"Gametech" >Well you see now how I could feel a little cross when the thought struck >me. >This is my theory to why Vlad uses so many weapons (or extensions if you >want to look at it that way) It also make me think that most of the hand to >hand technique Vlad has is more engineered towards defense (as many martial >arts are). And as, it seems, Eastern-style fencing is also. Apart from the odd opportunistic, surprise-attack-style nailing of people through the neck or chest with his rapier, Vlad appears to parry/riposte or avoid and then counterattack a lot more than he charges around waving his sword around his head like a Dzurlord. Vlad's fighting style in general seems to make sense for someone who's weaker and shorter than his opponents (not to mention faster) - it's only when he's doing things like smacking 7 foot people in the head - or stabbing 9 and a half foot Jenoine in the anywhere-higher-than-their-bellybuttons that I can't really work out what he'd look like performing the actions described. Maybe he just jumps a lot and doesn't tell us cos he's all embarrassed about being short. -Dejin- "It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no-one else will speak." _________________________________________________________________ MSN Instant Messenger now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_messenger.asp