User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 8: Gaius Leopold (Skully) v Tiberius Proditus (EA)/@comment-5795750-20160707115834

BG1's "Skully has left everyone feeling salty *grumble*" Edges:

Iconic: Easily the bastard sword takes this since with its massive length it outranges the spathe and with its Damascus steel material plus relatively heavier it can easily get past not just the scutum but also Tiberius's armour

EDGE: Gaius

Short Range: Sword vs axe? I have to give it a tie here since the spatha's larger blade and double-edged nature make it more effective as a killing tool but the war axe is lighter and more manoeuvrable and with the claw at the end of it, it can easily tear away at the scutum

Scutum vs Viking shield? Viking shield wins - essentially its a more effective and advanced version of the scutum being not just an effective defense weapon but with a bigger boss than the scutum's, it is also really good as an offensive weapon

EDGE: Gaius

Medium Range: Halberd wins over pilum no question since it is the more versatile weapon with the bigger blade

EDGE: Gaius

Long Range: The composite bow wins out here - I am surprised Leo has said that bows and crossbows in this match are useless in the arena (so why add the long range category at all then I might ask?) since most other duels had bows being a very effective weapon in the arena to the point that most of them were won because of that; the plumbata, while impressive, are a bit of a pain to carry around and as a throwing weapon are pretty much useless once thrown because it would be such a hassle to get them back

EDGE: Gaius

Special: Bastard sword wins out over dagger due to larger length. Don't think much more can be said really

EDGE: Gaius

Armour: No question plate armour wins since it offers a greater degree of protection than simple chainmail. Yeah Gaius has no helmet while Tiberius does but I doubt Gaius is stupid enough to let some stupid lawn dart hit his head that easy; furthermore, with the hamata covering his entire body plus the scutum shield plus the helmet he is at a bit of a disadvantage in the manoeuvrability department

EDGE: Gaius

Overall: The title of my edges accurately reflects the outcome of this battle - The Motherfucking Pirate King comes out on top of this tournament over the Roman legionary because not only does he pack the greater set of weapons, but he brings in the superior armour and superior X-Factors, he is highly trained, very well experienced in combat and is very physically able in combat. Gaius, as a character, is as close to an OP character you can get without actually being an OP character and... god I am so annoyed at that because I thought my warrior was going to be it coming from a more advanced time than Gaius and packing more battles experienced under his belt :(

Oh well. You may have won this time... *shakes fist furiously*