I’m trying to put my finger on the range of inspirational material:
Three Musketeers (Gene Kelly, Disney and/or BBC versions), Pirates of the Caribbean, Capitan Alatriste.
That is a broad range. Alatriste would be straight out of the book with a fine amount of blood and wounds. Pirates of the Caribbean…do any protagonists ever really get hurt during swordlplay…ever?
And the Three Musketeers versions are all over the place.
I’m not sure what you are looking for, though my instinct is to say, just let the swordplay and swinging fly right along with gut wounds and broken legs right out of the book. If they get wounded they can take that opportunity to send letters to their loves while their comrades train their asses off.
Fair enough. Skew it more to the Alatriste and BBC Musketeers side of the spectrum. Protagonists still rarely get hit, but I agree. If there’s a hit, let them rest and recuperate.
The armor hack should alter the way the fights play, as opposed to having the same fights with only a leather chest armor piece only.
Again, its all to skew things towards the players, and to encourage swordplay