Quarterstaffs: general info and fun stories

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From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:02:30 +0000 (GMT)

A friend sent me a link to a rather good article on the use of the Quarterstaff, and quite apart from its Issaries potential in Glorantha, it's a commonly mentioned weapon in a lot of generic medieval settings, and often misunderstood.

http://ejmas.com/jwma/articles/2001/jwmaart_docherty_0501.htm

If you get interested, I'd suggest reading the full George Silver document, but this is a more accessible summary. George will give you a +5 augment to your knowledge of the staff, as well as +10 to sword, but the +15 to "despise Italians" makes reading him quite hard going. Mind you, the accounts of the duels where one side had a rapier and dagger, and the other had an oar, or a tankard of ale, are quite fun. (Hint: the rapier man loses).

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