Swords or pistols? Which kind? Why?

Swords or pistols? Which kind? Why?

>inb4 hurr hurr axes/spears/rubber/chickens/giant robots didn't I subvert your expectations XDDD

Like for dueling or just in general?

Katana and a block with extended clip, because VtM is the only game I can play atm

Dueling is obviously the thread subject.

the patrician's choice

How about both? getting that first shot then use the rapier to finish the job

In that case Pistol, fully automatic, so I don't miss.

Oh goddammit. Glock

That does, however, mean that your opponent will also be armed with one. You really want to make the entire duel a question of who draws first?

Well my characters usually have quick reflexes and high initiatives so yes

I'd say swords, because you can have a lot more back-and-forth, terrain can play more of a role (to Pirates of the Caribbean extremes if you like*), there's room for Princess Bride-style bluffs, and if it's a duel to the death then you're more likely to need multiple hits to win.

That said pistol duels can be cool, especially in a Western game, but imho they're a lot more concise.

*anyone got that PotC-as-an-RPG session screencap? I think it was the waterwheel chase

Pistols

last time i checked, you can't load glocks with clips

Swords for dueling.


Especially to first blood. Just easier injuries to deal with afterwards.

>he doesn't like rubber chickens with pulleys in the middle
What are you, a flooring inspector?

You can't sustain undead life with the blood of Seth either. And yet..

>Just easier injuries to deal with afterwards.
Especially if you go topless to get any dirty fabric out the way

Then pistol is the most obvious choice.
The same thing could be applied to the sword, and pistols are easier to use than a sword

Why not both?

>Chaykin's Solomon Kane
Patrician taste

I'll take the pistols, you can have the swords.

One of each, and armour that can stop bullets.

The staff you French ponce.

my chosen weapon will be "one of twenty different weapons to be revealed on the day of the duel, so bring everything."
I then pick sword and buckler, and train extensively with just that unusual choice, specifically for a lunging maneuver to cut a hamstring.
Because I'm out of shape and not a great fighter. If I don't game the system I'm totally gonna die.

Exactly.

>dueling with giant robots.
Sign me up.

That made me chuckle like an idiot

>Dueling
>not just killing the faggot and his family in their sleep

>Is too much of a pussy to duel someone
>calls them a faggot

Why not both?

Swords. You don't have to reload a sword.
Besides, pistol duels are mostly reduced to who draws and shoots first.

Unless it's done with one of those old timey pistols that can't shoot accurately beyond 10 paces.

Quite frankly, if modern medicine is at hand, I'll take my chances with the old timey pistol.