(02-10-2015, 11:40 AM)A'mon Vespar Wrote:(02-10-2015, 11:36 AM)Gegenji Wrote:Fair point, though I still believe that most often then not, in a Row setting, the odds are heavily against the Lalafell.(02-10-2015, 11:32 AM)A'mon Vespar Wrote: I understand the agree to disagree comment because I'd argue that the roe would just punt them across the desert like a football
Again, hitting a moving target that might not let said Roe make the kick. Not saying it isn't a valid tactic, but it's kinda like saying "My female character would beat a male character just by kicking them in the junk."
But then again, as we all know this isn't real life, it's fantasy. Our characters are only as deadly as we allow them to be.
Ignore me, I just like starting controversial discussions haha
Nothing overtly controversial. Just highly debatable, given the setting and plenty of Lalafell serving in the military alongside the taller races.
Also, I'd have to refute the "Row" setting - if by that you mean a bar room brawl sort of situation. Those are usually violent, chaotic affairs. Who better to navigate them than someone small, wiry, fast, or any combination of the three compared to a large, burly bloke that has to force his way past people?
It also becomes a matter of skill in the character, which could extend to a match between any of the races. A Lalafell pirate well-rehearsed in the ways of the bar room brawl might have quite the advantage over a Roegadyn merchant who had one too many and crossed a line.
In a generic standoff between a Roe and Lala of equal skill, both equally rested, focused, and geared in a featureless combat ring with no tricks? Reach and general muscle mass would likely mean that the Roe could win due to his biological differences (as he very well might against a Midlander or Miqo'te, possibly a Highlander or Elezen as well). But how often are you going to see such a perfect setup like that?
Any number of differences could turn the fight in the other's favor - whether they be Lala, Miqo'te, Elezen, or Hyur. The Lala vs. Roe debate is just size difference taken to the extreme - the ultimate IG David and Goliath situation. Yet even in that story, wasn't it David that won?
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