TfYhof1YyGphlm7nAMTLX8A . While the spreadsheet may be found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-bXZ57oqPSliXTvaTN6okH18G67JWCSqTEEQHVYYD7o

Hey, I’m back a little earlier than I thought I’d be, but I want to show you guys the wonderful world of historical weapons and armor. Since I was little, I’ve felt as though I’d rather lose my left arm than give up sword fighting. The YouTuber that showed me my path was Matt Easton ( link below ). Soon after watching him, I found Skallagrim, Shadiversity, Thegn Thrand, and others. I recommend you watch their videos and learn the art. It’s far more rewarding than you would think. Skallagrim is found at https://www.youtube.com/user/SkallagrimNilsson , Matt at https://www.youtube.com/user/scholagladiatoria , Shad at https://www.youtube.com/user/shadmbrooks , and Thegn Thrand at https://www.youtube.com/user/ThegnThrand . Please, give these guys some love and support. Thank you.