User blog comment:Guitarcar/Hashashin vs Sicarii/@comment-35680048-20180727220803

Tybaltcapulet's "In the Shadows" Edges:

Armor: The Sicarii has literally nothing but a piece of cloth on. The Hashashin at least has a shield that will present the Sicarii with a struggle at first to even get close to their enemies.Edge: Hashashin

Short Range: I've seen people use the Pugio and the Sica for cloak and dagger but since the Sica is already here I will compare the Pugio to the Poisoned Khanjar. The Khanjar is a thinner blade than the Pugio and slightly longer. I say that it is much more suited to stealth than the Pugio but if it gets to a head on situation their pretty much even to be. SLIGHT EDGE:Hashashin

Medium Range: Sorry Laqy but no Spatha for me.The Scimitar(specifically the Saif) and Sica are very similar weapons indeed. But even so it would still be even. The Sica can disable the Hashashin's shield, while the Scimitar is the longer and lighter blade.The Sica is more concealable and the Scimitar has that crossguard. BLAH BLAH BLAH EDGE: Even

Long Range: Guys i'm pretty sure the Hashashin would have a bow in the situation(I mean it literally is in the Hashashin's picture on his page come on).And I think we all know that Arrow>Rock.I mean me getting hit in the face by a pebble is not as bad as an arrow to the head(or the knee).Edge: Hashashin(update your weapon)

X-factors: I'm not even really gonna heed your x-factors because no offense their pretty badly judged.I would say the Hashashin's do have better acess to good training, working for very powerful leaders. And the Sicarii are really a bunch of zealots loosely congregated together while the Hashashin are professional assassins for hire. The Sicarii were basically terrorists and were more fearmongering than crippling to the Romans. The Hashashin lasted longer because they had acess to better training through wealthy leader and could get more experience through their activities than the Sicarii who were literally fighting for survival.Edge:Hashashin

Overall: I have to agree with Pygmy and give the Hashashin the win here.Their weapons aren't as unstealthy as you may first think. The Khanjar, Bow,Shield and even the Scimitar can all be concealed in a terse manner. The shield to me will delay any attack the Sicarii gives long enough for the Scimitar or Khanjar to get in close enough to get the kill on a perfect unarmored opponent. And the Sicarii are simply not organized enough compared to the Hashashin who were professional assassins with the Sicarii being comparable to the Mujahadeen but much more stealthy. The Sicarii didn't exactly have acess to the most high quality weapons while being slaughtered by the Romans. The Hashashin didn't have that logistics issue. And since both of them had the METALLIC BALLS to pull off kills in broad daylight, in my opinion there is no queston that the Hashashin with their superior weaponry will pull out a close win.

Hashashin: 2750

Sicarii:2250