OGone
Troubadour
I've done some research on dual wielding and I know the rough advantages and disadvantages of doing it with two full size swords. I'll give a brief outline for one part of the storyline to explain why I'm asking the question, if you're not interested in that then skip to the last couple paragraphs where I'll ask the question which needs answering.
In my story there are gladiatorial arenas with two main houses competing and a few outside houses providing fodder, beasts and occasional gladiators. Popular gladiators are attributed a weapon-sets, forced to fight in a certain way, packaged as a character or occasionally historical figures for the crowd to cheer or boo.
One of my protags uses dual swords. Very occasionally the dominus, however, sometimes choose to fix bouts if the yield will be more favorable by doing so (to get another gladiator "over"). But obviously none of the gladiators want to willfully die so they use other methods to bend the result.
The champion of one house is fighting the other champion, so they try to make one look as heroic as possible whilst one as evil as possible - so the fight is more of a big occasion and draws more money... If that makes sense? Kinda like pro wrestling except all the bouts aren't fake
So my protag ends up using dual swords. He's paired with the champion and they fight a group of barbarians. To make the champion look heroic and defy the odds, the dominus poisons the protag so that he's weakened in battle (thus having him killed by the barbarians who are under the rival banner making them more antagonistic and a bigger draw). This backfires, the two have developed a (NON-KAYFABE ) friendship and the champion does all he can to defend the protag. He ends up dying, protag ends up surviving but the crowd turn heavily against him for getting their favorite killed.
As the second best gladiator he's the only one who's a match for the rival champion, however, and they don't want the big occasion to be a poor fight. They throw him into the big fight (and he loses but what happens next isn't needed for the explanation).
I want him to have some disadvantage though so that losing doesn't make him look weaker (this is for story purposes). As such I need the rival champion to be fighting in a style which counters somebody dual wielding swords.
I've thought about this and I just don't know. I really want his opponent to be wielding a flail and shield, would this put him at a disadvantage? I can't find anything about this kind of thing online. If anybody has anything to add about the whole concept go ahead. Primarily, if you can forward a style strong against dual wielded swords or anything to add about dual wielding in general (I've done some research but anything added is a bonus) then please say!
In my story there are gladiatorial arenas with two main houses competing and a few outside houses providing fodder, beasts and occasional gladiators. Popular gladiators are attributed a weapon-sets, forced to fight in a certain way, packaged as a character or occasionally historical figures for the crowd to cheer or boo.
One of my protags uses dual swords. Very occasionally the dominus, however, sometimes choose to fix bouts if the yield will be more favorable by doing so (to get another gladiator "over"). But obviously none of the gladiators want to willfully die so they use other methods to bend the result.
The champion of one house is fighting the other champion, so they try to make one look as heroic as possible whilst one as evil as possible - so the fight is more of a big occasion and draws more money... If that makes sense? Kinda like pro wrestling except all the bouts aren't fake
So my protag ends up using dual swords. He's paired with the champion and they fight a group of barbarians. To make the champion look heroic and defy the odds, the dominus poisons the protag so that he's weakened in battle (thus having him killed by the barbarians who are under the rival banner making them more antagonistic and a bigger draw). This backfires, the two have developed a (NON-KAYFABE ) friendship and the champion does all he can to defend the protag. He ends up dying, protag ends up surviving but the crowd turn heavily against him for getting their favorite killed.
As the second best gladiator he's the only one who's a match for the rival champion, however, and they don't want the big occasion to be a poor fight. They throw him into the big fight (and he loses but what happens next isn't needed for the explanation).
I want him to have some disadvantage though so that losing doesn't make him look weaker (this is for story purposes). As such I need the rival champion to be fighting in a style which counters somebody dual wielding swords.
I've thought about this and I just don't know. I really want his opponent to be wielding a flail and shield, would this put him at a disadvantage? I can't find anything about this kind of thing online. If anybody has anything to add about the whole concept go ahead. Primarily, if you can forward a style strong against dual wielded swords or anything to add about dual wielding in general (I've done some research but anything added is a bonus) then please say!
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