KatherinWinter said
I would prefer no fighting. But I know it will happen. It would be very hard to do the things you have done. You cant POP from one spot to another. It is NEAR impossible to avoid a blade. HOWEVER this fight is done.
Not to contradict anyone, afterall a Katana is entirely different from a longsword. (Though neither is all that slow, the katana is still slightly faster-) But I have experience with longsword combat. (And yes, I have matched up longsword to katana before- and the katana IS slightly faster) BUT, getting to the point, it is entirely possible to dodge a strike. The hard part would be to dodge the follow-up strike. (Which wasn't made in this case.) The human body is much faster than you think, I have videos where we exchanged three hard blows each in less than a second, and all were blocked but the last one. (Who was the victor of course.)
Also not meaning to give a real lesson, just rolling it out there for consideration. I love melee weapon combat in RP's (and prefer it), but I tend to stay away from melee weapons that do not fit into the 'two handed straight sword' category. It can be complex to RP a weapon you don't know, but at the same time, when you DO know a weapon, it can be addictively fun to RP. Its the difference between simply swinging a sword and describing complex maneuvers that you know are possible simply because you have done them. This can be emulated a bit by researching reliable sources and watching authentic videos though.
Anyway, I know there has been discussion as to the era and whatever, its kinda just floating there. But what kind of technology do REGULAR humans have access to? (E.G. what is possibly in the warehouse?)
I chose a gauntlet that can basically turn into a slimmed down powersuit, but didn't supply it to my character, as I figured that kind of ability in a weapon would require either an extensive quest, or god powers to use. Its up to you is all. (Oh, and that fire extinguisher was a brilliant addition, by the way.)