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(04-16-2015, 10:28 AM)MadWater Wrote: ...
Goddammit. I saw this pop up, and I didn't look at the timestamps or anything, just read the first two pages and thought "Huzzah! I have something useful to contribute to this discussion!" and spent a ton of time writing one out.
Haha, this thread was old back when I joined. Was surprised to see Warren bumping it up for a gif.
I've always played reach as one of Chachan's greatest disadvantages in combat. He's short even by Lalafellan standards, so he has a lot of reach to make up for - which is why his fighting style is all springy and rush-oriented. He needs to both evade the superior reach of his opponent and close that gap so that he can actually hit them since he's not using magic or a ranged weapon (though I have had him throw his shield and/or throwing knives on occasion). It's why I can so easily imagine him having all the issues he's had with spear users (even discounting horrible rolls
).Also, you only account for punching faster. What if there's just more muscle power behind it? A light jab is quick, but there's not a lot of force behind it. Meanwhile, an uppercut or something takes more time... but has more momentum and force behind it. Not saying Chachan has more brawn than Brave (using your example), but that's still something to consider. Especially since you mentioned a Lalafell being potentially able to have more muscle per ponze due to the square/cube mass point you made.
... Regardless of how strong a Lalafell could potentially be compared to any other race, I'd still find it difficult in either case for, say, a Lalafell to bodily throw a Roe or something just on the basis of difference in dimensions. It's harder to move an awkwardly shaped or larger box than a smaller box even before weight is brought into the equation. A Lala would have to resort to a Mario 64 Bowser Toss, I'd think.
... which I now kinda want to see happen. Possibly to an Au Ra.
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