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(10-08-2014, 09:59 AM)Warren Castille Wrote:(10-08-2014, 09:55 AM)Kage Wrote: But lalafell are just as numerous in number with fighters as there are Roegadyn, Hyur, etc (Almost every single security team has them, I say every because I'm sure there's some example of none). They aren't rare breeds like... well one would say "oh we have someone with dwarfism for you to fight today! special!" It's a common day occurrence with the population numbers. My expectation is that people of Eorzea (perhaps not so Garlemald ;p ) have grown up having to had to spar with and fight with lalafell.
I'll say again: Only lalafells in the ARR trailers are casters. That's as definitive of a fighting force as we get.
I'm going to assume Kage may have meant more "security" force rather than fighting force, and we do see Lalafell on every security force that it makes sense for them to be on. Lalafell stand guard all throughout Ul'dah, no less armed and no more reluctant at frightening the rabble into peace if their pop-up dialogue bubbles are to be believed. These aren't rouges or magicians or anything where they're just gonna hop out and take people by surprise. These are bouncers and guardsmen. Â People specifically trained to act and look intimidating enough to enforce peace. And, save for the whole...
This would imply lots of things about that security force, which Kage also mentioned; these Lalafell would have had to train right along side their taller allies. Each and every one of them. That means that the element of surprise you may have mentioned before about "belts and knees" no longer applies, because trained soldiers would be accustomed to fighting such enemies, assuming they were trained in an area where Lalafell were common place (cold shoulder to you, Gridania).
Personally... I like to bypass the issue, because bringing up physics in a fantasy game just tends to tick people off. Kinono is trained in bows, and should she be looking to kill, would be more likely to use poisons than physical strength. She has basic martial knowledge, but nothing she's confident enough in that she would rely on if a scuffle broke out anyway.