[HoE] Bringing HTH to a Gunfight (was Templar Gift - Impressions?)

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

I came up with a way to describe it succinctly (well, succinctly for me... 
;) ).

Most media and theatrical portrayals of combat usually give a HTH fighter 
and a person with a gun, IN HTH COMBAT (not closing to HTH, not 50' away, 
but actually _in_ HTH range) roughly even chances when they are equally 
skilled and all.  In fact, I'd almost say that the HTH person has a slight 
advantage.

Watch any Chuck Norris/Steven Segal movie (okay, well maybe you don't have 
to be that masochistic ;) ) and against even skilled end-of-the-movie 
nemesis-types, HTH fighting seems to give you an advantage in a HTH 
situation.

Your mileage may vary.  And this may not be true "realistically."  Then 
again, radmiracles and syker abilities aren't "realistic".   Most Western 
shows & movies aren't either, and I kinda thought Deadlands/HoE sorta set 
out to emulate them.

Hope that helps to clarify my point of view.

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Steve Crow

"Worm Can Opener Extraordinare"

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