User blog comment:Richard Starkey/Blackpowder Conquerors User tourney Round 2: Richard Starkey Vs. Facetheslayer/@comment-3166030-20110917071009

I know this is an obvious choice, but here's my two cents....

Slayer's Supporting Statement

Close Range: The mace will only really do any good if I'm dismounted from my stallion. It's slow, cumbersome, and I'm extremely free to move about. Cavalry Saber + Horse = Smart. I can thrust with my blade through a downward motion, so my hand won't snap by the guard, and if I were dismounted, I can move about and swing much faster, lashing against his exposed neck or arms for a quick death

Edge: Face the Slayer!

Medium Range: The Alabarda is designed to be an anti cavalry weapon, while the War Lance is a very horse friendly, and good ground polearm. The only difference is half a foot and an axe head. The edge in Mid Range goes to the Alabarda

Edge: Richard Starkey!

Long Range: The Lorenz was one of the most popular weapons during the Civil War, thanks to it's incredible accuracy. (It's Austrian Made, CoD.... like a 19th century AUG) Bigger calibur won't matter when I've got a more accurate weapon, more mobility, and more range.

Edge: Face the Slayer

Special Weapons: The Musketoon has a lot more takedown power..... but, it's also prone to misfiring, if carelessly handled, similar to the Blunderbuss. The Derringer fires every time. (I would've packed a LeMat or another revolver in this section, but I'd be overpowered severely)   Anywho, my Derringer will reload faster if I missed, also, which is another advantage. But due to the weak range of my hidden killer, and the fact that he does have range, despite it being less reliable, it will have a slight edge.

Edge: Richard Starkey

Armor: Well, of course he'll get the edge in armor.... but you guys are over-rating his armor. Seriously, there's a reason after black powder guns were invented that no one carried it to battle anymore. It slows the fighter down, gives them more fatigue, and the guns will still penetrate it. Hell, my Sabre would penetrate Lamllear, too with a good thrust on it. This edge is moot, when I brought my horse to counter-act his armor, with superior mobility

Edge: Draw

Torture: Like previously stated.... the Spanish Donkey was a brutal and effective Spanish Inquisition technique, which would involve you straddling a large wedge, while your arms were bound, and your legs were weighted with cannonballs, or rocks, or whatever I could find lying around. Salt in the open wound is incredibly tame in comparison.

Edge: Face the Slayer

X-Factors: Since Leo gave us the courtesy of averaging them out, I win by a whole stat on average.

Edge: Face the Slayer

Winner: Face the Slayer. Seriously, just because I don't have armor doesn't mean I'd automatically lose, when I've got a more accurate, and still armor piercing weapon, more training, and more practical weapons in general... (well, excluding the Derringer.... but ya gotta kill 'em in style) It'll be close, bu tit'll go about 524-476 in my favor.