User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Sicarii Assassin vs. Inuit Raider/@comment-26395956-20180902061241

MD 33's Vote: Badass Warrior-Assassins!

Short Range: Pugio Dagger vs War Club

The club is useful against armored enemies since it bypasses the protection the armor provides by inflicting straight-up blunt trauma to the intended target. However, it's still less lethal compared to the dagger which can be easily used to take down targets with a single strike. Sure the Inuit's armor is surprisingly resilient, but their club alone is less deadlier than the pugio which can score kills easier than it. This one goes to the Sicarii.

Mid Range: Poisoned Sica vs Harpoon

The sica is definitely more mobile than the harpoon and its poisonous effect will really criple the Inuits. However, all and all the harpoon has more range and lethality. The sica can inflict continuous damage to whoever got stabbed by the dagger, killing them through time but the harpoon can outright kill a target with its armor-piercing property. Material-wise, the sica is much better yes, but it doesn't matter how much damage you deal if you can't even reach your enemy first. Thrown or not, the Inuit's harpoon will keep the Sicarii at bay and annihilate their soft bodies.

Long Range: Sling vs Cable-Backed Bow

Do we really need to touch on this? A bow has always been better than a sling and it deals more damage. Oh and not to mention it has more range. Inuit takes this.

Special: Cloak vs Winter Armor

Stealth is the Sicarii's greatest asset, but these guys won't be using them any time in the bright, white-basked environment of the whaling town. It will give them the advantage of first strike, but that's all it does and the Inuit's armor can really protect them from attacks. Blinding and strangling aren't exactly the best type of weapons to use in this scenario, but despite their technical advantages the Inuit's armor still takes this for its true purpose of protection. Hey, these guys are going to go head-to-head in the end and the Inuit gets the best chance of survivability in direct confrontations thanks to the armor.

X-Factors: Desert Assassins vs Snow Raiders

Training definitely goes to the Sicarii since they are truly accomplished soldiers instead of hunters and whalers first. Waging war on the Cree mostly goes to the experience category, where unfortunately the Sicarii take the edge. The Inuit usually partakes in tribal wars and skirmishes, but the Sicarii literally partakes in direct, large-scale wars with different approaches (guerilla, sieges, etc). The last category is taken by the Sicarii since their tactics of stealth are actually refined and proven from time to time as being effective. The Inuit's tactics using sleds won't work here since they're not using 'em anyway. Overall, the Sicarii takes the edge in X-Factors here.

WINNER: INUIT RAIDERS

They may have taken the X-Factors, but the rest of their equipment falls short of the Inuit's. The Inuits take more edges than the Sicarii and their weapons are considerably better than those of the Sicarii's. Nothing much to say here. The Sicarii are mobile and devastating at close range, but that's the thing: their weapons lack the range of the Inuits who can literally harpoon them miles away or just head-shot their asses with their superior bows. Overall, the Inuits take this.