[HoE] Axes (was HTH Defensive Bonus ?)

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

>At 10:19 AM 5/4/2000 PDT, you wrote:
> >>In a message dated Thu, 4 May 2000 11:43:04 AM Ea
> >
> >Just as an aside, that's why I don't buy the whole "If you're a gamer..."
> >thing Phil mentioned earlier.  Matt Forbeck is undoubtedly a gamer and he
> >has one particular take on it.  John and Pinnacle may have another take.  
>If
> >Pinnacle does it one way and BNW does it another, then being a "gamer" 
>gives
> >you no useful way to make a determination one way or another.
>
>
>Of course, I wasn't referring to this situation, either.
>
>Phil

But shouldn't a gamer just "know" based on his experienced on other RPGs, 
and parrying rules, and defensive bonuses, how this should work?

*shrug* The funny thing here is that the _more_ experienced you are as a 
gamer (in this case, the battle ax thing, or any other), the less that 
experience is going to help you as you realize there is no consistency.  
I've seen such a broad range of nomenclature (War Axe, Battle Axe, Great 
Axe, Hand Axe, various Japanese variations from my Bushido days...) and a 
broad range of damage that might help to determine the "size" or handedness 
involved, and such a wide range of techniques, that the only thing my 
experience tells me is that there is no one consistent guideline.

So an experienced gamer can't really tell, and a newbie can't really tell.  
Thus my original question...

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Steve Crow

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