User blog comment:Sir William Of Chalitton/Zande Warrior Vs Juramentado/@comment-5795750-20140301103533

BG1's "I find the weapon layout slightly questionable but meh" Edges:

Short Range: One curved sword vs two straight ones... well I surprisingly (or not surprisingly) have to give this to the barong and the kalis since they can both slash and stab whereas the shotel I think is much better at slashing (though it can do a decent but not too equally great job of stabbing)

EDGE: Juramentado

Medium: More swords, yay! And no surprise the edge goes to the swords again since they can stab and slash whereas the makrigga can only stab (but at least it is longer than the two swords and can reach further making for a good parrying tool)

EDGE: Juramentado (but only because they have two swords; if it were a sword vs spear I would actually give it to the spear)

Long: Now the tables have turned with the Zande packing two of these lethal projectiles rather than the simple bow and arrow and well I obviously have to give the edge to the Zande - the Kpinga is definitely a thrown weapon not to get caught off-guard by and the botto and pima have that edge of being a weapon that you can add poison to

EDGE: Zande

Special: So essentially the Juramentado have no armour or shield to protect them, great but at least their ritual binding delays the inevitability of death... in all seriousness though this is actually even since the ritual binding at least can allow them to fight provided they are not stabbed in the chest or head but given the curved nature of the shotel, I think that decapitating or even slicing the man in half renders the binding useless (and I can say the same for stabbing a guy in the heart, neck or belly); the kube shield on the other hand provides at least a good deal of protection against the bow and arrow but I'm not sure how well it will stand up to the bladed weapons; on the upside though the kube allows you to carry multiple kpingas which is good)

EDGE: Even

Winner: In this battle of the mobile raiders I actually have to call this a Tie because while the Juramentado are the fiercer lot of the two with good up-close weaponry and a technique that allows them to keep on fighting for longer, the Zande are the more tactical (using psych warfare which could essentially exploit the religion-based frenzy the juramentado 'suffer') and perhaps the more enduring of the two having to constantly survive against not only their feuding tribal neighbours but the hot African sun (which makes them somewhat 'street-smart' in the ways of tribal warfare in a harsh environment)