> stumble and fall, or flee in terror. A sword might make you appear
more
> intimmidating, and that's another justification for the weapon rank.
>
> >but as any individual will have the same skill in both (Close
> >Combat), he should have more effect when hitting with a sword.
Yup, agreed.
> The generic "Close Combat" skill is a game system abstraction. Are
you
> saying that a martial artist (in the common non-weapon-using
context) who
> has never wielded a poleaxe would suddenly become more effective
when one
> is thrust into their hands? The game system may seem to imply this,
but it
> is countered by improv modifiers. Most people will have "shield and
spear
> combat" or some such specialisation. Vanilla "Close Combat" IIRC
(and IMG)
> always gets an improv modifier.
I have no problem with this, no, but if you increase your CC ability (taking only a single HP), you increase both Unarmed and Poleaxe if you had both. It starts to smell like the old (whisper the name...) AD&D level system. As I've said, I'd prefer to increase each weapon style separately after a basic proficiency level in CC (maybe after 20 ability).
Wulf
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