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Friday Fun Thread for February 7, 2025

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Small weapon, two small weapons, and one big weapon all tie for coolest to me. Any amount of shields automatically reduces coolness due to the implication that the warrior can't just dodge every attack. However, the small shield, two small shields and one big shield probably tie for 2nd, due to the implication that the warrior doesn't even need a proper offensive weapon to defeat his enemies.

In my books parrying is cooler than dodging because it's typically tighter timing and a greater level of counterplay.

That's definitely true, which I forgot to mention in my previous comment. Parrying with a slender offensive weapon like a sword, in such a way as not to damage the blade, is cooler than parrying with a large defensive tool like a shield. Somewhat similar to how having a sword a shield is less cool than just having a shield for both defense and offense.