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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 36 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

“The average squatter has no melee experience,”

But what about magic? Magic beats melee in the combat triangle.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

what about crack, and fentanyl buffs.

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

Fentanyl is a debuff.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 12 hours ago

And people with melee experience are not bulletproof.

[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

At a distance! This would be close quarter

[–] okmko@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Here me out, longbow is still melee range.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It actually doesn't matter as far as the combat triangle is concerned because melee armor has debuffs for magic defense and magic armor has buffs for melee defense IIRC

Also mages can freeze you and shit

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago

If the squatter mage has been there long enough to count it as a chantry, then there's wards and no paradox, so the melee assailant is cooked.