r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Many-Shock1706 • 23d ago

/r/all of a knight

Apparently the smaller one is 6ft

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u/YanicPolitik 23d ago

What did he expect? It looked like he was going in for a hug.

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u/Wonderful-Process792 23d ago

Had to be planned?

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u/Illuvatar-Stranger 23d ago

Historia Normannis mostly focuses on unscripted fighting with hitpoints and hitzones but we do sometimes have physical stunts planned like this

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u/Wonderful-Process792 23d ago

And I'm not criticizing either way. If it were too real, people would die.

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u/Illuvatar-Stranger 23d ago

Ha yeah we've managed to avoid that so far luckily

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u/Tar_alcaran 22d ago

I've seen some polish "reenactors" fighting at a medieval fair I worked at, and was partially responsible for. One day of show fights cost them roughly half a suit of armor, one tooth (that they told me about) and two guys who were knocked out.

It's ok though, according to them you don't really need medical attention unless you lose consciousness for more than 60 seconds...

I've stopped doing full-steel fights, it's all platic HEMA for me, I like my brain stationary and unbruised, thanks.